Should I invest in JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund (Regular)?

We don't give personal investment advice. JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund (Regular) - Growth option is suitable for an investor whose:time horizon is **5+ years** — equity funds can drop 30-50% in bad years; horizons under 5 years materially raise the risk of selling at a lossrisk tolerance accepts seeing the portfolio fall sharply without panic-sellinggoal isn't capital preservation in the short termCross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 21.3%. 5-year CAGR: 14.15%.

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JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund (Regular) - Growth option

Latest NAV

₹50.0254

As of

24 Jul 2026

4,489 NAV records on file

NAV history & peer comparison

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Returns matrix

Fund return alongside the category average and peer rank for every standard window. Returns under one year are absolute; one year and longer are compound annualised (CAGR).

Window	Fund	Category avg	+/− vs avg	Rank	Quartile
1D	-0.35%	-2.26%	+1.91	73 / 90	Q4
1W	-0.58%	-4.09%	+3.52	35 / 87	Q2
2W	-1.67%	-4.51%	+2.84	55 / 87	Q3
1M	+0.36%	-5.21%	+5.58	14 / 87	Q1
3M	+6.65%	-3.51%	+10.16	8 / 87	Q1
6M	+7.20%	-0.11%	+7.31	22 / 89	Q1
YTD	+0.13%	-3.87%	+3.99	25 / 89	Q2
1Y	+2.61%	+1.67%	+0.94	32 / 87	Q2
2Y	+0.99%	-0.94%	+1.92	32 / 86	Q2
3Y	+14.73%	+5.34%	+9.39	17 / 81	Q1
4Y	+16.67%	+8.00%	+8.67	5 / 78	Q1
5Y	+14.15%	+6.78%	+7.36	15 / 77	Q1
7Y	+17.09%	+9.69%	+7.40	6 / 75	Q1
10Y	+15.11%	+7.87%	+7.24	5 / 69	Q1
Inception	+8.98%	+5.90%	+3.08	41 / 91	Q2

Quartile legend: Q1 top 25% Q2 25-50% Q3 50-75% Q4 bottom 25%

Calendar-year returns

Full-year performance vs category average. Current year is partial (year-to-date).

Year	Fund	Category avg	+/− vs avg	Rank
2026 YTD	+0.13%	-4.60%	+4.73	7 / 47
2025	+1.59%	+1.54%	+0.06	22 / 47
2024	+28.44%	+18.17%	+10.26	3 / 47
2023	+30.87%	+23.46%	+7.41	7 / 49
2022	+0.54%	+0.75%	-0.21	24 / 52
2021	+31.60%	+28.91%	+2.69	23 / 54
2020	+18.18%	+11.40%	+6.78	15 / 56
2019	+14.61%	+2.03%	+12.58	3 / 59
2018	-3.84%	-9.68%	+5.84	13 / 61
2017	+40.38%	+29.95%	+10.42	10 / 65
2016	+4.65%	-0.31%	+4.96	12 / 70

Rolling returns

Removes start-date bias by averaging CAGR over every overlapping N-year window in the fund's history. Higher average plus tight min/max plus high "% positive" = consistent.

1-Year rolling

+15.35%

211 windows

min -54.9% · max 91.7%

70% positive

3-Year rolling

+13.95%

186 windows

min -13.3% · max 29.2%

87% positive

5-Year rolling

+14.37%

162 windows

min -8.6% · max 28.0%

96% positive

7-Year rolling

+14.06%

138 windows

min 1.7% · max 19.2%

100% positive

SIP returns — historical "what if"

If you had invested every month in this fund over the chosen period, this is what your investment would be worth today.

Period

Total invested

₹ —

Today's value

₹ —

XIRR

Annualised

Wealth multiplier

Period	Total invested	Today's value	XIRR	Wealth multiplier

XIRR is the annualised internal rate of return on the SIP cash flow — invariant to the monthly amount. "Today's value" and "Total invested" scale linearly with the slider. Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Excludes exit load and taxes.

Risk profile

Risk-adjusted return and volatility, computed from monthly NAV returns over the trailing 3-year and 5-year windows.

Std deviation

14.84%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

0.57

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

0.89

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-21.35%

Sep 2024 → Apr 2025

% positive months

75.0%

Share of monthly returns > 0 over the 3-year window

Sharpe / Sortino use a risk-free rate of 6.5% (1-year T-bill proxy). Higher Sharpe = more return per unit of total risk; higher Sortino = more return per unit of downside risk.

