Top balanced advantage funds 2025

Top Balanced Advantage funds in year 2025

Fund Name Year Of inception Fund rating ( Crisil rated ) Portfolio Size ( In Cr ) Expense ratioExit Load
HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund (G)1994490,3751.37For units in excess of 15% of the investment, 1% will be charged for redemption within 365 days
ICICI Pru Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G)2006258,7171.48For units in excess of 30% of the investment, 1% will be charged for redemption within 1 year
Aditya Birla SL Balanced Advantage Fund (G)200026,9881.820.25% – 0-7 days 0.00% – >7 days
Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund (G)2009211,6971.69Exit Load for units in excess of 10% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 90 day
Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund (G)20048,4311.76 For units in excess of 10% of the investment, 1% will be charged for redemption within 365 days
SBI Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G)202132,5301.59For units in excess of 10% of the investment, 1% will be charged for redemption within 365 days
Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G)201815,8131.67For units in excess of 8% of the investment, 1% will be charged for redemption within 365 days
Axis Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G)20172,6251.99For units in excess of 10% of the investment, 1% will be charged for redemption within 365 days
Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund20183,8331.89For units in excess of 10% of the investment, 1% will be charged for redemption within 365 days

HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund (G) : 

The fund was launched in the year 1994, it is CRISIL rated as 4 star, It has one of the largest portfolio fund size of 90,375 Cr. Expense ratio of 1.37. The fund offers an exit load for units excess of 15% of  investment 1% < 1 Year of investment.  

ICICI Pru Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G):

This fund was launched in the year 2006, It is CRISIL rated as 2 star. It has another big size of 58,717 cr. Expense ratio of 1.48. Exit load applicable is for excess of units redeemed above 30% , 1% for less than 1 year. 

Aditya Birla SL Balanced Advantage Fund (G) : 

This again one the oldest funds in the industry launched in 2000, The fund has AUM of 6,988 cr. The fund has an expense ratio of 1.82. It offers an exit load of 0.25% for less than 7 days. 

Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund (G) : 

The fund was launched in the year 2009, It has AUm of 11,697. The fund has an expense ratio of 1.69. Exit Load for units in excess of 10% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 90 day

Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund (G) : 

The fund was launched in the year 2004, unrated as per CRISIL, It has the fund size of 8,431. The fund has an expense ratio of 1.76. The exit load on the fund units in excess of 10% of investment 1% before 365 days.

SBI Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G) : 

The fund was launched in the year 2021, the size of the fund is 32,530 cr. The fund has an expense ratio of 1.59 . The expense ratio of the fund is excess of 10% of the investment 1% will be charged before 365 days.

Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G) : 

This fund was launched in the year 2018, Unrated as per CRISIL. The fund has a size of about 15,813 cr. The expense ratio of the fund is 1.67. Exit laid applicable is Units in excess of 8% at 1% before 365 days of investment.

Axis Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G): 

This fund was launched in the year 2017, It is still unrated by CRISIL. The fund has a small fund size of 2,625 cr. The expense ratio of the fund is 1.99. Exit load units in excess of 10% of investment charged at 1% before 365 days of investment. 

Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund(G) : 

The fund was Launched in the year 2018, Currently unrated. The fund has a size of 3,833 cr. The expense ratio of the fund is 1.89. Exit load is units excess of 10% of investment 1% charged before 365 days. 

Trailing Returns :

Scheme6 months1 year3 years5 years7 years10 years
HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund (G)-4.2710.2120.1428.9515.6513.55
ICICI Pru Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G)-2.968.8312.2319.3611.310.62
Aditya Birla SL Balanced Advantage Fund (G)-3.711.6311.7918.9910.710.6
Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund (G)-6.038.1911.218.0212.2210.08
Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund (G)-4.519.1612.0117.3410.999.57
SBI Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G)-1.868.5712.93
Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G)-4.219.81118
Axis Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G)-3.413.1212.9815.5610.24
Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund-5.28.8812.2919.76

1 year trailing 

1st quartile : 10.5- 14% – Aditya Birla SL Balanced Advantage Fund (G), Axis Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G)

2rd quartile : 7.0-10.5%- HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund (G), ICICI Pru Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G), Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund (G), Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund (G), SBI Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G), Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G), Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund

3rth quartile : 3.5- 7.0% – No fund

4th quartile : >0-3.5% –  No Fund

3 years trailing return 

1st quartile :  17.25 – 21 : HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund (G)

2rd quartile : 13.5- 17.25 : No Fund

3rth quartile :  9.75- 13.5 : ICICI Pru Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G), Aditya Birla SL Balanced Advantage Fund (G), Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund (G), Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund (G), SBI Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G), Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G), Axis Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G), Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund

