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Aditya Birla Sun Life Balanced Advantage Fund

Dynamic Asset AllocationVery HighOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 9 Nov 2026
₹115.89+0.26%1 day
Return since launch
9.9%
52-week range
₹102.25 — ₹115.59
AUM
₹9,847 Cr

Aditya Birla Sun Life Balanced Advantage Fund is a Dynamic Asset Allocation hybrid fund from Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund with ₹9,847 Cr under management, launched in 2000. Over three years it has returned 8.9% a year, against 9.3% for its category. The expense ratio is 1.95% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Very High.

Performance

Returns

How the fund has done against its category and its benchmark.

Trailing returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategoryBenchmark
1Y10.5%+8.4 pts2.1%6.1%
2Y8.8%+4.1 pts4.7%4.8%
3Y8.9%−0.4 pts9.3%5.3%
5Y10.5%+2.4 pts8.1%8.0%
7Y11.1%+1.4 pts9.7%9.1%
10Y10.6%+1.3 pts9.4%9.2%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund10.5%
Category2.1%
3Y
Fund8.9%
Category9.3%
5Y
Fund10.5%
Category8.1%

Since launch (15 Mar 2000): 9.9%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
Show as a table
Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
202510.1%+3.4 pts6.7%
202412.9%−1.3 pts14.2%
202316.5%−3.4 pts20.0%
20224.2%−0.9 pts5.1%
202113.4%−3.2 pts16.6%
202015.4%+0.9 pts14.4%

Returns over one year are annualised. Shorter periods are absolute.

Costs & terms

Costs and terms

What the fund charges each year, and the rules around putting money in and taking it out.

Costs

1.96%

Expense ratio as on 5 Nov 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
1.50%
Brokerage
0.05%
Transaction charges
0.01%
Statutory levies
0.40%
Exit load
Exit load of 0.25%, if redeemed within 7 days.
Lock-in
None

Terms

Min SIP
₹3,000
Min lumpsum
₹5,000
Plan
GROWTH
Fund type
OPEN-ENDED
Benchmark
CRISIL Hybrid 50+50 Moderate Index

Risk

Risk

What the riskometer means for this fund, and how its ratios sit against the category.

Very High

Your principal is treated as being at very high risk — typically small cap, sectoral and thematic equity schemes.

Risk ratios
RatioFundCategory avgRead as
Alpha——Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better.
Beta1.061.29How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe0.540.46Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino0.700.61Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation8.9311.34How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 4 category peers

Portfolio

Aditya Birla Sun Life Balanced Advantage Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 30 Sep 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity67.4%
  • Debt15.1%
  • Other17.5%

Market cap split

  • Large53.2%
  • Mid27.6%
  • Small19.1%
P/E
23.76
P/B
3.41

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
OthersOthers10.36%₹1,019 Cr+4.58%+29.42%+29.35%
ICICI Bank Ltd.Financial3.19%₹314 Cr-1.78%-1.62%-1.60%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.Financial2.95%₹290 Cr+5.46%+4.64%0.00%
HDFC Bank Ltd.Financial2.69%₹265 Cr-0.10%-1.65%+10.69%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.Financial2.58%₹254 Cr-0.01%+3.53%+3.65%
IndiGrid Infrastructure TrustCapital Goods2.21%₹217 Cr+2.37%+2.46%+1.60%
Reliance Industries Ltd.Energy1.86%₹183 Cr-0.34%-2.08%-2.22%
State Bank of IndiaFinancial1.79%₹176 Cr-0.34%+4.40%+4.16%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.Technology1.62%₹159 Cr+1.54%+1.69%-0.01%
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.Automobile1.60%₹158 Cr+1.33%+1.12%+0.93%

Sectors

  • Financial25.3%
  • Others11.5%
  • Construction7.5%
  • Automobile6.8%
  • Services6.8%
  • Technology5.8%
  • Metals & Mining5.6%
  • Consumer Staples4.7%

