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Aditya Birla Sun Life Balanced Advantage Fund

Dynamic Asset AllocationVery HighOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 25 Sep 2026
₹112.07+0.09%1 day
Return since launch
9.8%
52-week range
₹102.25 — ₹114.92
AUM
₹10,125 Cr

Aditya Birla Sun Life Balanced Advantage Fund is a Dynamic Asset Allocation hybrid fund from Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund with ₹10,125 Cr under management, launched in 2000. Over three years it has returned 7.5% a year, against 8.3% for its category. The expense ratio is 1.96% 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
1Y5.0%+3.5 pts1.4%0.1%
2Y5.9%+4.2 pts1.7%1.9%
3Y7.5%−0.8 pts8.3%3.9%
5Y9.7%+1.9 pts7.8%7.2%
7Y10.7%+1.5 pts9.2%8.6%
10Y10.3%+1.1 pts9.2%8.8%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund5.0%
Category1.4%
3Y
Fund7.5%
Category8.3%
5Y
Fund9.7%
Category7.8%

Since launch (15 Mar 2000): 9.8%

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

1.95%

Expense ratio as on 22 Sep 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
1.50%
Brokerage
0.05%
Transaction charges
0.01%
Statutory levies
0.39%
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.
Beta1.061.37How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe0.650.62Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino0.850.82Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation8.6611.52How 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 31 Aug 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity65.3%
  • Debt17.1%
  • Other17.7%

Market cap split

  • Large54.0%
  • Mid27.3%
  • Small18.7%
P/E
25.49
P/B
3.63

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
OthersOthers11.63%₹1,178 Cr+25.43%+33.41%+23.24%
ICICI Bank Ltd.Financial3.42%₹346 Cr-1.56%-1.74%-1.69%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.Financial2.84%₹287 Cr+5.48%+4.86%0.00%
HDFC Bank Ltd.Financial2.62%₹265 Cr-0.09%-0.89%+10.91%
IndiGrid Infrastructure TrustCapital Goods2.20%₹223 Cr+2.36%+2.32%+1.62%
Reliance Industries Ltd.Energy1.95%₹197 Cr-0.36%-2.02%-2.25%
State Bank of IndiaFinancial1.92%₹194 Cr-0.33%+5.07%+3.90%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.Technology1.68%₹170 Cr+1.67%-0.01%-0.01%
Infosys Ltd.Technology1.65%₹167 Cr+1.85%+2.05%+2.71%
GOISovereign1.55%₹157 Cr+1.69%+1.75%+1.51%

Sectors

  • Financial26.3%
  • Others12.8%
  • Services6.7%
  • Construction6.4%
  • Automobile6.3%
  • Technology6.1%
  • Metals & Mining5.5%
  • Consumer Staples4.6%