4th quartile : >6 – 9.75 :  No Fund

5 years trailing returns 

1st quartile :  25-30% :  HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund (G)

2rd quartile : 20-25%  : No Fund

3rth quartile : 15-20% : ICICI Pru Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G), Aditya Birla SL Balanced Advantage Fund (G), Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund (G), Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund (G), Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G), Axis Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G), Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund

4th quartile : 10- 15% : No Fund

SBI Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G) was not launched 

7 years trailing returns 

1st Quartile : 13.25- 16% : HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund (G)

2nd Quartile : 10.5- 13.25% : ICICI Pru Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G), Aditya Birla SL Balanced Advantage Fund (G), Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund (G), Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund (G), 

3rd Quartile : 7.75- 10.5%  : Axis Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G)

4th Quartile : 5- 7.75 %  : 

SBI Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G), Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G) and Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund were not launched .

10  years trailing returns 

1st quartile :  12-14% :  HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund (G)

2rd quartile : 10-12% :  ICICI Pru Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G), Aditya Birla SL Balanced Advantage Fund (G), Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund (G), Axis Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G)

3rth quartile : 8-10% : Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund (G)

4th quartile :  6 -8% : 

SBI Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G), Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G) and Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund were not launched 

Rolling returns 

Return %Return Consistency (% of times)
AverageMedianMaximumReturn %MinimumLess than 0%0-8%8-12%12-15%15-20%Greater Than 20%
HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund (G)13.8613.1436.32-4.434.7712.6422.6918.2422.2719.38
ICICI Pru Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G)12.5912.0324.28-2.150.2110.3738.9926.4616.597.37
Aditya Birla SL Balanced Advantage Fund (G)10.4211.123.69-3.951.4426.536.2821.2713.281.21
Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund (G)11.0711.4919.172.11028.8124.8530.415.940
Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund (G)12.1411.4936.28-0.930.6520.2334.0122.4410.9311.74
SBI Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G)13.0912.9914.1511.640049600
Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G)11.7311.3920.888.490066.5427.915.40.15
Axis Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G)9.6210.1113.982.92031.746.6121.6900
Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund (G)14.6614.4921.710.45007.9255.5235.920.64

We considered 3 year rolling returns starting Jan 2008

>8% is what is the returns e look for 

HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund (G)Was able to deliver for 82.58 % of times
ICICI Pru Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G)Was able to deliver 89.41% of times
Aditya Birla SL Balanced Advantage Fund (G)Was able to deliver 72.04% of times
Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund (G)Was able to deliver 71.19 % of times
Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund (G)Was able to deliver 79.12% of times
SBI Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G)Was able to deliver 100% of the times
Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G)Was able to deliver 100% of the times
Axis Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G)Was able to deliver 68.3 of the times
Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund (G)Was able to deliver 100% of the times

Vs Benchmark 

Scheme1 year3 years5 years7 Years10 years
HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund (G)10.2120.1428.9515.6513.55
ICICI Pru Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G)8.8312.2319.3611.310.62
Aditya Birla SL Balanced Advantage Fund (G)11.6311.7918.9910.710.6
Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund (G)8.1911.218.0212.2210.08
Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund (G)9.1612.0117.3410.999.57
SBI Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G)8.5712.93
Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G)9.81118
Axis Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G)13.1212.9815.5610.24
Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund8.8812.2919.76
CRISIL Hybrid 50+50 Moderate Index8.1210.5617.3611.6510.7

1 year trailing 

1st quartile : 10.5- 14% – Aditya Birla SL Balanced Advantage Fund (G), Axis Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G)

2rd quartile : 7.0-10.5%- HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund (G), ICICI Pru Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G), Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund (G), Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund (G), SBI Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G), Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G), Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund

3rth quartile : 3.5- 7.0% – No fund

4th quartile : >0-3.5% –  No Fund

All funds delivered beyond the benchmark.

3 years trailing return 

1st quartile :  17.25 – 21 : HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund (G)

2rd quartile : 13.5- 17.25 : No Fund

3rth quartile :  9.75- 13.5 : ICICI Pru Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G), Aditya Birla SL Balanced Advantage Fund (G), Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund (G), Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund (G), SBI Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G), Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G), Axis Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G), Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund

4th quartile : >6 – 9.75 :  No Fund

All the funds delivered beyond the benchmark. 

5 years trailing returns 

1st quartile :  25-30% :  HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund (G)

2rd quartile : 20-25%  : No Fund

3rth quartile : 15-20% : ICICI Pru Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G), Aditya Birla SL Balanced Advantage Fund (G), Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund (G),  Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G), , Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund

4th quartile : 10- 15% : No Fund

Axis Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G) and Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund (G) could not beat the benchmark.

