ELSS (Tax Saver) · head to head · AMFI NAVs
Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund vs SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund: SIP returns compared
Same ₹10,000 monthly SIP, same dates, Direct plans: over the last 5 years Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund is worth ₹8.23 L (XIRR 13.0%) and SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund ₹7.85 L (XIRR 11.0%) — Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund ahead by ₹38,244. Across every 5-year SIP since Feb 2013, Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund finished ahead in 86 of 105 and SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund in 19.
Historical simulation on actual NAVs — not a forecast and not investment advice. Disclaimer
Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund: invested — over — instalments; valued at NAV of —:
| Year | Invested | Quant 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 | Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund | XIRR | SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund | XIRR | Post-tax (both) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1.25 L | 9.4% | ₹1.13 L | -12.9% | ₹1.24 L / ₹1.13 L |
| 3 years | ₹3,60,000 | ₹3.99 L | 7.3% | ₹3.60 L | 0.1% | ₹3.98 L / ₹3.60 L |
| 5 years | ₹6,00,000 | ₹8.23 L | 13.0% | ₹7.85 L | 11.0% | ₹8.10 L / ₹7.77 L |
| 10 years | ₹12,00,000 | ₹35.31 L | 20.7% | ₹25.82 L | 14.9% | ₹32.58 L / ₹24.28 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. Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund finished ahead in 82% of them; the median gap was 7.1 percentage points a year in Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund's favour.
Downside on the same dates: Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund's worst 5-year SIP returned -4.6% a year (started Apr 2015) and 1 of 105 lost money; SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund's worst returned -8.1% (started Apr 2015) and 3 lost money.
XIRR of every 5-year monthly SIP by the month it started. Gap = Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund minus SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund, percentage points a year.
| Window | SIPs compared | Ahead (Quant / SBI) | Median gap | Worst gap | Best gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-year SIPs | 129 | 80% / 20% | +6.2 pp | -13.3 ppstarted Mar 2022 | +29.9 ppstarted Aug 2018 |
| 5-year SIPs | 105 | 82% / 18% | +7.1 pp | -5.6 ppstarted Feb 2021 | +18.1 ppstarted May 2017 |
Against an index fund, and the cost of the Regular plan
- 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.
- SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund beat a plain Nifty 500 index fund in 96% of 49 rolling 3-year SIPs (median gap +7.0 pp a year) — SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund vs Nifty 500 index fund.
- SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund: the Regular plan of the same 10-year SIP ended ₹1,00,564 below Direct.
Questions
Which has given better SIP returns, Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund or SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund?
Over the last 5 years a ₹10,000 monthly SIP (Direct plans) is worth ₹8.23 L in Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund (XIRR 13.0%) and ₹7.85 L in SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund (XIRR 11.0%). Past returns don't tell you which will do better next.
Has Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund beaten SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund consistently?
In 82% of 105 rolling 5-year SIPs started on the same dates (from Feb 2013), Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund ended ahead of SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund (Direct plans). The median difference was +7.1 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.
More comparisons
- Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund vs Aditya Birla Sun Life ELSS Tax Saver Fund
- Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund vs Axis ELSS- Tax Saver Fund
- Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund vs Bandhan ELSS - Tax Saver Fund
- Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund vs DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund
- Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund vs HDFC ELSS - Tax Saver Fund
- Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund vs ICICI Prudential ELSS - Tax Saver Fund
- SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund vs Aditya Birla Sun Life ELSS Tax Saver Fund
- SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund vs Axis ELSS- Tax Saver Fund
- SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund vs Bandhan ELSS - Tax Saver Fund
- SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund vs DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund
- SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund vs HDFC ELSS - Tax Saver Fund
- SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund vs ICICI Prudential ELSS - Tax Saver Fund