Best Tax Saving Funds

When it comes to Tax Saving and ELSS Funds I prefer to invest in funds where I get maximum dividend and that way I do not need to invest my full amount and also get the Tax benefit of full amount invested. Read how if you still have not read – Full tax saving without investing one lac. Now many people ask me about how to know the dividend history of funds and so for them I have Dividend History of Mutual Funds.

So now using the methods discussed in the above two articles I would list some of the best Tax Saving funds. The list of funds I have selected are based on criteria of consistent dividend for a longer period of time.

Birla Sun Life Tax Relief 96

Best Dividend ever by any Tax saver fund I know off.

Record Date Rate of Dividend
Jun 27, 2008 50 %
Mar 25, 2008 200 %
Mar 16, 2007 500 %
Jan 19, 2007 260 %
Dec 8, 2006 250 %

Principal Personal TaxSaver

One more best dividend Tax saver fund I know off. Principal Personal TaxSaver has given probably the best dividend in the most difficult time.

Record Date Rate of Dividend
Mar 25, 2008 400 %
Feb 26, 2008 200 %
Dec 31, 2007 110 %
Oct 30, 2007 110 %
Mar 13, 2006 100 %

SBI Magnum Tax gain

Yet another fund by SBI Mutual Fund house which has very good track record when it comes to return as well as dividend.

Record Date Rate of Dividend
May 29, 2009 28 %
Feb 15, 2008 110 %
Mar 2, 2007 110 %
Mar 10, 2006 150 %
Jun 10, 2005 102 %

HDFC Tax Saver

Not into one of the best dividend rate like above funds but very consistent when it comes to dividend and also return of this fund is also worth investing.

Record Date Rate of Dividend
Mar 6, 2009 50 %
Mar 7, 2008 80 %
Mar 8, 2007 75 %
Mar 17, 2006 75 %
Feb 17, 2005 50 %

Canara Robeco Equity Tax Saver

Not as good as above ones, but best when it comes to return of the fund.

Record Date Rate of Dividend
Mar 28, 2008 30 %
Mar 15, 2007 60 %
Mar 16, 2006 40 %
Mar 18, 2005 25 %
Mar 26, 2004 15 %

Apart from the above old funds I also expect some good returns for some of the new tax saving funds which till date have not recorded good dividend but that is may be because of the current market situation for last one year or so and so they deserve mentioning.

Fidelity Tax Advantage

Record Date Rate of Dividend
Mar 13, 2008 15 %

DSP Blackrock Tax Saver

Record Date Rate of Dividend
Feb 29, 2008 36 %

Kotak Tax Saver

Record Date Rate of Dividend
Feb 8, 2008 35 %
Feb 20, 2007 30 %
Shabbir Bhimani

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