SBI Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G) was not launched 

7 years trailing returns 

1st Quartile : 13.25- 16% : HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund (G)

2nd Quartile : 10.5- 13.25% : , Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund (G), 

3rd Quartile : 7.75- 10.5%  : 

4th Quartile : 5- 7.75 %  : 

ICICI Pru Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G), Aditya Birla SL Balanced Advantage Fund (G), Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund (G), Axis Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G) could not beat the benchmark

SBI Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G), Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G) and Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund were not launched .

10  years trailing returns 

1st quartile :  12-14% :  HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund (G)

2rd quartile : 10-12% :

3rth quartile : 8-10% :

4th quartile :  6 -8% : 

SBI Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G), Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G) and Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund were not launched 

ICICI Pru Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G), Aditya Birla SL Balanced Advantage Fund (G), Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund (G), Axis Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G),  Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund (G) could not beat the benchmark.

Ratios : 

Fund Name AlphaBetaStd. DeviationSharpe RatioSortinoYTMModified DurationAverage Maturity
HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund (G)8.70.719.71.232.327.184.467.33
ICICI Pru Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G)2.640.435.510.841.437.462.592.16
Aditya Birla SL Balanced Advantage Fund (G)1.140.67.380.520.897.483.163.86
Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund (G)0.330.668.450.390.666.930.880.98
Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund (G)1.770.577.190.60.997.93.534.95
SBI Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G)3.250.56.410.861.57.445.247.31
Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G)0.570.567.210.430.67.095.2110.56
Axis Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G)2.220.638.10.631.087.367.6718.11
Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund0.910.7710.010.440.697.83.856.66

Fund managers Longevity  : 

Fund NameFund manager nameDesignation Industry ExperienceDuration with Current AMCDuration of managing the fundNumber of fund 
HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund (G)Anil BamboliSenior Fund manager3221314
Gopal AgrawalSenior FUnd manager1934
Srinivasan RamamurthyFund manager19439
Arun AgrawalAVP Equity Dealing1414330
Dhruv Mucchal Equity Research analyst1652>20
Nandita MenezesInvestment & Dealing 630>20
ICICI Pru Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G)Manish BanthiaCIO fixed income201915>20
Rajat ChandakSenior Fund manager1717104
S NarenCIO 2320815
Ihad DalwaiSenior fund manager141474
Sri SharmaInvestments8845
Sharmila D’meloCo fund manager883>20
Akhil KakkarSenior fund manager17916
Aditya Birla SL Balanced Advantage Fund (G)Mohit SharmaSenior Fund manager1098>20
Lovelish SolankiArbitrage / ETF fund manager cum equity trader 171063
Harish KrishnanCo- CIO and Head equity211.5<1 year6
Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund (G)Bhavesh D JainFund Manager171712>20
Bharat LahotiCo-Head Fator investing179817
Rahul DedhiaFund manager – Fixed income157315
Pranavi KulkarniVP – Fund manager13319
Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund (G)Ashutosh bhargavaFund manager and head of research 2727710
Kinjal Desai Analyst137>20
Amar kalkundrikarFuna manager20553
Sushil BudiaSenior Fund manager752
SBI Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G)Dinesh BalachandranHead of Equities231346
Anup Upadhyay Head of Research141442
Mansi SajejaFund manager Hybrids 191516
Rajeev RadhakrishnanCIO – Fixed Income24171
Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G) Rohit TandonSenior Fund manager17113
Hiten ShahFund Manager18665
Abhishek BisenSr VP and fund manager- fixed income21187>20
Axis Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G)Jayesh SundarFund Manager20226
Devang ShahHead Fixed income 21121>20
Hardik ShahSr fund manager fixed income163112
Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage FundSanjay ChawlaCIO – Equity251266
Pratish KrishnanFund manager17548
Neeraj SaxenaFund Manager181817
Gurvinder Singh WasanSr Fund manager – Fixed income212115

Portfolio : 

