Should I invest in NJ ELSS Tax Saver Scheme Direct IDCW?

We don't give personal investment advice. NJ ELSS Tax Saver Scheme Direct IDCW 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.

NJ ELSS Tax Saver Scheme Direct IDCW

Latest NAV

₹14.7900

As of

17 Jul 2026

757 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	-0.27%	+0.18%	-0.45	66 / 76	Q4
1W	+0.20%	+0.02%	+0.18	21 / 76	Q2
2W	+0.27%	+0.25%	+0.02	32 / 76	Q2
1M	+2.14%	+1.60%	+0.54	19 / 76	Q1
3M	+2.78%	+3.34%	-0.56	52 / 76	Q3
6M	+1.44%	+1.60%	-0.16	44 / 76	Q3
YTD	+0.75%	+0.65%	+0.10	21 / 76	Q2
1Y	-6.04%	+3.29%	-9.33	69 / 76	Q4
2Y	-2.82%	+2.13%	-4.94	61 / 75	Q4
3Y	+12.45%	+10.81%	+1.64	28 / 75	Q2
4Y	—	—	—	—	—
5Y	—	—	—	—	—
7Y	—	—	—	—	—
10Y	—	—	—	—	—
Inception	+13.48%	+11.17%	+2.30	17 / 76	Q1

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	+0.75%	-1.35%	+2.10	16 / 70
2025	-3.42%	+2.19%	-5.60	61 / 70
2024	+16.22%	+16.51%	-0.29	27 / 70
2023	—	—	—	—

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

+10.87%

26 windows

min -6.1% · max 51.0%

65% positive

Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 1Y windows happen to be available.

3-Year rolling

+12.76%

2 windows

min 12.5% · max 13.1%

100% positive

Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 3Y windows happen to be available.

5-Year rolling

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Insufficient history

7-Year rolling

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Insufficient history

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

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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

14.93%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

0.42

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

0.70

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-22.80%

Sep 2024 → Mar 2025

% positive months

61.1%

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 - IDCW Option - Direct Plan	HDFC	₹93.5760	17 Jul 2026
NIPPON INDIA ELSS TAX SAVER FUND - DIRECT Plan - ANNUAL IDCW Option	Nippon India	₹22.6321	17 Jul 2026
SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW)	SBI	₹118.6726	17 Jul 2026
ICICI Prudential ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW	ICICI Prudential	₹44.8300	17 Jul 2026
Invesco India ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Payout	Invesco	₹32.2400	17 Jul 2026
BANDHAN ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW	Bandhan	₹41.5040	17 Jul 2026
quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund - IDCW Option - Direct Plan	Quant	₹61.4528	17 Jul 2026
Aditya Birla Sun Life ELSS Tax Saver Fund-DIRECT - IDCW	Aditya Birla Sun Life	₹439.8600	17 Jul 2026
Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct - IDCW Payout	Motilal Oswal	₹39.4071	17 Jul 2026
Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver Fund - Direct - IDCW	Franklin India	₹70.8461	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
17 Jul 2026	₹14.7900
16 Jul 2026	₹14.8300
15 Jul 2026	₹14.7900
14 Jul 2026	₹14.7000
13 Jul 2026	₹14.7800
10 Jul 2026	₹14.7600
9 Jul 2026	₹14.6800
8 Jul 2026	₹14.5500
7 Jul 2026	₹14.7800
6 Jul 2026	₹14.8300

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 17 Jul 2026, the NAV of NJ ELSS Tax Saver Scheme Direct IDCW is ₹14.7900. It's a ELSS from NJ, run as a Direct plan IDCW (dividend) option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

NJ ELSS Tax Saver Scheme Direct IDCW has NAV history starting from 19 Jun 2023, a track record of about 3 years 1 months. It's a relatively new scheme. With under 5 years of NAVs, peer comparison is the best yardstick — point-to-point returns can be skewed by entry timing.

NJ ELSS Tax Saver Scheme Direct IDCW is managed by NJ. It's classified by AMFI under the 'ELSS' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, NJ ELSS Tax Saver Scheme Direct IDCW has delivered a absolute return of -6.04% — -9.33 pp behind the ELSS category average of 3.29%. The fund ranks #69 of 76 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, NJ ELSS Tax Saver Scheme Direct IDCW has delivered a CAGR of 12.45% — +1.64 pp ahead of the ELSS category average of 10.81%. The fund ranks #28 of 75 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

NJ ELSS Tax Saver Scheme Direct IDCW doesn't have a complete 5-year window yet (we need at least 5 year of NAVs). Check the shorter-window returns above.

₹1 lakh invested in NJ ELSS Tax Saver Scheme Direct IDCW exactly 3 years ago would be worth approximately ₹142,212 today — a multiplier of 1.42×, based on the 3-year CAGR of 12.45%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹136,078.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in NJ ELSS Tax Saver Scheme Direct IDCW over the last 3 years — total invested ₹360,000 — would be worth ₹383,908 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 4.22%.

NJ ELSS Tax Saver Scheme Direct IDCW doesn't yet have 10 years of NAVs. Over the longest available window (3-year SIP), ₹10,000/month would have grown to ₹383,908 — XIRR 4.22%.

On a 3-year basis, NJ ELSS Tax Saver Scheme Direct IDCW ranks #28 out of 75 funds in the ELSS category — that places it in the second quartile (Q2) — above the median. The category average return over the same window is 10.81%; this fund delivered 12.45%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline NJ ELSS Tax Saver Scheme Direct IDCW has experienced over the last 3-year window is 22.80% — its NAV fell from a high on 26 Sep 2024 to a low on 04 Mar 2025. Drawdown is a useful gauge of how much short-term pain you'd have endured to capture the long-term return.

Across all 3-year rolling windows, NJ ELSS Tax Saver Scheme Direct IDCW averaged 12.76% (best 13.06%, worst 12.45%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive. The 3-year Sharpe ratio is 0.42 — weak risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, NJ ELSS Tax Saver Scheme Direct IDCW returned -3.42% — lagging the ELSS category average of 2.19% by 5.60 pp. It ranked #61 of 70 in its category that year.

NJ ELSS Tax Saver Scheme Direct IDCW 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. NJ ELSS Tax Saver Scheme Direct IDCW 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.

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