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ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund

Dynamic Asset AllocationVery HighOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 24 Sep 2026
₹77.27-1.34%1 day
Return since launch
11.0%
52-week range
₹71.79 — ₹80.38
AUM
₹75,399 Cr

ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund is a Dynamic Asset Allocation hybrid fund from ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund with ₹75,399 Cr under management, launched in 2006. Over three years it has returned 6.7% a year, against 8.3% for its category. The expense ratio is 1.54% 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
1Y1.2%+0.6 pts0.6%-0.5%
2Y4.6%+3.1 pts1.5%1.6%
3Y6.7%−1.6 pts8.3%3.8%
5Y9.4%+1.7 pts7.8%7.2%
7Y10.8%+1.7 pts9.2%8.6%
10Y10.7%+1.6 pts9.2%8.8%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund1.2%
Category0.6%
3Y
Fund6.7%
Category8.3%
5Y
Fund9.4%
Category7.8%

Since launch (8 Nov 2006): 11.0%

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

1.57%

Expense ratio as on 22 Sep 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
1.15%
Brokerage
0.04%
Transaction charges
0.01%
Statutory levies
0.37%
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.
Beta0.911.42How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe0.790.59Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino0.900.80Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation7.5911.79How 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 31 Aug 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity63.8%
  • Debt18.4%
  • Other17.8%

Market cap split

  • Large85.0%
  • Mid10.2%
  • Small4.8%
P/E
27.30
P/B
4.09

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
OthersOthers14.03%₹10,576 Cr+24.21%+41.17%+65.96%
TVS Motor Company Ltd.Automobile4.83%₹3,645 Cr-1.63%-2.45%-1.86%
HDFC Bank Ltd.Financial4.15%₹3,133 Cr0.00%-0.18%-2.80%
ICICI Bank Ltd.Financial4.07%₹3,069 Cr-0.65%-0.71%-0.10%
Embassy Office Parks REITConstruction2.80%₹2,114 Cr+2.92%+2.88%+2.85%
Reliance Industries Ltd.Energy2.60%₹1,960 Cr-0.37%-0.36%+6.89%
Infosys Ltd.Technology2.46%₹1,856 Cr+5.66%+6.12%+5.76%
Eternal Ltd.Services2.03%₹1,529 Cr+3.51%+3.14%-0.37%
State Bank of IndiaFinancial2.00%₹1,508 Cr+3.56%+3.45%-1.08%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.Construction1.98%₹1,494 Cr+4.83%-0.11%-0.11%

Sectors

  • Financial22.5%
  • Others17.7%
  • Automobile10.9%
  • Services10.4%
  • Construction6.7%
  • Technology5.4%
  • Energy4.2%
  • Capital Goods3.5%

