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Axis Balanced Advantage Fund

Dynamic Asset AllocationVery HighOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 9 Nov 2026
₹22.10+0.32%1 day
Return since launch
8.8%
52-week range
₹20.03 — ₹22.03
AUM
₹3,643 Cr

Axis Balanced Advantage Fund is a Dynamic Asset Allocation hybrid fund from Axis Mutual Fund with ₹3,643 Cr under management, launched in 2017. Over three years it has returned 6.8% a year, against 9.3% for its category. The expense ratio is 2.18% 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
1Y7.4%+5.3 pts2.1%6.1%
2Y5.6%+0.9 pts4.7%4.8%
3Y6.8%−2.5 pts9.3%5.3%
5Y9.7%+1.6 pts8.1%8.0%
7Y10.2%+0.5 pts9.7%9.1%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund7.4%
Category2.1%
3Y
Fund6.8%
Category9.3%
5Y
Fund9.7%
Category8.1%

Since launch (11 Jul 2017): 8.8%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
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Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
20257.0%+0.3 pts6.7%
202417.4%+3.2 pts14.2%
202320.0%0.0 pts20.0%
2022-0.4%−5.5 pts5.1%
202115.7%−0.9 pts16.6%
202010.1%−4.4 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

2.18%

Expense ratio as on 5 Nov 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
1.64%
Brokerage
0.06%
Transaction charges
0.00%
Statutory levies
0.48%
Exit load
Exit Load for units in excess of 10% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 12 months.
Lock-in
None

Terms

Min SIP
₹3,000
Min lumpsum
₹5,000
Plan
GROWTH
Fund type
OPEN-ENDED
Benchmark
NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 50:50 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.
Beta1.121.28How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe0.520.46Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino0.680.62Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation8.8911.36How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 4 category peers

Portfolio

Axis Balanced Advantage Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 30 Sep 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity59.6%
  • Debt23.9%
  • Other16.5%

Market cap split

  • Large79.9%
  • Mid12.9%
  • Small7.2%
P/E
22.29
P/B
3.12

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
OthersOthers15.38%₹561 Cr+2.99%+2.66%+25.40%
HDFC Bank Ltd.Financial5.13%₹187 Cr-2.61%-4.14%-0.48%
ICICI Bank Ltd.Financial4.70%₹171 Cr-1.23%+9.54%-0.82%
Reliance Industries Ltd.Energy3.68%₹134 Cr-1.78%-1.68%-2.15%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.Financial3.05%₹111 Cr0.00%0.00%+0.66%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.Financial2.39%₹87.35 Cr-0.05%+1.74%+1.14%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.Communication2.38%₹86.80 Cr-0.25%-0.79%-0.09%
Muthoot Finance Ltd.Financial2.10%₹76.54 Cr+1.98%+2.12%+3.55%
Embassy Office Parks REITConstruction1.76%₹64.13 Cr+1.56%+1.66%+1.68%
Mankind Pharma Ltd.Healthcare1.75%₹64.04 Cr+0.81%+0.69%+1.17%

Sectors

  • Financial33.9%
  • Others17.4%
  • Services6.5%
  • Healthcare6.2%
  • Energy5.9%
  • Construction5.6%
  • Automobile4.8%
  • Communication4.2%