Peers in ELSS

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
HDFC ELSS Tax saver - Growth Plan	HDFC	₹1,355.4920	24 Jul 2026
NIPPON INDIA ELSS TAX SAVER FUND - ANNUAL IDCW Option	Nippon India	₹20.2789	24 Jul 2026
SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Regular Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW)	SBI	₹87.5266	24 Jul 2026
ICICI Prudential ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Growth	ICICI Prudential	₹920.2700	24 Jul 2026
Quantum ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan Growth Option	Quantum	₹124.5200	24 Jul 2026
Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund - IDCW Payout	Motilal Oswal	₹30.0961	24 Jul 2026
Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver Fund - IDCW	Franklin Templeton	₹59.4311	24 Jul 2026
Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund-Growth	Kotak Mahindra	₹115.0200	24 Jul 2026
Edelweiss ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Regular Plan - Growth Option	Edelweiss	₹113.4400	24 Jul 2026
DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Regular Plan - Growth	DSP BlackRock	₹136.6760	24 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
24 Jul 2026	₹50.0254
23 Jul 2026	₹50.2014
22 Jul 2026	₹50.6099
21 Jul 2026	₹50.8651
20 Jul 2026	₹50.3921
17 Jul 2026	₹50.3169
16 Jul 2026	₹50.5337
15 Jul 2026	₹50.6498
14 Jul 2026	₹50.5459
13 Jul 2026	₹50.9331

Frequently asked questions

These answers are generated from this fund's live metrics — NAV, returns, peer rank, drawdown, SIP backtest. Numbers refresh nightly after AMFI's NAV feed lands.

As of 24 Jul 2026, the NAV of JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund (Regular) - Growth option is ₹50.0254. It's a ELSS from JM Financial, run as a Unknown plan IDCW (dividend) option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund (Regular) - Growth option has NAV history starting from 23 Apr 2008, a track record of about 18 years 3 months. Long-tenured funds like this have weathered multiple market cycles — the 2008 crash, 2013 taper tantrum, 2020 COVID drawdown — which makes their returns more credible than a 3-year track record alone.

JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund (Regular) - Growth option is managed by JM Financial. It's classified by AMFI under the 'ELSS' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund (Regular) - Growth option has delivered a absolute return of 2.61% — +0.94 pp ahead of the ELSS category average of 1.67%. The fund ranks #32 of 87 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund (Regular) - Growth option has delivered a CAGR of 14.73% — +9.39 pp ahead of the ELSS category average of 5.34%. The fund ranks #17 of 81 in its category — the top (Q1) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund (Regular) - Growth option has delivered a CAGR of 14.15% — +7.36 pp ahead of the ELSS category average of 6.78%. The fund ranks #15 of 77 in its category — the top (Q1) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund (Regular) - Growth option exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹408,449 today — a multiplier of 4.08×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 15.11%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹213,276.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund (Regular) - Growth option over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹839,419 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 13.39%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund (Regular) - Growth option = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹2,705,085 (multiplier 2.25×). XIRR: 15.52%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund (Regular) - Growth option ranks #15 out of 77 funds in the ELSS category — that places it in the top quartile (Q1) — strong outperformance. The category average return over the same window is 6.78%; this fund delivered 14.15%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund (Regular) - Growth option has experienced over the last 5-year window is 21.35% — its NAV fell from a high on 24 Sep 2024 to a low on 07 Apr 2025. Drawdown is a useful gauge of how much short-term pain you'd have endured to capture the long-term return.

Across all 5-year rolling windows, JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund (Regular) - Growth option averaged 14.37% (best 27.95%, worst -8.60%). 96% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is 0.54 — reasonable risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund (Regular) - Growth option returned 1.59% — beating the ELSS category average of 1.54% by 0.06 pp. It ranked #22 of 47 in its category that year.

JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund (Regular) - Growth option is classified as an Equity fund (at least 65% equity exposure). Tax rules (post Budget 2024): if you hold 12 months or more, gains are Long-Term and taxed at 12.5% on the amount exceeding ₹1.25 lakh per financial year. Held for under 12 months, gains are Short-Term and taxed at 20%. The ₹1.25 L exemption is per PAN per FY across all equity LTCG.

We don't give personal investment advice. JM ELSS Tax Saver Fund (Regular) - Growth option is suitable for an investor whose:

time horizon is **5+ years** — equity funds can drop 30-50% in bad years; horizons under 5 years materially raise the risk of selling at a loss
risk tolerance accepts seeing the portfolio fall sharply without panic-selling
goal isn't capital preservation in the short term

Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 21.3%. 5-year CAGR: 14.15%.

Educational content only — not investment advice. Tax rules summarised above reflect Budget 2024; consult a qualified adviser before transacting.