Instruments

  • Repo7.4%
  • Real Estate Investment Trusts3.7%
  • Debenture3.7%
  • Non Convertible Debenture3.6%
  • State Development Loan3.5%
  • Net Current Assets3.5%
  • GOI Securities3.0%
  • Cash Margin3.0%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
HDFC Bank Ltd.0.13%3.25%+3.12%
Infosys Ltd.2.55%-0.00%-2.55%
Eternal Ltd.2.08%-0.11%-2.18%
State Bank of India1.96%-0.00%-1.96%
Axis Bank Ltd.1.89%-0.00%-1.90%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.1.46%-0.09%-1.55%
Trent Ltd.1.42%-0.00%-1.42%
Titan Company Ltd.-0.18%1.08%+1.27%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.1.13%-0.09%-1.22%
HCL Technologies Ltd.1.14%-0.00%-1.14%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.1.12%-0.00%-1.12%
PI Industries Ltd.0.72%-0.03%-0.75%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.0.74%-0.00%-0.74%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.0.71%-0.00%-0.71%
Shriram Finance Ltd0.68%-0.00%-0.68%
Nifty 50-3.78%-4.45%-0.67%
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.0.61%-0.03%-0.65%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.0.57%-0.00%-0.57%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.0.55%-0.00%-0.55%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.0.54%-0.00%-0.54%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.0.54%-0.00%-0.54%
Info Edge (India) Ltd.0.41%-0.10%-0.51%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.0.42%-0.00%-0.42%
Life Insurance Corporation of India0.16%0.57%+0.40%
Avenue Supermarts Ltd.1.21%1.55%+0.34%
ICICI Bank Ltd.3.74%4.07%+0.33%
Punjab National Bank0.32%0.00%-0.32%
Vedanta Ltd.0.29%-0.03%-0.32%
Eicher Motors Ltd.0.32%-0.00%-0.32%
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd.-0.01%0.27%+0.28%
Others2.76%3.01%+0.25%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.-0.00%0.24%+0.24%
Tata Motors Finance Ltd.0.23%0.00%-0.23%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.0.47%0.69%+0.22%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.-0.20%-0.00%+0.20%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.0.03%0.23%+0.20%
TVS Motor Company Ltd.-1.14%-1.33%-0.19%
Cipla Ltd.0.19%-0.00%-0.19%
Asian Paints Ltd.-0.25%-0.06%+0.19%
company:13330.00%0.18%+0.18%
Britannia Industries Ltd.1.31%1.12%-0.18%
Ambuja Cements Ltd.0.18%0.00%-0.18%
ITC Ltd.-0.04%0.13%+0.17%
Muthoot Finance Ltd.0.07%0.23%+0.16%
Export-Import Bank Of India0.16%0.00%-0.16%
Container Corporation Of India Ltd.-0.06%0.10%+0.15%
Vedanta Aluminium Metal Ltd.0.47%0.33%-0.15%
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.-0.03%-0.17%-0.14%
Bank Of Baroda0.26%0.13%-0.13%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.0.26%0.13%-0.13%
company:54340.00%0.13%+0.13%
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.0.46%0.57%+0.11%
PB Fintech Ltd.0.69%0.80%+0.11%
The Indian Hotels Company Ltd.0.39%0.29%-0.10%
Tata Steel Ltd.0.65%0.75%+0.10%
Mphasis Ltd.-0.05%0.06%+0.10%
TVS Motor Company Ltd - Pref. Shares0.09%0.00%-0.09%
NTPC Ltd.-0.09%-0.00%+0.09%
Hyundai Motor India Ltd.0.08%0.00%-0.08%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.0.64%0.57%-0.08%
Voltas Ltd.0.16%0.09%-0.07%
company:49750.00%0.07%+0.07%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.0.77%0.70%-0.07%
Lenskart Solutions Ltd.0.24%0.30%+0.06%
Tata Motors Ltd.0.95%1.01%+0.06%
Cummins India Ltd.0.41%0.47%+0.06%
Havells India Ltd.-0.06%0.00%+0.06%
Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.-0.04%0.01%+0.06%
Netweb Technologies India Ltd.0.44%0.49%+0.05%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.0.33%0.38%+0.05%
Vedanta Power Ltd0.04%0.00%-0.04%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.0.69%0.73%+0.04%
R R Kabel Ltd.0.53%0.57%+0.03%
Grasim Industries Ltd.-0.03%0.00%+0.03%
NHPC Ltd.0.11%0.08%-0.03%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.0.51%0.54%+0.03%
Embassy Office Parks REIT2.83%2.80%-0.03%
Coforge Ltd.0.19%0.22%+0.03%
Motherson Sumi Wiring India Ltd.0.26%0.23%-0.03%
LTM Ltd.-0.03%0.00%+0.03%
LTM Limited0.03%0.00%-0.03%
Reliance Industries Ltd.-0.03%-0.00%+0.02%
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.0.47%0.49%+0.02%
Neuland Laboratories Ltd.0.12%0.14%+0.02%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.0.28%0.26%-0.02%
360 One Wam Ltd.0.83%0.85%+0.02%
PG Electroplast Ltd.0.30%0.28%-0.02%