Fund Name Top Sectors( %)Top Stock( %)Cap Allocation( %)No of StocksHolding credit rating wise Portfolio Churn( %)
HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund (G)Financial : 19.18
Technology : 8.58
Energy & utility : 8.49
Industrial : 7.15
Material  :4.33 
HDFC Bank : 5.38
ICICI bank : 3.94
Reliance: 3.32
Infosys : 3.24 
Large cap : 50.95
Mid cap : 5.30
Small cap: 2.94
Cash : 11.44
REIT : 1.42
Debt : 27.95
154SOV : 9.58
AAA: 17.62
AA:0.27
A:0
Other : 0.45TD: 0.04
15%
ICICI Pru Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G)Financial : 11.65
Consumer discretionary : 8.62
Technology : 6.42
INdustrial : 4.5 
TVS motors : 4.49
HDFC bank : 4.48
ICICI bank : 4.45
MAruti Suzuki : 3.36
Large cap : 42.08
Mid cap : 2.75
Small cap: 0.24
Cash : 27.18
REIT : 3.43
Debt : 24.31
84SOV : 11.66
AAA: 6.37
AA:4.89
A:0.73
Other : 0.74TD: 0
64%
Aditya Birla SL Balanced Advantage Fund (G)Financial : 23.00
Materials : 8.91
Technology : 8.33
Consumer staples : 7.08
Consume discretion : 6.36
Energy : 5.96
Industrial : 5.10
HDFC : 4.18
ICICI : 4.08
Reliance : 3.45
Kotak : 2.88
Large cap : 56.52
Mid cap : 13.99
Small cap: 0.69
Cash : 7.52
REIT : 4.21
Debt : 17.07
96SOV : 4.26
AAA: 7.15
AA:3.69
A:0
Other : 1.96TD: 0
232%
Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund (G)Financial : 24.4
Technology : 8.74
Energy & Utility : 8.73
Health Care : 7.33
Consumer disc: 7.05
Consumer staples : 6.31 
HDFC bank : 5.69
ICICI : 5.14
Reliance  : 3.89
Large cap : 61.66
Mid cap : 8.16
Small cap: 2.11
Cash : 4.96
REIT : 0.23
Debt : 22.87
95SOV : 9.19
AAA: 8.3
AA:0
A:0
Other : 1.12 TD: 0
107%
Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund (G)Financial : 19.21
Technology  : 8.35
Consumer disc : 7.79
Consumer staples: 6.74
Industrial : 5.5
HDFC : 5.99
ICICI : 5.61
Infosys : 3.43
Bharti Airtel : 2.98
Axis bank : 2.52
Large cap : 49.85
Mid cap : 8.14
Small cap: 1.71
Cash : 13.07
REIT : 4.61
Debt : 22.62
65SOV : 5.65
AAA: 8.63
AA: 8.33
A:0
Other :0 TD: 0
324%
SBI Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G)Financial services : 32.05
Oil, Gas and consumables : 12.77
Power : 6.09IT : 5.34
HDFC bank : 5.76
Reliance : 5.50
Bharti Airtel : 3.32
Gail : 3.08
Large cap : 42.58
Mid cap : 4.80
Small cap: 0.39
Cash : 21.92
REIT : 3.24
Debt : 27.06
91SOV : 9.32
AAA: 10.66
AA:5.28
A:0
Other : 0TD: 0
83%
Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G)Financial : 15.84
Technology : 11.02
Energy & Utility : 7.86
Industrial : 6.55
Consumer disc : 5.47
Materials : 5.19
ICICI bank : 4.16
Reliance ind : 3.62
HDFC bank : 3.51Infosys : 3.38

 

Large cap : 44.88
Mid cap : 9.26
Small cap: 5.57
Cash : 13.15
REIT : 0.38
Debt : 26.61
110SOV : 18.75
AAA: 3.97
AA:3.61
A: 0.28
Other : 0TD: 0
305%
Axis Balanced Advantage Fund Reg (G)Financial : 19
Technology : 7.62
Energy & Utility : 7.34
Health care : 4.54
Hdfc bank : 6.29
Reliance : 5.83
Icici bank : 4.83
Infosys : 3.76
Large cap : 46.62
Mid cap : 4.56
Small cap: 0.70
Cash : 16.19%
REIT : 0.95
Debt : 30.96
120SOV : 15.16
AAA: 5.73
AA:5.74
A:0.36
Other : 0.73 TD: 0
262%
Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage FundFinancial : 25.18
Industrial : 13.59
Technology : 11.38
Energy & Utility : 7.95
Healthcare : 6.57
Consumer disc : 6.49
HDFC Bank : 7.04
ICICI bank : 4.88
Reliance : 3.91
Bharti Airtel : 2.45
Large cap : 53.21
Mid cap : 21.81
Small cap: 1.80
Cash : -0.17
REIT : 7.87
Debt : 15.47
50SOV : 5.47
AAA: 4.83
AA:3.96
A:0
Other : TD: 
1%

Conclusion : 

n conclusion, balanced advantage funds present a compelling avenue for investors seeking equity participation while prioritizing capital protection through reduced volatility. The diverse approaches employed by various AMCs, however, underscore the importance of diligent evaluation. Each fund’s unique model and portfolio construction will ultimately dictate its suitability for your individual investment objectives and risk tolerance. To gain a deeper understanding of these nuances and identify the balanced advantage fund that aligns perfectly with your financial journey, we encourage you to connect with our experts for personalised guidance.

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