Instruments

  • Cash Margin7.7%
  • Debenture6.7%
  • Real Estate Investment Trusts4.3%
  • Non Convertible Debenture3.7%
  • Infrastructure Investment Trust2.8%
  • GOI Securities2.4%
  • Repo2.4%
  • Securitised Debt1.2%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
Others1.49%7.69%+6.20%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.0.39%1.48%+1.09%
Knowledge Realty Trust0.00%1.05%+1.05%
Ashok Leyland Ltd.0.00%0.71%+0.71%
Avenue Supermarts Ltd.0.54%0.00%-0.54%
Trent Ltd.0.31%0.82%+0.51%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.0.00%0.37%+0.37%
company:1458-0.36%0.00%+0.36%
Paradeep Phosphates Ltd.0.23%0.58%+0.34%
PB Fintech Ltd.0.00%0.32%+0.32%
Bank of Maharashtra0.32%0.05%-0.28%
Astral Ltd.0.02%0.21%+0.19%
Shriram Finance Ltd-0.36%-0.18%+0.19%
UPL Ltd.-0.56%-0.75%-0.19%
Ather Energy Ltd.1.19%1.02%-0.17%
Asset Reconstruction Company (India) Ltd.0.00%0.16%+0.16%
Milky Mist Dairy Food Ltd.0.35%0.51%+0.16%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.1.38%1.22%-0.16%
Infosys Ltd.1.65%1.49%-0.16%
Carborundum Universal Ltd.0.81%0.95%+0.13%
The Federal Bank Ltd.1.38%1.27%-0.12%
Muthoot Finance Ltd.0.15%0.25%+0.11%
company:8960.10%0.00%-0.10%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.0.61%0.71%+0.10%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.-0.18%-0.08%+0.10%
Meesho Ltd.0.79%0.88%+0.09%
Whirlpool Of India Ltd.0.25%0.34%+0.09%
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.1.53%1.60%+0.08%
Brigade Enterprises Ltd.0.80%0.72%-0.08%
Sumitomo Chemical India Ltd.0.56%0.48%-0.08%
Blue Star Ltd.1.00%1.07%+0.07%
Lenskart Solutions Ltd.0.98%1.04%+0.06%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.1.68%1.62%-0.06%
Hexaware Technologies Ltd.0.71%0.65%-0.06%
United Spirits Ltd.0.91%0.85%-0.06%
Abbott India Ltd.0.69%0.74%+0.06%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.0.68%0.63%-0.05%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.-0.05%-0.00%+0.05%
Asian Paints Ltd.0.72%0.67%-0.05%
United Breweries Ltd.0.53%0.48%-0.05%
GMR Airports Ltd.1.00%1.05%+0.05%
BlueStone Jewellery and Lifestyle Ltd.0.38%0.34%-0.04%
ABB India Ltd.0.49%0.45%-0.04%
Sai Life Sciences Ltd.0.79%0.83%+0.04%
Adani Power Ltd.0.68%0.73%+0.04%
Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd.0.39%0.35%-0.04%
ICICI Bank Ltd.-0.66%-0.62%+0.04%
LMW Ltd.0.46%0.43%-0.04%
Patanjali Foods Ltd.-0.48%-0.52%-0.04%
Ajanta Pharma Ltd.1.09%1.13%+0.04%
Bharat Forge Ltd.0.64%0.60%-0.04%
HCL Technologies Ltd.1.06%1.02%-0.04%
Travel Food Services Ltd.0.72%0.68%-0.04%
Nexus Select Trust1.28%1.32%+0.03%
Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd.0.64%0.60%-0.03%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd.0.72%0.75%+0.03%
AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.0.72%0.69%-0.03%
Persistent Systems Ltd.1.01%0.98%-0.03%
Go Digit General Insurance Ltd.0.72%0.75%+0.03%
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.0.97%0.94%-0.03%
Tata Capital Housing Finance Ltd.1.38%1.41%+0.03%
Adani Energy Solutions Ltd.0.61%0.58%-0.03%
Vishal Mega Mart Ltd.0.45%0.42%-0.03%
Axis Finance Ltd.1.48%1.51%+0.03%
JTPM Metal Traders Ltd.0.82%0.84%+0.02%
Aditya Birla Lifestyle Brands Ltd.0.25%0.23%-0.02%
company:17109-0.02%0.00%+0.02%
Embassy Office Parks REIT1.07%1.09%+0.02%
Jindal Steel Ltd.0.99%0.97%-0.02%
L&T Finance Ltd.0.32%0.34%+0.02%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.0.35%0.33%-0.02%
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.1.25%1.23%-0.02%
GOI1.55%1.57%+0.02%
Medi Assist Healthcare Services Ltd.0.33%0.31%-0.02%
360 One Wam Ltd.0.59%0.57%-0.02%
India Universal Trust AL10.90%0.92%+0.02%
eClerx Services Ltd.0.30%0.29%-0.02%
Balkrishna Industries Ltd.0.36%0.34%-0.02%
Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd.0.93%0.92%-0.02%
Poonawalla Fincorp Ltd.0.49%0.50%+0.01%
APL Apollo Tubes Ltd.0.93%0.94%+0.01%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.-1.46%-1.47%-0.01%
Jubilant Bevco Ltd.0.33%0.34%+0.01%
Vodafone Idea Ltd.-0.13%-0.12%+0.01%
Home First Finance Company India Ltd.0.45%0.44%-0.01%
Tata Capital Financial Services Ltd.0.39%0.41%+0.01%
Brookfield India Real Estate Trust REIT0.86%0.87%+0.01%
Axis Bank Ltd.-1.69%-1.69%+0.01%
Gillette India Ltd.0.60%0.60%+0.01%
Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Ltd.0.37%0.37%-0.01%
State Bank of India-0.16%-0.15%+0.01%
Ambuja Cements Ltd.-0.17%-0.16%+0.01%
Reliance Industries Ltd.-0.15%-0.14%+0.01%
Titagarh Rail Systems Ltd.0.29%0.29%+0.01%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.-0.18%-0.17%+0.01%
ACC Ltd.0.27%0.26%-0.01%
Physicswallah Ltd.0.20%0.19%-0.01%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.-0.15%-0.14%+0.01%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development0.25%0.25%+0.01%
Tube Investments Of India Ltd.-0.05%-0.05%+0.01%
Aditya Birla Finance Ltd.0.50%0.50%+0.01%
ITC Ltd.-0.26%-0.26%-0.01%
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd.-0.07%-0.06%+0.01%
Bharti Telecom Ltd.0.19%0.20%+0.01%
SRF Ltd.0.89%0.89%-0.01%
IndiGrid Infrastructure Trust2.20%2.21%+0.01%
Anthem Biosciences Ltd.0.37%0.37%0.00%
Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust0.14%0.14%0.00%
IRB InvIT Fund0.17%0.18%0.00%
Eternal Ltd.0.79%0.79%0.00%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.-0.11%-0.11%0.00%
Sanofi India Ltd.0.40%0.40%0.00%
Radhakrishna Securitisation Trust0.24%0.24%0.00%
Varun Beverages Ltd.-0.03%-0.03%0.00%
NTPC Ltd.-0.14%-0.14%0.00%
Nestle India Ltd.-0.03%-0.03%0.00%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.1.07%1.07%0.00%
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.-0.08%-0.08%0.00%
Coal India Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
PI Industries Ltd.0.36%0.37%0.00%
Biocon Ltd.-0.02%-0.02%0.00%
Computer Age Management Services Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
HDFC Bank Ltd.-0.03%-0.03%0.00%
Supreme Industries Ltd.-0.02%-0.02%0.00%
Indus Infra Trust0.30%0.30%0.00%
JSW Energy Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
Vedanta Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
Inox Wind Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.-0.04%-0.04%0.00%
Indusind Bank Ltd.0.00%0.00%0.00%
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.0.00%0.00%0.00%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.-0.07%-0.07%0.00%
Bank Of Baroda0.00%0.00%0.00%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%