Instruments

  • Debenture8.5%
  • Net Receivables7.9%
  • Non Convertible Debenture3.7%
  • Real Estate Investment Trusts3.2%
  • Infrastructure Investment Trust2.8%
  • GOI Securities2.4%
  • Repo2.2%
  • Cash Margin1.5%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
Others9.58%1.49%-8.09%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.-0.00%1.68%+1.68%
HCL Technologies Ltd.-0.00%1.06%+1.06%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.0.62%-0.11%-0.73%
Asian Paints Ltd.-0.00%0.72%+0.72%
company:20350.00%0.69%+0.69%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.-0.00%0.68%+0.68%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.1.02%0.39%-0.63%
Tata Capital Housing Finance Ltd.0.76%1.38%+0.62%
Muthoot Finance Ltd.0.76%0.15%-0.62%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.-0.00%0.61%+0.61%
National Bank For Financing Infrastructure And Development0.50%0.00%-0.50%
Ipca Laboratories Ltd.0.38%0.00%-0.38%
Embassy Office Parks REIT0.70%1.07%+0.37%
Tata Capital Ltd.0.35%0.00%-0.35%
company:207720.00%0.35%+0.35%
Tata Capital Financial Services Ltd.0.72%0.39%-0.32%
Ather Energy Ltd.0.90%1.19%+0.29%
company:62330.00%0.25%+0.25%
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.1.19%0.97%-0.22%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.0.55%0.35%-0.20%
Blue Star Ltd.1.19%1.00%-0.19%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.1.26%1.07%-0.18%
GMR Airports Ltd.1.16%1.00%-0.16%
APL Apollo Tubes Ltd.0.78%0.93%+0.14%
Adani Energy Solutions Ltd.0.73%0.61%-0.12%
Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd.0.81%0.93%+0.12%
BlueStone Jewellery and Lifestyle Ltd.0.50%0.38%-0.12%
IndiGrid Infrastructure Trust2.32%2.20%-0.11%
L&T Finance Ltd.0.21%0.32%+0.11%
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.1.14%1.25%+0.11%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.-1.54%-1.46%+0.08%
Adani Power Ltd.0.76%0.68%-0.07%
PI Industries Ltd.0.44%0.36%-0.07%
Lenskart Solutions Ltd.0.91%0.98%+0.07%
Brigade Enterprises Ltd.0.73%0.80%+0.07%
GOI1.62%1.55%-0.07%
Meesho Ltd.0.72%0.79%+0.07%
United Breweries Ltd.0.60%0.53%-0.06%
LMW Ltd.0.41%0.46%+0.06%
Sai Life Sciences Ltd.0.74%0.79%+0.06%
Axis Finance Ltd.1.54%1.48%-0.05%
The Federal Bank Ltd.1.44%1.38%-0.05%
SRF Ltd.0.95%0.89%-0.05%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.1.43%1.38%-0.05%
Bharat Forge Ltd.0.69%0.64%-0.05%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd.0.77%0.72%-0.05%
ABB India Ltd.0.54%0.49%-0.05%
Infosys Ltd.1.70%1.65%-0.05%
United Spirits Ltd.0.95%0.91%-0.05%
Havells India Ltd.-0.41%-0.36%+0.05%
Jindal Steel Ltd.0.95%0.99%+0.05%
Gillette India Ltd.0.64%0.60%-0.04%
Balkrishna Industries Ltd.0.40%0.36%-0.04%
Medi Assist Healthcare Services Ltd.0.37%0.33%-0.04%
Sanofi India Ltd.0.43%0.40%-0.04%
India Universal Trust AL10.94%0.90%-0.04%
Eternal Ltd.0.75%0.79%+0.04%
Nexus Select Trust1.32%1.28%-0.04%
Aditya Birla Lifestyle Brands Ltd.0.29%0.25%-0.03%
Hexaware Technologies Ltd.0.74%0.71%-0.03%
Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Ltd.0.34%0.37%+0.03%
Patanjali Foods Ltd.-0.51%-0.48%+0.03%
GE Vernova T&D India Ltd-0.03%0.00%+0.03%
Brookfield India Real Estate Trust REIT0.89%0.86%-0.03%
ACC Ltd.0.30%0.27%-0.03%
UPL Ltd.-0.53%-0.56%-0.03%
Travel Food Services Ltd.0.74%0.72%-0.03%
ITC Ltd.-0.28%-0.26%+0.02%
Persistent Systems Ltd.1.04%1.01%-0.02%
Home First Finance Company India Ltd.0.48%0.45%-0.02%
JTPM Metal Traders Ltd.0.84%0.82%-0.02%
Anthem Biosciences Ltd.0.35%0.37%+0.02%
Trent Ltd.0.34%0.31%-0.02%
Physicswallah Ltd.0.22%0.20%-0.02%
Avenue Supermarts Ltd.0.56%0.54%-0.02%
Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd.0.62%0.64%+0.02%
