Reliance Tax Saver

• Type or nature of fund

  Reliance Tax Saver Fund is an open-ended equity-linked savings scheme

• Investment objective

  Reliance Tax Saver Fund is primarily invested in generating long-term capital growth by investment in equity and equity-related schemes.

• Fund Information

  Inception date	22nd September 2005
  CRISIL rank	3 in ELSS Category
  Options	Dividend and Growth
  Schemes	Reliance Tax Saver Fund – Direct Plan (D) Reliance Tax Saver Fund – Growth Plan (G) Reliance Tax Saver Fund – Direct Plan-Growth Plan Reliance Tax Saver Fund – Direct Plan-Dividend Plan
  Entry load	NA
  Exit load	Nil
  Minimum investment	Rs.500 and in multiples of Rs.500 thereafter. For existing customers minimum additional amount is Rs.500 and then in multiples of Rs.500
  SIP	Yes. Following is the break-up for minimum amount applicable for Reliance Tax Saver Mutual Fund SIP -   Rs.500/- per month and then in multiples of Rs.500/- for minimum 60 months Rs.1000/- per month and then in multiples of Rs.500/- for minimum 12 months Rs.500/- per quarter and then in multiples of Rs.500/- for minimum 12 quarters Rs.1500/- per quarter and then in multiples of Rs.500/- for minimum 4 quarters Rs. 5000/- per year and then in multiples of Rs. 500/- for minimum 2 years
  Product label – Risk and target investors	Moderately high risk. Good for customers who are looking to grow their money via equity-linked investments and who do not have the expertise to invest in stocks on their own.
  Benchmark	S&P BSE 100 Index
  SWP	Yes, Available
  STP	Yes, Available
  Redemption	Redemption requests for the fund should be placed by customers and are processed within 10 days from the date of request. Any delays in processing require fund provider to furnish an amount of penalty fee to the customer
  Taxation	Taxation depends upon the type of scheme availed under the Reliance Tax Saver fund. The amount of tax is also dependent upon the returns earned. Customers are advised to get in touch with a financial adviser to get their taxation sorted.

   
• Fund manager

  Ashwani Kumar is the fund manager for Reliance Vision Fund. Mr. Kumar has over 18 years of experience in the financial domain and has been a fund manager since 2003. Before joining Reliance as Fund Manager, he was a Senior Research Analyst at Zurich Asset Management Co. India Pvt. Ltd. Where he managed and tracked the automobile, metals and engineering sectors. Mr. Kumar holds an MBA degree in finance from the renowned Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.

Other mutual fund schemes managed by him are

• Reliance Top 200 Fund and
• Reliance Tax Saver (ELSS) Fund.
• Investment philosophy or strategy

  Reliance Tax Saver Mutual Fund is based on the following investment philosophy and sticks to the below mentioned strategy.

  • Invest in a balanced way in both mid cap and large cap stocks
  • Aims to invest in future potential leaders
  • Aims to invest in companies with potential of high growth in a 2-3 years period
  • The fund mostly has 2-3 sector calls at a time depending upon the current market trend
  • Contrarian calls too, make up a small percentage of the fund portfolio
  • Significant percentage of fund deals with investment in stocks of mid-cap companies
  • Multinational companies also form a significant chunk of this fund's investment
  • Allocation in themes like domestic, consumption and defensive in order to have a balanced portfolio at macro level
• Portfolio – Sector / Top 10 holdings

  Given below is the stock names and the sector break-up of stocks that Reliance Tax Saver Fund currently holds.

  HOLDING	ALLOCATION(%)	SECTOR	TYPE
  TVS Motor Company Ltd.	9.15%	Auto	Equity
  State Bank of India	5.30%	Banking	Equity
  Larsen & Toubro Ltd.	4.22%	Construction	Equity
  Honeywell Automation India Ltd.	3.93%	Construction	Equity
  Siemens Ltd.	3.80%	Technology	Equity
  ICICI Bank Ltd.	3.74%	Banking	Equity
  Tata Steel Ltd.	3.58%	Ferrous Metals	Equity
  Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.	3.28%	Equipment	Equity
  Jet Airways Ltd.	3.22%	Service	Equity
  Axis Bank Ltd.	3.21%	Banking	Equity

   
• Fund Performance

  AUM	Rs. 4448.18 crores
  NAV	Rs. 41.94
  Portfolio Turover Ratio	0.43%
  Sharpe Ratio	0.16%

     

Benchmark Comparison

Following is the benchmark comparison for Reliance Tax Saver Fund as per data from May 29th, 2015.

Absolute Returns are mentioned for 1, 3 and 5 years respectively.

Expert view of the fund

Reliance Tax Saver Fund is sure a merit-holder in the long list of mutual fund schemes offered by Reliance. The scheme however has a limited appeal to investors who have a sufficiently high risk appetite and those who are ready to take the risk of uncertain market movements. The scheme. Since its launch in 2005, has been in the top 30 percentile of CRISIL mutual fund rated schemes. In the Equity-linked savings scheme or ELSS category, Reliance Tax Saver Fund is one of the most successful mutual fund schemes.

How to apply for Reliance Tax Saver Fund

Reliance Tax Saver Fund can be applied for both through online as well as offline channels. You can visit any of the Reliance Mutual Fund offices for information on the scheme and for the application form of this scheme. The filled form then needs to be submitted along with certain KYC documents. After this, this mutual fund scheme is opened on your name.

Alternatively, online website of Reliance Mutual Fund can be leveraged to make an online application for the Reliance Tax Saver Fund. New customers will need to obtain log in credentials and then fill the online application form while existing customers can log in using their user id and password. Services of fund advisers can be availed from Reliance in order to know various mutual fund schemes in-depth and then apply for the ones that suit you the best.