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ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund

Dynamic Asset AllocationVery HighOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 9 Nov 2026
₹80.51+0.25%1 day
Return since launch
11.1%
52-week range
₹71.79 — ₹80.38
AUM
₹71,913 Cr

ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund is a Dynamic Asset Allocation hybrid fund from ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund with ₹71,913 Cr under management, launched in 2006. Over three years it has returned 8.6% a year, against 9.3% for its category. The expense ratio is 1.56% 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
1Y8.8%+6.7 pts2.0%6.1%
2Y8.2%+3.5 pts4.7%4.8%
3Y8.6%−0.7 pts9.3%5.3%
5Y10.5%+2.4 pts8.1%8.0%
7Y11.4%+1.8 pts9.7%9.1%
10Y11.2%+1.8 pts9.4%9.2%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund8.8%
Category2.0%
3Y
Fund8.6%
Category9.3%
5Y
Fund10.5%
Category8.1%

Since launch (8 Nov 2006): 11.1%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
Show as a table
Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
202512.2%+5.6 pts6.7%
202412.2%−2.0 pts14.2%
202316.5%−3.4 pts20.0%
20227.9%+2.8 pts5.1%
202115.1%−1.5 pts16.6%
202011.7%−2.7 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

1.52%

Expense ratio as on 5 Nov 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
1.14%
Brokerage
0.04%
Transaction charges
0.01%
Statutory levies
0.33%
Exit load
Exit Load for units in excess of 30% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 1 year.
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.
Beta0.941.32How 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.
Sortino0.590.64Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation8.2011.53How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 4 category peers

Portfolio

ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 30 Sep 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity67.2%
  • Debt24.4%
  • Other8.4%

Market cap split

  • Large85.7%
  • Mid9.9%
  • Small4.4%
P/E
25.19
P/B
3.78

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
OthersOthers7.55%₹5,429 Cr+21.74%+28.14%+71.14%
TVS Motor Company Ltd.Automobile5.68%₹4,083 Cr-1.63%-1.92%-1.92%
ICICI Bank Ltd.Financial4.15%₹2,981 Cr-0.59%-0.53%-0.09%
HDFC Bank Ltd.Financial3.95%₹2,844 Cr+0.41%+10.67%-2.06%
Embassy Office Parks REITConstruction2.80%₹2,012 Cr+2.91%+3.05%+3.05%
Reliance Industries Ltd.Energy2.54%₹1,823 Cr-0.07%-0.18%+3.41%
Infosys Ltd.Technology2.27%₹1,630 Cr+2.42%+3.27%+2.98%
Eternal Ltd.Services2.08%₹1,493 Cr0.00%+3.20%-0.38%
Axis Bank Ltd.Financial2.04%₹1,465 Cr+1.82%+1.60%-0.12%
State Bank of IndiaFinancial1.97%₹1,414 Cr+1.95%+1.78%-0.58%

Sectors

  • Financial25.2%
  • Automobile12.0%
  • Others11.3%
  • Services10.2%
  • Construction6.6%
  • Sovereign5.5%
  • Technology5.0%
  • Energy4.4%