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About

About this fund

The scheme’s own words, its benchmark and the people running it.

Investment objective

The Scheme seeks to generate long term growth of capital and income distribution with relatively lower volatility by investing in a dynamically balanced portfolio of Equity & Equity linked investments and fixed-income securities.

Fund managers

  • Harish KrishnanMr. Krishnan is a Graduate from Government Engineering College Trichur and MBA from IIM KozhikodePrior to joining Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund, he has also worked at Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund, Infosys Technologies Ltd in his earlier stint.
  • Lovelish SolankiHe has done BMS and MMS in finance.Prior to joining Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited, he was Equity /Equity Derivatives - Trader at Union KBC Asset Management Co Limited since February 2011. Before that he worked at Edleweiss Asset Management Co. Ltd since January 2008.
  • Mohit SharmaMr. Sharma is B Tech (IIT - Madras) and PGDCM (IIM Calcutta).Prior to joining Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC, he ran his own healthcare-tech business (June 2012 - May 2015). he has also worked as an Interest Rates Trader in Standard Chartered Bank (May 2007 - June 2011) and ICICI Bank Ltd (June 2006 - April 2007). He started his career in the Equity Research in Irevna Ltd (June 2005 - June 2006).
Scheme information document

Tools

Return calculator

What ₹10,000 a month in this fund would have grown to over each period, based on its past returns.

₹
Over the pastTotal investmentWould’ve becomeGrowthReturns
6 months6.42% absolute₹60,000₹63,8526.42%
1 year7.24% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,24,8124.01%
3 years11.77% annualised₹3,60,000₹4,33,46420.41%
5 years9.30% annualised₹6,00,000₹7,66,10227.68%

Returns for 1 year and longer are annualised (CAGR); 6-month figures are absolute. Past returns are not a forecast.

How this is calculated

Each monthly instalment grows at the fund’s annualised return ÷ 12 per month until the end of the period, the same formula as our SIP calculator.

The amount compounds once a year at the fund’s CAGR for that period, the same formula as our lumpsum calculator.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

The things people ask about this scheme.

What is the NAV of Aditya Birla Sun Life Balanced Advantage Fund?
The NAV of Aditya Birla Sun Life Balanced Advantage Fund is ₹115.89 as on 9 Nov 2026.
What is the expense ratio of Aditya Birla Sun Life Balanced Advantage Fund?
The expense ratio of Aditya Birla Sun Life Balanced Advantage Fund is 1.95% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for Aditya Birla Sun Life Balanced Advantage Fund?
You can start a SIP in Aditya Birla Sun Life Balanced Advantage Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has Aditya Birla Sun Life Balanced Advantage Fund given?
Aditya Birla Sun Life Balanced Advantage Fund has returned 10.5% over 1 year, 8.9% over 3 years and 10.5% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on Aditya Birla Sun Life Balanced Advantage Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit load of 0.25%, if redeemed within 7 days..
How risky is Aditya Birla Sun Life Balanced Advantage Fund?
Aditya Birla Sun Life Balanced Advantage Fund is rated Very High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Dynamic Asset Allocation category.
Which fund house manages Aditya Birla Sun Life Balanced Advantage Fund?
Aditya Birla Sun Life Balanced Advantage Fund is managed by Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund, which runs 86 schemes with ₹4,46,664 Cr under management.