Aditya Birla Finance Ltd.0.51%0.50%-0.02%
Ambuja Cements Ltd.-0.19%-0.17%+0.02%
Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd.0.41%0.39%-0.02%
Poonawalla Fincorp Ltd.0.51%0.49%-0.02%
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.1.51%1.53%+0.02%
Bank of Maharashtra0.34%0.32%-0.02%
NTPC Ltd.-0.16%-0.14%+0.01%
Go Digit General Insurance Ltd.0.73%0.72%-0.01%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.-0.19%-0.18%+0.01%
Paradeep Phosphates Ltd.0.22%0.23%+0.01%
Titagarh Rail Systems Ltd.0.30%0.29%-0.01%
INDO-MIM Ltd.0.01%0.00%-0.01%
Grasim Industries Ltd.-0.01%0.00%+0.01%
eClerx Services Ltd.0.29%0.30%+0.01%
Vodafone Idea Ltd.-0.12%-0.13%-0.01%
Sumitomo Chemical India Ltd.0.57%0.56%-0.01%
ICICI Bank Ltd.-0.67%-0.66%+0.01%
Jubilant Bevco Ltd.0.34%0.33%-0.01%
Radhakrishna Securitisation Trust0.25%0.24%-0.01%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.-0.01%0.00%+0.01%
Whirlpool Of India Ltd.0.26%0.25%-0.01%
Ajanta Pharma Ltd.1.09%1.09%+0.01%
Bharti Telecom Ltd.0.20%0.19%-0.01%
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd.-0.07%-0.07%+0.01%
Indus Infra Trust0.30%0.30%-0.01%
Reliance Industries Ltd.-0.15%-0.15%+0.01%
Axis Bank Ltd.-1.70%-1.69%+0.01%
Carborundum Universal Ltd.0.81%0.81%+0.01%
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.-0.08%-0.08%0.00%
One97 Communications Ltd.-0.02%-0.02%0.00%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.-0.04%-0.04%0.00%
Piramal Finance Ltd.0.10%0.10%0.00%
Varun Beverages Ltd.-0.03%-0.03%0.00%
AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.0.72%0.72%0.00%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.-0.05%-0.05%0.00%
HDFC Bank Ltd.-0.03%-0.03%0.00%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.-0.14%-0.15%0.00%
State Bank of India-0.16%-0.16%0.00%
Nestle India Ltd.-0.03%-0.03%0.00%
Biocon Ltd.-0.02%-0.02%0.00%
Inox Wind Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
Shriram Finance Ltd-0.36%-0.36%0.00%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.-0.18%-0.18%0.00%
Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust0.13%0.14%0.00%
Astral Ltd.0.02%0.02%0.00%
360 One Wam Ltd.0.59%0.59%0.00%
Tube Investments Of India Ltd.-0.05%-0.05%0.00%
JSW Energy Ltd.-0.02%-0.01%0.00%
Coal India Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
Supreme Industries Ltd.-0.02%-0.02%0.00%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.-0.07%-0.07%0.00%
Computer Age Management Services Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
Vedanta Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
Infosys Ltd. ADS/ADR-0.00%0.00%0.00%
HDFC Bank Ltd. ADS/ADR-0.00%0.00%0.00%
Vishal Mega Mart Ltd.0.45%0.45%0.00%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
IRB InvIT Fund0.17%0.17%0.00%
Bank Of Baroda0.00%0.00%0.00%
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.0.00%0.00%0.00%
Indusind Bank Ltd.0.00%0.00%0.00%

Compare

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The rest of the category, so this fund’s numbers have something to sit against.

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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 months8.12% absolute₹60,000₹64,8728.12%
1 year6.06% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,24,0133.34%
3 years10.55% annualised₹3,60,000₹4,25,03418.07%
5 years8.79% annualised₹6,00,000₹7,55,59325.93%

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 ₹112.07 as on 25 Sep 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 1.96% 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 5.0% over 1 year, 7.5% over 3 years and 9.7% 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 ₹4,32,524 Cr under management.