Instruments

  • GOI Securities5.5%
  • Non Convertible Debenture4.5%
  • Real Estate Investment Trusts3.7%
  • Debenture3.6%
  • State Development Loan3.6%
  • Interest Rate Swap3.1%
  • Repo2.9%
  • Cash Margin1.8%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
Reliance Industries Ltd.-0.00%2.54%+2.54%
Infosys Ltd.-0.00%2.27%+2.27%
Axis Bank Ltd.-0.00%2.04%+2.04%
State Bank of India-0.00%1.97%+1.97%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.-0.00%1.91%+1.91%
Nifty 50-4.45%-2.57%+1.87%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.-0.00%1.86%+1.86%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.-0.00%1.79%+1.79%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.-0.00%1.48%+1.48%
Trent Ltd.-0.00%1.28%+1.28%
Others3.01%1.81%-1.20%
HCL Technologies Ltd.-0.00%1.08%+1.08%
NTPC Ltd.-0.00%0.92%+0.92%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.-0.00%0.77%+0.77%
Shriram Finance Ltd-0.00%0.73%+0.73%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.-0.00%0.71%+0.71%
TVS Motor Company Ltd.-1.33%-0.63%+0.70%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.-0.00%0.68%+0.68%
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.-0.03%0.60%+0.64%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.-0.00%0.55%+0.55%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.-0.00%0.54%+0.54%
PI Industries Ltd.-0.03%0.48%+0.51%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.-0.00%0.50%+0.51%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.-0.00%0.43%+0.43%
Cipla Ltd.-0.00%0.38%+0.38%
Gabriel India Ltd.0.00%0.35%+0.35%
Eicher Motors Ltd.-0.00%0.30%+0.30%
company:70790.26%0.00%-0.26%
Bharti Telecom Ltd.0.43%0.17%-0.25%
Life Insurance Corporation of India0.57%0.81%+0.24%
PB Fintech Ltd.0.80%0.57%-0.24%
company:64350.20%0.00%-0.20%
HDFC Bank Ltd.3.25%3.41%+0.16%
Reserve Bank of India0.15%0.00%-0.15%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.0.13%0.27%+0.14%
Netweb Technologies India Ltd.0.49%0.35%-0.14%
company:4420.13%0.00%-0.13%
company:54340.13%0.00%-0.13%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.0.05%0.17%+0.13%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.0.23%0.36%+0.13%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.0.24%0.32%+0.08%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.0.69%0.77%+0.08%
GOI0.09%0.01%-0.08%
Polycab India Ltd.0.72%0.64%-0.08%
ICICI Bank Ltd.4.07%4.15%+0.08%
HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd.0.85%0.78%-0.08%
Lenskart Solutions Ltd.0.30%0.23%-0.07%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.0.00%0.07%+0.07%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.0.73%0.79%+0.06%
Titan Company Ltd.1.08%1.02%-0.06%
Tata Steel Ltd.0.75%0.81%+0.06%
National Stock Exchange0.00%0.06%+0.06%
R R Kabel Ltd.0.57%0.51%-0.06%
Mindspace Business Parks REIT0.52%0.47%-0.05%
Shadowfax Technologies Ltd.0.36%0.41%+0.05%
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.0.57%0.53%-0.04%
Britannia Industries Ltd.1.12%1.08%-0.04%
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd.0.27%0.31%+0.04%
Avenue Supermarts Ltd.1.55%1.58%+0.03%
Container Corporation Of India Ltd.0.10%0.06%-0.03%
Tata Motors Ltd.1.01%0.98%-0.03%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.0.26%0.29%+0.03%
Coforge Ltd.0.22%0.25%+0.03%
PG Electroplast Ltd.0.28%0.25%-0.03%
The Phoenix Mills Ltd.0.45%0.48%+0.03%
Pidilite Industries Ltd.0.37%0.40%+0.03%
360 One Wam Ltd.0.85%0.83%-0.03%
Tata Capital Ltd.0.46%0.48%+0.02%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.1.06%1.08%+0.02%
Azad Engineering Ltd.0.15%0.14%-0.02%
Union Bank of India0.32%0.34%+0.02%
Indusind Bank Ltd.-0.27%-0.25%+0.02%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd.0.23%0.25%+0.01%
ICICI Home Finance Company Ltd.0.26%0.28%+0.01%
Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.0.01%0.00%-0.01%
Altius Telecom Infrastructure Trust0.19%0.20%+0.01%
Computer Age Management Services Ltd.0.13%0.12%-0.01%
Mankind Pharma Ltd.0.10%0.11%+0.01%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.0.70%0.71%+0.01%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.0.38%0.39%+0.01%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.0.57%0.58%+0.01%
SBI Funds Management Ltd.0.17%0.16%-0.01%
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.0.49%0.48%-0.01%
FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd.0.27%0.26%-0.01%
Cummins India Ltd.0.47%0.46%-0.01%
ITC Ltd.0.13%0.14%+0.01%
The Indian Hotels Company Ltd.0.29%0.30%+0.01%
ABB India Ltd.0.15%0.14%-0.01%
Travel Food Services Ltd.0.32%0.31%-0.01%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.0.54%0.53%-0.01%
Brookfield India Real Estate Trust REIT0.35%0.36%+0.01%
Muthoot Finance Ltd.0.23%0.22%-0.01%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.0.17%0.17%+0.01%
Rajasthan State0.25%0.26%+0.01%
Motherson Sumi Wiring India Ltd.0.23%0.22%-0.01%
Bamboo Hotel And Global Centre (Delhi) Pvt Ltd. Class A0.13%0.14%+0.01%
Godrej Industries Ltd.0.16%0.17%+0.01%
V-Guard Industries Ltd.0.06%0.05%-0.01%
Max Financial Services Ltd.0.07%0.07%-0.01%
Manappuram Finance Ltd.0.13%0.14%+0.01%
Madhya Pradesh State0.26%0.26%+0.01%
Oberoi Realty Ltd.0.13%0.14%+0.01%
India Universal Trust AL10.19%0.19%+0.01%
Embassy Office Parks REIT2.80%2.80%-0.01%
Info Edge (India) Ltd.-0.10%-0.09%+0.01%
Voltas Ltd.0.09%0.09%-0.01%
Apar Industries Ltd.0.18%0.19%+0.01%
TVS Credit Services Ltd.0.11%0.12%+0.01%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.-0.09%-0.08%+0.01%
Angel One Ltd.0.23%0.24%+0.01%
Adani Power Ltd.0.10%0.10%0.00%
Tyger Capital Pvt. Ltd.0.10%0.10%0.00%
Aavas Financiers Ltd.0.10%0.10%0.00%
Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.0.07%0.06%0.00%
Tamilnadu State0.13%0.13%0.00%
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.-0.17%-0.17%0.00%
Atul Ltd.0.14%0.13%0.00%
Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd.0.11%0.11%0.00%
Himachal Pradesh State0.13%0.13%0.00%
Mphasis Ltd.0.06%0.05%0.00%
Neuland Laboratories Ltd.0.14%0.13%0.00%
Telangana State0.12%0.12%0.00%
Bahadur Chand Investments Pvt. Ltd.0.07%0.07%0.00%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development0.07%0.07%0.00%
Godrej Properties Ltd.0.07%0.07%0.00%
REC Ltd.0.07%0.07%0.00%
Nexus Select Trust0.06%0.07%0.00%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.-0.09%-0.09%0.00%
Asian Paints Ltd.-0.06%-0.06%0.00%
Vedanta Aluminium Metal Ltd.0.33%0.32%0.00%
Andhra Pradesh State0.05%0.05%0.00%
Indus Towers Ltd.0.23%0.23%0.00%
Indus Infra Trust0.07%0.07%0.00%
GE Vernova T&D India Ltd0.14%0.14%0.00%
Shree Cement Ltd.0.13%0.13%0.00%
Vedanta Ltd.-0.03%-0.03%0.00%
Karnataka State0.03%0.04%0.00%
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.0.00%0.00%0.00%
Haryana State0.03%0.03%0.00%
Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd.0.18%0.18%0.00%
Odisha State0.02%0.02%0.00%
Torrent Power Ltd.0.01%0.01%0.00%
Maharashtra State0.02%0.02%0.00%
West Bengal State0.02%0.02%0.00%
Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust0.01%0.01%0.00%
NHPC Ltd.0.08%0.08%0.00%
JSW Steel Ltd.0.08%0.08%0.00%
Jindal Steel Ltd.0.15%0.15%0.00%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.0.24%0.24%0.00%
Grasim Industries Ltd.0.00%0.00%0.00%
Eternal Ltd.-0.11%-0.11%0.00%
Uttar Pradesh State0.00%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 provide capital appreciation and income distribution to the investors by using equity derivatives strategies, arbitrage opportunities and pure equity investments.

