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Bandhan ELSS - Tax Saver Fund vs DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund: SIP returns compared

Same ₹10,000 monthly SIP, same dates, Direct plans: over the last 5 years Bandhan ELSS - Tax Saver Fund is worth ₹7.36 L (XIRR 8.4%) and DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund ₹7.58 L (XIRR 9.6%) — DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund ahead by ₹21,692. Across every 5-year SIP since Jan 2013, Bandhan ELSS - Tax Saver Fund finished ahead in 55 of 106 and DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund in 51.

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₹10,000
6%

Bandhan ELSS - Tax Saver Fund: invested — over — instalments; valued at NAV of —:

Value today
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XIRR —
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If fully redeemed today
Real XIRR
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After assumed inflation

YearInvestedBandhan ELSS - Tax Saver Fund valueXIRR to date

₹10,000 a month in each: what it became

Each row is a monthly SIP ending today (1 Oct 2026), Direct plans. Post-tax assumes everything is redeemed today with no other capital gains this year.

SIP periodInvestedBandhan ELSS - Tax Saver FundXIRRDSP ELSS Tax Saver FundXIRRPost-tax (both)
1 year₹1,20,000₹1.16 L-6.3%₹1.14 L-11.3%₹1.16 L / ₹1.14 L
3 years₹3,60,000₹3.69 L1.8%₹3.66 L1.2%₹3.69 L / ₹3.66 L
5 years₹6,00,000₹7.36 L8.4%₹7.58 L9.6%₹7.35 L / ₹7.54 L
10 years₹12,00,000₹24.99 L14.2%₹25.12 L14.3%₹23.57 L / ₹23.67 L

Every 5-year SIP, head to head

We started the same SIP in both funds in every month both have NAVs for — 106 SIPs, the first starting Jan 2013. Bandhan ELSS - Tax Saver Fund finished ahead in 52% of them; the median gap was 0.2 percentage points a year in Bandhan ELSS - Tax Saver Fund's favour.

Downside on the same dates: Bandhan ELSS - Tax Saver Fund's worst 5-year SIP returned -8.8% a year (started Apr 2015) and 3 of 106 lost money; DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund's worst returned -3.5% (started Apr 2015) and 1 lost money.

-10%-5%0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Jan 2013Oct 2021
Bandhan ELSS - Tax Saver FundDSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund

XIRR of every 5-year monthly SIP by the month it started. Gap = Bandhan ELSS - Tax Saver Fund minus DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund, percentage points a year.

WindowSIPs comparedAhead (Bandhan / DSP)Median gapWorst gapBest gap
3-year SIPs13049% / 51%-0.2 pp-8.1 ppstarted Apr 2017+8.1 ppstarted May 2019
5-year SIPs10652% / 48%+0.2 pp-5.3 ppstarted Apr 2015+3.8 ppstarted Sep 2018

Against an index fund, and the cost of the Regular plan

  • Bandhan ELSS - Tax Saver Fund beat a plain Nifty 500 index fund in 71% of 49 rolling 3-year SIPs (median gap +1.0 pp a year) — Bandhan ELSS - Tax Saver Fund vs Nifty 500 index fund.
  • Bandhan ELSS - Tax Saver Fund: the Regular plan of the same 10-year SIP ended ₹1,68,385 below Direct.
  • DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund beat a plain Nifty 500 index fund in 100% of 49 rolling 3-year SIPs (median gap +3.3 pp a year) — DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund vs Nifty 500 index fund.
  • DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund: the Regular plan of the same 10-year SIP ended ₹1,42,619 below Direct.

Questions

Which has given better SIP returns, Bandhan ELSS - Tax Saver Fund or DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund?

Over the last 5 years a ₹10,000 monthly SIP (Direct plans) is worth ₹7.36 L in Bandhan ELSS - Tax Saver Fund (XIRR 8.4%) and ₹7.58 L in DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund (XIRR 9.6%). Past returns don't tell you which will do better next.

Has Bandhan ELSS - Tax Saver Fund beaten DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund consistently?

In 52% of 106 rolling 5-year SIPs started on the same dates (from Jan 2013), Bandhan ELSS - Tax Saver Fund ended ahead of DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund (Direct plans). The median difference was +0.2 percentage points a year.

Where does this data come from?

Official daily NAVs published by AMFI. SIP instalments fall on the first business day of each month; both funds are compared on identical dates. Updated monthly.

Comparison on official AMFI NAVs, SIP on the first business day of each month, identical dates for both funds. It shows what happened, not which fund to buy — past performance does not indicate future returns. sipcalculatorhub.com is not a SEBI-registered investment adviser. Methodology.

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