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Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund vs Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund: SIP returns compared
Same ₹10,000 monthly SIP, same dates, Direct plans: over the last 5 years Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund is worth ₹7.52 L (XIRR 9.3%) and Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund ₹8.23 L (XIRR 13.0%) — Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund ahead by ₹70,707. Across every 5-year SIP since Feb 2013, Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund finished ahead in 12 of 105 and Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund in 93.
Historical simulation on actual NAVs — not a forecast and not investment advice. Disclaimer
Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund: invested — over — instalments; valued at NAV of —:
| Year | Invested | Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund value | XIRR 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 period | Invested | Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund | XIRR | Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund | XIRR | Post-tax (both) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1.18 L | -2.8% | ₹1.25 L | 9.4% | ₹1.18 L / ₹1.24 L |
| 3 years | ₹3,60,000 | ₹3.74 L | 2.7% | ₹3.99 L | 7.3% | ₹3.74 L / ₹3.98 L |
| 5 years | ₹6,00,000 | ₹7.52 L | 9.3% | ₹8.23 L | 13.0% | ₹7.49 L / ₹8.10 L |
| 10 years | ₹12,00,000 | ₹24.55 L | 13.9% | ₹35.31 L | 20.7% | ₹23.16 L / ₹32.58 L |
Every 5-year SIP, head to head
We started the same SIP in both funds in every month both have NAVs for — 105 SIPs, the first starting Feb 2013. Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund finished ahead in 11% of them; the median gap was 5.4 percentage points a year in Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund's favour.
Downside on the same dates: Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund's worst 5-year SIP returned -2.7% a year (started Apr 2015) and 1 of 105 lost money; Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund's worst returned -4.6% (started Apr 2015) and 1 lost money.
XIRR of every 5-year monthly SIP by the month it started. Gap = Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund minus Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund, percentage points a year.
| Window | SIPs compared | Ahead (Kotak / Quant) | Median gap | Worst gap | Best gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-year SIPs | 129 | 24% / 76% | -5.4 pp | -27.5 ppstarted Aug 2018 | +8.2 ppstarted Feb 2017 |
| 5-year SIPs | 105 | 11% / 89% | -5.4 pp | -15.3 ppstarted Feb 2019 | +4.0 ppstarted Feb 2015 |
Against an index fund, and the cost of the Regular plan
- Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund beat a plain Nifty 500 index fund in 86% of 49 rolling 3-year SIPs (median gap +2.2 pp a year) — Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund vs Nifty 500 index fund.
- Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund: the Regular plan of the same 10-year SIP ended ₹1,77,784 below Direct.
- Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund beat a plain Nifty 500 index fund in 73% of 49 rolling 3-year SIPs (median gap +6.5 pp a year) — Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund vs Nifty 500 index fund.
- Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund: the Regular plan of the same 10-year SIP ended ₹2,91,041 below Direct.
Questions
Which has given better SIP returns, Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund or Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund?
Over the last 5 years a ₹10,000 monthly SIP (Direct plans) is worth ₹7.52 L in Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund (XIRR 9.3%) and ₹8.23 L in Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund (XIRR 13.0%). Past returns don't tell you which will do better next.
Has Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund beaten Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund consistently?
In 11% of 105 rolling 5-year SIPs started on the same dates (from Feb 2013), Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund ended ahead of Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund (Direct plans). The median difference was -5.4 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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