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Nippon India ELSS Tax Saver Fund vs Tata ELSS - Tax Saver Fund: SIP returns compared

Same ₹10,000 monthly SIP, same dates, Direct plans: over the last 5 years Nippon India ELSS Tax Saver Fund is worth ₹7.59 L (XIRR 9.6%) and Tata ELSS - Tax Saver Fund ₹7.68 L (XIRR 10.1%) — Tata ELSS - Tax Saver Fund ahead by ₹9,440. Across every 5-year SIP since Nov 2014, Nippon India ELSS Tax Saver Fund finished ahead in 30 of 84 and Tata ELSS - Tax Saver Fund in 54.

Same SIP in both funds · real NAVsLive

Historical simulation on actual NAVs — not a forecast and not investment advice. Disclaimer

₹10,000
6%

Nippon India ELSS Tax Saver Fund: invested — over — instalments; valued at NAV of —:

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XIRR —
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If fully redeemed today
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After assumed inflation

YearInvestedNippon India 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 periodInvestedNippon India ELSS Tax Saver FundXIRRTata ELSS - Tax Saver FundXIRRPost-tax (both)
1 year₹1,20,000₹1.16 L-6.4%₹1.18 L-3.6%₹1.16 L / ₹1.18 L
3 years₹3,60,000₹3.73 L2.5%₹3.84 L4.5%₹3.73 L / ₹3.84 L
5 years₹6,00,000₹7.59 L9.6%₹7.68 L10.1%₹7.54 L / ₹7.63 L
10 years₹12,00,000₹22.07 L11.9%₹24.24 L13.7%₹21.01 L / ₹22.91 L

Every 5-year SIP, head to head

We started the same SIP in both funds in every month both have NAVs for — 84 SIPs, the first starting Nov 2014. Nippon India ELSS Tax Saver Fund finished ahead in 36% of them; the median gap was 1.9 percentage points a year in Tata ELSS - Tax Saver Fund's favour.

Downside on the same dates: Nippon India ELSS Tax Saver Fund's worst 5-year SIP returned -14.2% a year (started Apr 2015) and 9 of 84 lost money; Tata ELSS - Tax Saver Fund's worst returned -3.0% (started Apr 2015) and 1 lost money.

-15%-10%-5%0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Nov 2014Oct 2021
Nippon India ELSS Tax Saver FundTata ELSS - Tax Saver Fund

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

WindowSIPs comparedAhead (Nippon / Tata)Median gapWorst gapBest gap
3-year SIPs10843% / 57%-0.8 pp-15.6 ppstarted Sep 2016+4.9 ppstarted Jun 2021
5-year SIPs8436% / 64%-1.9 pp-11.9 ppstarted Jun 2015+3.1 ppstarted Jun 2019

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

  • Nippon India ELSS Tax Saver Fund beat a plain Nifty 500 index fund in 100% of 49 rolling 3-year SIPs (median gap +2.8 pp a year) — Nippon India ELSS Tax Saver Fund vs Nifty 500 index fund.
  • Nippon India ELSS Tax Saver Fund: the Regular plan of the same 10-year SIP ended ₹88,661 below Direct.
  • Tata ELSS - Tax Saver Fund beat a plain Nifty 500 index fund in 90% of 49 rolling 3-year SIPs (median gap +1.4 pp a year) — Tata ELSS - Tax Saver Fund vs Nifty 500 index fund.
  • Tata ELSS - Tax Saver Fund: the Regular plan of the same 10-year SIP ended ₹1,70,993 below Direct.

Questions

Which has given better SIP returns, Nippon India ELSS Tax Saver Fund or Tata ELSS - Tax Saver Fund?

Over the last 5 years a ₹10,000 monthly SIP (Direct plans) is worth ₹7.59 L in Nippon India ELSS Tax Saver Fund (XIRR 9.6%) and ₹7.68 L in Tata ELSS - Tax Saver Fund (XIRR 10.1%). Past returns don't tell you which will do better next.

Has Nippon India ELSS Tax Saver Fund beaten Tata ELSS - Tax Saver Fund consistently?

In 36% of 84 rolling 5-year SIPs started on the same dates (from Nov 2014), Nippon India ELSS Tax Saver Fund ended ahead of Tata ELSS - Tax Saver Fund (Direct plans). The median difference was -1.9 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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