Instruments

  • Net Receivables14.3%
  • Debenture7.2%
  • Non Convertible Debenture3.5%
  • Bonds3.4%
  • State Development Loan2.0%
  • Treasury Bills1.9%
  • GOI Securities1.5%
  • Bonds/Debentures1.4%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
Infosys Ltd.2.39%-0.48%-2.87%
Eternal Ltd.-0.10%1.51%+1.61%
Mankind Pharma Ltd.0.35%1.37%+1.02%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.-0.00%-0.98%-0.97%
Britannia Industries Ltd.0.80%-0.14%-0.94%
Pidilite Industries Ltd.0.61%-0.19%-0.81%
Bajaj Auto Ltd.0.58%-0.19%-0.77%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.-0.75%-0.11%+0.64%
company:1308-0.57%0.00%+0.57%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.0.00%0.57%+0.57%
Premier Energies Ltd.-0.00%0.50%+0.50%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.-0.06%0.42%+0.48%
REC Ltd.0.32%-0.10%-0.42%
Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd.0.01%0.41%+0.40%
GOI1.75%1.40%-0.36%
Fortis Healthcare Ltd.0.20%-0.14%-0.34%
Cipla Ltd.-0.05%0.25%+0.30%
The Indian Hotels Company Ltd.0.73%1.02%+0.29%
Solar Industries India Ltd.0.00%0.25%+0.25%
ITC Ltd.-0.46%-0.22%+0.25%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.0.00%0.23%+0.23%
Hero Motocorp Ltd.0.21%-0.01%-0.22%
Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd.0.00%0.22%+0.22%
NTPC Ltd.-0.39%-0.60%-0.21%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.-0.61%-0.42%+0.20%
Jyoti CNC Automation Ltd.0.19%0.00%-0.19%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.-0.15%-0.33%-0.18%
Global Health Ltd.0.00%0.17%+0.17%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.-0.60%-0.44%+0.17%
ICICI Bank Ltd.-0.95%-1.11%-0.16%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.-0.08%0.08%+0.16%
RBL Bank Ltd.0.34%0.49%+0.15%
company:12720.13%0.00%-0.13%
company:9041-0.13%0.00%+0.13%
United Spirits Ltd.0.68%0.81%+0.13%
company:8003-0.12%0.00%+0.12%
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.-0.22%-0.33%-0.12%
UNO Minda Ltd.-0.14%-0.02%+0.12%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.0.33%0.44%+0.11%
TVS Motor Company Ltd.-0.44%-0.54%-0.10%
Avenue Supermarts Ltd.0.10%0.00%-0.10%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.2.29%2.39%+0.10%
Hyundai Motor India Ltd.0.00%0.10%+0.10%
Mphasis Ltd.0.37%0.47%+0.10%
Others1.12%1.03%-0.09%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.-0.13%-0.22%-0.09%
The Phoenix Mills Ltd.-0.17%-0.09%+0.09%
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.0.16%0.24%+0.08%
Titan Company Ltd.-0.26%-0.35%-0.08%
INDO-MIM Ltd.0.17%0.25%+0.08%
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.0.68%0.76%+0.08%
Asian Paints Ltd.0.51%0.59%+0.08%
Varun Beverages Ltd.0.55%0.63%+0.07%
HDFC Bank Ltd.-0.59%-0.52%+0.07%
Eicher Motors Ltd.-0.24%-0.17%+0.07%
GE Vernova T&D India Ltd0.15%0.21%+0.06%
Pilani Investment And Industries Corporation Ltd.1.29%1.35%+0.06%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.-0.23%-0.29%-0.06%
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.-0.38%-0.44%-0.06%
ITC Hotels Ltd.0.34%0.40%+0.06%
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd.0.55%0.60%+0.05%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.-0.37%-0.33%+0.05%
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd.1.06%1.11%+0.05%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.0.83%0.87%+0.05%
Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd.0.54%0.50%-0.04%
Embassy Office Parks REIT0.92%0.96%+0.04%
Computer Age Management Services Ltd.0.36%0.33%-0.04%
Axis Bank Ltd.1.50%1.53%+0.04%
Amber Enterprises India Ltd.0.41%0.37%-0.03%
Piramal Pharma Ltd.0.29%0.32%+0.03%
Muthoot Finance Ltd.0.65%0.68%+0.03%
Bharti Telecom Ltd.0.66%0.69%+0.03%
Reliance Industries Ltd.-0.79%-0.76%+0.03%
company:4908-0.03%0.00%+0.03%
Reserve Bank of India0.52%0.54%+0.03%
Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Ltd.0.58%0.55%-0.03%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.-0.43%-0.45%-0.03%
LG Electronics India Ltd.0.38%0.40%+0.03%
Tata Capital Ltd.0.39%0.36%-0.02%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.0.24%0.22%-0.02%
Knowledge Realty Trust0.30%0.32%+0.02%
Bihar State0.65%0.68%+0.02%
Tata Steel Ltd.-0.34%-0.37%-0.02%
company:14435-0.02%0.00%+0.02%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.0.21%0.19%-0.02%
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd.0.13%0.11%-0.02%
Indus Infra Trust0.87%0.89%+0.02%
GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd.0.66%0.68%+0.02%
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.0.39%0.41%+0.02%
Jio Credit Ltd.0.39%0.40%+0.02%
Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd.0.34%0.36%+0.02%
Uttar Pradesh State0.53%0.55%+0.02%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.0.69%0.71%+0.02%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.0.39%0.40%+0.02%
Nifty 500.00%0.02%+0.02%
Narayana Hrudayalaya Ltd.0.26%0.27%+0.01%
TVS Holdings Ltd.0.26%0.27%+0.01%
Kotak Mahindra Prime Ltd.0.00%0.01%+0.01%
Tata Motors Ltd.0.21%0.20%-0.01%
Shriram Finance Ltd-0.23%-0.22%+0.01%
Voltas Ltd.0.18%0.17%-0.01%
HDB Financial Services Ltd.0.18%0.19%+0.01%
Vishal Mega Mart Ltd.0.21%0.20%-0.01%
Info Edge (India) Ltd.0.34%0.33%-0.01%
State Bank of India-1.63%-1.62%+0.01%
Coforge Ltd.-0.11%-0.10%+0.01%
Bank Of Baroda-0.04%-0.03%+0.01%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development0.13%0.14%+0.01%
Tamilnadu State0.13%0.14%+0.01%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.0.34%0.33%-0.01%
DOMS Industries Ltd.0.64%0.63%-0.01%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.-0.36%-0.36%-0.01%
company:5635-0.00%0.00%0.00%
The Federal Bank Ltd.-0.13%-0.13%0.00%
Tata Power Company Ltd.-0.06%-0.06%0.00%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.0.28%0.28%0.00%
Minda Corporation Ltd.0.20%0.20%0.00%
Exide Industries Ltd.0.22%0.21%0.00%
Titagarh Rail Systems Ltd.0.07%0.07%0.00%
Nomura Fixed Income Securities Pvt. Ltd.0.00%-0.00%0.00%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.-0.10%-0.10%0.00%
company:201330.00%0.00%0.00%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.0.05%0.05%0.00%
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd.0.06%0.06%0.00%
Godrej Properties Ltd.-0.02%-0.01%0.00%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.-0.07%-0.07%0.00%
PG Electroplast Ltd.-0.02%-0.02%0.00%
Tenneco Clean Air India Ltd0.21%0.21%0.00%
HCL Technologies Ltd.0.11%0.11%0.00%
Indusind Bank Ltd.-0.03%-0.02%0.00%
Rajasthan State0.03%0.03%0.00%
Indus Towers Ltd.-0.02%-0.02%0.00%
Kerala State0.03%0.03%0.00%
Tata Consumer Products Ltd.-0.03%-0.03%0.00%
Awfis Space Solutions Ltd.0.10%0.10%0.00%
Delhivery Ltd.0.32%0.32%0.00%
Petronet LNG Ltd.0.12%0.12%0.00%
FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd.-0.10%-0.10%0.00%
Maharashtra State0.01%0.01%0.00%
Coal India Ltd.0.00%0.00%0.00%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
Aditya Birla Capital Ltd.-0.04%-0.04%0.00%
GMR Airports Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
Supreme Industries Ltd.0.00%0.00%0.00%
Cummins India Ltd.0.00%0.00%0.00%