Fund managers

  • Akhil KakkarMr. Kakkar is B.Tech (IIT Roorkee) and PGDM (Finance)Prior to Joining ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund he has worked with Kotak Mahindra Bank in Debt Capital Markets, SBI Capital Markets in Project Advisory & Structured Finance and Goldman Sachs Services Pvt Ltd as Analyst Developer.
  • Manish BanthiaMr. Banthia is B.Com, CA and MBAHe is associated with ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company since Oct 2005, ICICI Prudential AMC - Fixed Income Investments - Aug 2007 to Oct 2009, ICICI Prudential AMC - New Product Development - Oct 2005 to Jul 2007, Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd. - From May 2005 to Oct 2005, Aditya Birla Management Corporation Ltd. - From May 2004 to May 2005.
  • Rajat ChandakMr. Chandak is a B.Com (H) and MBA.He has been associated with ICICI Prudential AMC since 2008.
  • Sri SharmaMs. Sharma has done B.Com, CA and CFA ( Level 2 cleared)Prior to joining ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, she has worked with PwC
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 months5.95% absolute₹60,000₹63,5705.95%
1 year5.48% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,23,6223.02%
3 years11.42% annualised₹3,60,000₹4,31,02519.73%
5 years10.08% annualised₹6,00,000₹7,82,52930.42%

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 ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund?
The NAV of ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund is ₹80.51 as on 9 Nov 2026.
What is the expense ratio of ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund?
The expense ratio of ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund is 1.56% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund?
You can start a SIP in ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund given?
ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund has returned 8.8% over 1 year, 8.6% over 3 years and 10.5% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit Load for units in excess of 30% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 1 year..
How risky is ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund?
ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund is rated Very High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Dynamic Asset Allocation category.
Which fund house manages ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund?
ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund is managed by ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, which runs 109 schemes with ₹12,20,481 Cr under management.