Sundaram Finance Ltd.0.02%0.00%-0.02%
Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd.0.16%0.18%+0.02%
Polycab India Ltd.0.70%0.72%+0.02%
Shree Cement Ltd.0.15%0.13%-0.02%
Shadowfax Technologies Ltd.0.34%0.36%+0.02%
Azad Engineering Ltd.0.17%0.15%-0.02%
SBI Funds Management Ltd.0.16%0.17%+0.02%
Pidilite Industries Ltd.0.35%0.37%+0.01%
Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd.0.10%0.11%+0.01%
Angel One Ltd.0.25%0.23%-0.01%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd.0.24%0.23%-0.01%
Jindal Steel Ltd.0.14%0.15%+0.01%
FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd.0.26%0.27%+0.01%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.1.06%1.06%-0.01%
Atul Ltd.0.15%0.14%-0.01%
Computer Age Management Services Ltd.0.14%0.13%-0.01%
HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd.0.86%0.85%-0.01%
Tata Capital Ltd.0.46%0.46%-0.01%
India Universal Trust AL10.19%0.19%-0.01%
ABB India Ltd.0.14%0.15%+0.01%
Bharti Telecom Ltd.0.43%0.43%-0.01%
Indusind Bank Ltd.-0.27%-0.27%+0.01%
ICICI Home Finance Company Ltd.0.27%0.26%0.00%
Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.0.07%0.07%0.00%
Travel Food Services Ltd.0.32%0.32%0.00%
Rajasthan State0.26%0.25%0.00%
Indus Towers Ltd.0.24%0.23%0.00%
Madhya Pradesh State0.26%0.26%0.00%
Brookfield India Real Estate Trust REIT0.35%0.35%0.00%
Godrej Industries Ltd.0.16%0.16%0.00%
The Phoenix Mills Ltd.0.46%0.45%0.00%
Tamilnadu State0.13%0.13%0.00%
Mankind Pharma Ltd.0.10%0.10%0.00%
Himachal Pradesh State0.13%0.13%0.00%
Yes Bank Ltd.0.26%0.26%0.00%
Max Financial Services Ltd.0.07%0.07%0.00%
JM Financial Credit Solutions Ltd.0.20%0.20%0.00%
GE Vernova T&D India Ltd0.14%0.14%0.00%
Oberoi Realty Ltd.0.13%0.13%0.00%
Telangana State0.12%0.12%0.00%
V-Guard Industries Ltd.0.06%0.06%0.00%
Altius Telecom Infrastructure Trust0.18%0.19%0.00%
Mindspace Business Parks REIT0.52%0.52%0.00%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.0.17%0.17%0.00%
Manappuram Finance Ltd.0.13%0.13%0.00%
Union Bank of India0.32%0.32%0.00%
Bamboo Hotel And Global Centre (Delhi) Pvt Ltd. Class A0.13%0.13%0.00%
Adani Power Ltd.0.10%0.10%0.00%
JSW Steel Ltd.0.07%0.08%0.00%
TVS Credit Services Ltd.0.11%0.11%0.00%
Andhra Pradesh State0.05%0.05%0.00%
Aavas Financiers Ltd.0.10%0.10%0.00%
Tyger Capital Pvt. Ltd.0.10%0.10%0.00%
Reserve Bank of India0.15%0.15%0.00%
Godrej Properties Ltd.0.07%0.07%0.00%
Bahadur Chand Investments Pvt. Ltd.0.07%0.07%0.00%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development0.07%0.07%0.00%
GOI0.09%0.09%0.00%
Karnataka State0.04%0.03%0.00%
Haryana State0.03%0.03%0.00%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.0.24%0.24%0.00%
West Bengal State0.02%0.02%0.00%
Maharashtra State0.02%0.02%0.00%
Odisha State0.02%0.02%0.00%
Nexus Select Trust0.07%0.06%0.00%
Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust0.01%0.01%0.00%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.0.05%0.05%0.00%
Torrent Power Ltd.0.01%0.01%0.00%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
Uttar Pradesh State0.00%0.00%0.00%
Indus Infra Trust0.07%0.07%0.00%

Compare

Similar funds

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

FundAUMExpense1Y3Y5Y
Category average₹30,904 Cr2.08%0.0%4.9%9.9%
HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund₹1,07,296 Cr1.31%-3.8%3.3%10.5%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Balanced Advantage Fund₹10,125 Cr1.95%4.6%7.5%9.6%
Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund₹5,343 Cr2.05%1.4%6.3%9.6%
Quant Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund₹852 Cr3.03%-2.1%2.5%—

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 months4.63% absolute₹60,000₹62,7784.63%
1 year2.92% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,21,9151.60%
3 years10.28% annualised₹3,60,000₹4,23,19617.55%
5 years9.73% annualised₹6,00,000₹7,75,10429.18%

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 ₹77.27 as on 24 Sep 2026.
What is the expense ratio of ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund?
The expense ratio of ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund is 1.54% 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 1.2% over 1 year, 6.7% over 3 years and 9.4% 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 ₹11,76,218 Cr under management.