Compare

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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 achieve the dual objective of capital appreciation by investing in a portfolio of equity or equity linked securities and generating income through investments in debt and money market instruments. It also aims to manage risk through active asset allocation.

Fund managers

  • Devang ShahMr. Shah is B.Com and ACA.Prior to joining Axis AMC he has worked with ICICI Prudential AMC, Deutsche Asset Management (India) Pvt. Ltd. and Pricewaterhouse Coopers.
  • Hardik ShahMr. Shah has done B.E. Information Technology and MBA Finance.Prior to joining Axis Mutual Fund, he has worked with Nippon India Mutual Fund, Quantum Asset Management Company and ICAP India (P) Ltd.
  • Jayesh SundarMr. Sundar is a Chartered AccountantPrior to joining Axis MF, he has worked with Aviva Life Insurance Company, Tata Securities Ltd., Collins Stewart India Pvt. Ltd., IL&FS Investsmart and CRISIL
  • Pratik TibrewalMr. Tibrewal is a B.Com, LLB (Gen) and MBA (Finance).Prior to joining Axis Mutual Fund, he has worked with Inditrade Capital Ltd., Edelweiss Mutual Fund and Edelweiss Commodities trading Ltd..
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 months5.04% absolute₹60,000₹63,0245.04%
1 year2.93% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,21,9221.60%
3 years11.65% annualised₹3,60,000₹4,32,62620.17%
5 years8.69% annualised₹6,00,000₹7,53,55325.59%

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 Axis Balanced Advantage Fund?
The NAV of Axis Balanced Advantage Fund is ₹22.10 as on 9 Nov 2026.
What is the expense ratio of Axis Balanced Advantage Fund?
The expense ratio of Axis Balanced Advantage Fund is 2.18% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for Axis Balanced Advantage Fund?
You can start a SIP in Axis Balanced Advantage Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has Axis Balanced Advantage Fund given?
Axis Balanced Advantage Fund has returned 7.4% over 1 year, 6.8% over 3 years and 9.7% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on Axis Balanced Advantage Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit Load for units in excess of 10% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 12 months..
How risky is Axis Balanced Advantage Fund?
Axis Balanced Advantage Fund is rated Very High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Dynamic Asset Allocation category.
Which fund house manages Axis Balanced Advantage Fund?
Axis Balanced Advantage Fund is managed by Axis Mutual Fund, which runs 74 schemes with ₹3,91,554 Cr under management.