The scheme aims to generate long-term capital appreciation from a diversified portfolio of equity and equity related securities and enable investors to avail the income tax rebate, as per the prevailing tax laws.
The Scheme seeks to generate long-term capital appreciation through a diversified portfolio of equity and equity related instruments. (80% of total assets in accordance with Equity Linked Saving Scheme, 2005 notified by Ministry of Finance)
23.1% of the combined portfolio weight is common between Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct-Growth and Parag Parikh ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct-Growth.
8 stocks appear in both portfolios.
The largest shared holding is HDFC Bank Ltd., at 7.73% of Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct-Growth and 8.23% of Parag Parikh ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct-Growth.
The two funds hold largely different portfolios, so holding both can genuinely diversify your equity exposure.
Largest common holdings
HDFC Bank Ltd.ICICI Bank Ltd.Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd.Bharti Airtel Ltd.Axis Bank Ltd.Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.Indus Towers Ltd.
Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct-Growth has delivered the higher 3-year CAGR (13.22% vs 12.15%). Parag Parikh ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct-Growth is the cheaper of the two with an expense ratio of 0.65% against 0.81%. Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct-Growth manages the larger corpus at ₹6.20k Cr. There is no single "better" fund — the right choice depends on your holding period, risk appetite and what you already own. Use the returns, risk and portfolio overlap tables above to judge which fits your portfolio, and remember that past returns do not guarantee future performance.
Over 1 year, Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct-Growth returned 4.55% against -3.45% for Parag Parikh ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct-Growth; and over 3 years, Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct-Growth leads with a 13.22% CAGR versus 12.15%. Returns beyond one year are CAGR (annualised). Short-period returns are heavily influenced by market cycles, so compare over at least three to five years before drawing conclusions.
Parag Parikh ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct-Growth has the lower expense ratio at 0.65%, compared with 0.81% for Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct-Growth — a difference of 0.16% a year. The expense ratio is deducted from NAV daily, so a lower ratio directly improves your net return, though it should not be the only reason to pick a fund.
Both Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct-Growth and Parag Parikh ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct-Growth carry a "Very High" rating on the SEBI Riskometer. Within the same riskometer band, differences still show up in maximum drawdown, volatility and market-cap mix — all of which are compared in the tables above.
The portfolio overlap between the two funds is 23.1%, which is considered low. At this level the two funds hold largely different portfolios, so holding both can genuinely diversify your equity exposure. You can see the shared stocks in the overlap section above.
Yes — both are Equity: ELSS funds, which means they follow similar mandates and are benchmarked against comparable indices. That makes a direct comparison of returns, expense ratio and risk meaningful.
Kotak ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct-Growth has a NAV of ₹140.58 and an AUM of ₹6.20k Cr, and was launched on 31 Dec 2012. Parag Parikh ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct-Growth has a NAV of ₹32.73 and an AUM of ₹5.60k Cr, launched on 25 Jul 2019. NAV on its own says nothing about how expensive or cheap a fund is — only the return on it matters.
