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Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund

Dynamic Asset AllocationVery HighOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 9 Nov 2026
₹21.48+0.37%1 day
Return since launch
9.6%
52-week range
₹19.35 — ₹21.41
AUM
₹16,618 Cr

Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund is a Dynamic Asset Allocation hybrid fund from Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund with ₹16,618 Cr under management, launched in 2018. Over three years it has returned 6.0% a year, against 9.3% for its category. The expense ratio is 1.88% 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
1Y6.7%+4.6 pts2.1%6.1%
2Y5.3%+0.5 pts4.7%4.8%
3Y6.0%−3.2 pts9.3%5.3%
5Y8.3%+0.2 pts8.1%8.0%
7Y9.3%−0.4 pts9.7%9.1%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund6.7%
Category2.1%
3Y
Fund6.0%
Category9.3%
5Y
Fund8.3%
Category8.1%

Since launch (13 Jul 2018): 9.6%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
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Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
20256.0%−0.7 pts6.7%
202414.2%0.0 pts14.2%
202316.1%−3.9 pts20.0%
20223.8%−1.3 pts5.1%
202113.0%−3.7 pts16.6%
202013.6%−0.8 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

1.88%

Expense ratio as on 3 Nov 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
1.44%
Brokerage
0.03%
Transaction charges
0.01%
Statutory levies
0.40%
Exit load
Exit load for units in excess of 8% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 180 days
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.
Beta1.141.25How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe0.280.48Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino0.330.63Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation9.2410.86How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 5 category peers

Portfolio

Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 30 Sep 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity63.4%
  • Debt20.3%
  • Other16.4%

Market cap split

  • Large73.1%
  • Mid13.3%
  • Small13.6%
P/E
20.87
P/B
3.03

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
OthersOthers13.26%₹2,204 Cr+42.71%+8.06%+36.76%
ICICI Bank Ltd.Financial4.92%₹817 Cr+8.88%+7.67%+7.87%
Reliance Industries Ltd.Energy3.28%₹545 Cr-0.06%-0.06%+7.65%
HDFC Bank Ltd.Financial3.08%₹511 Cr-2.21%-1.62%+13.84%
State Bank of IndiaFinancial2.85%₹474 Cr-1.70%+5.63%+5.72%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.Communication2.33%₹387 Cr+4.54%+4.68%+4.04%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.Construction1.99%₹331 Cr+2.15%-0.01%+1.85%
Solar Industries India Ltd.Chemicals1.67%₹277 Cr+1.57%+1.14%+1.17%
Brookfield India Real Estate Trust REITConstruction1.61%₹267 Cr+2.19%+2.30%+0.26%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.Materials1.55%₹257 Cr+1.76%+1.80%+1.87%

Sectors

  • Financial26.2%
  • Others13.8%
  • Sovereign7.9%
  • Construction7.3%
  • Energy6.5%
  • Automobile5.6%
  • Technology4.7%
  • Capital Goods4.0%

Instruments

  • GOI Securities7.9%
  • Cash Margin7.7%
  • Repo6.5%
  • Debenture5.5%
  • Certificate of Deposit3.1%
  • Bonds2.8%
  • Real Estate Investment Trusts2.6%
  • Index Derivatives0.8%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
ICICI Bank Ltd.5.18%-0.01%-5.19%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.1.58%-0.01%-1.59%
Eternal Ltd.-0.23%1.35%+1.58%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.1.32%-0.01%-1.34%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.0.79%-0.01%-0.80%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.0.71%-0.01%-0.72%
Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd.-0.01%0.70%+0.71%
NTPC Ltd.-0.00%0.70%+0.70%
PB Fintech Ltd.0.61%-0.08%-0.69%
Others8.36%7.74%-0.62%
Shriram Finance Ltd0.57%-0.01%-0.58%
company:122050.56%0.00%-0.56%
Bajaj Auto Ltd.0.50%-0.01%-0.51%
Axiscades Technologies Ltd.0.00%0.30%+0.30%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.-0.46%-0.17%+0.29%
Dr. Lal Pathlabs Ltd.0.27%0.00%-0.27%
Pine Labs Ltd.0.00%0.22%+0.22%
Infosys Ltd.1.67%1.48%-0.20%
Sansera Engineering Ltd.1.10%1.27%+0.17%
company:148990.14%0.00%-0.14%
Aptus Value Housing Finance India Ltd.0.46%0.33%-0.12%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.-1.27%-1.39%-0.12%
company:1308-0.12%0.00%+0.12%
Exide Industries Ltd.0.00%0.11%+0.11%
Astral Ltd.0.00%0.10%+0.10%
JIO Financial Services Ltd.0.09%-0.01%-0.10%
Coal India Ltd.0.29%0.38%+0.09%
INDO-MIM Ltd.0.16%0.23%+0.08%
DLF Ltd.0.23%0.15%-0.07%
Tata Motors Ltd.0.00%0.07%+0.07%
Kei Industries Ltd.0.36%0.29%-0.07%
Carborundum Universal Ltd.0.35%0.42%+0.06%
Knowledge Realty Trust0.86%0.92%+0.06%
V-Guard Industries Ltd.0.59%0.53%-0.06%
Acutaas Chemicals Ltd.0.70%0.76%+0.06%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.2.05%1.99%-0.06%
JTPM Metal Traders Ltd.1.24%1.30%+0.06%
Swiggy Ltd.0.00%-0.05%-0.05%
Yatharth Hospital & Trauma Care Services Ltd.0.64%0.69%+0.05%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.1.20%1.25%+0.05%
Eicher Motors Ltd.-0.08%-0.04%+0.05%
Nifty Bank0.87%0.83%-0.05%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.-0.10%-0.05%+0.05%
Oberoi Realty Ltd.0.52%0.47%-0.04%
Solar Industries India Ltd.1.63%1.67%+0.04%
State Bank of India-0.83%-0.79%+0.04%
ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Ltd.0.00%0.04%+0.04%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.-0.31%-0.27%+0.04%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.-0.39%-0.36%+0.04%
HDFC Bank Ltd.-0.49%-0.53%-0.03%
Persistent Systems Ltd.0.41%0.37%-0.03%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd.0.55%0.59%+0.03%
Ratnamani Metals & Tubes Ltd.0.44%0.47%+0.03%
National Housing Bank1.12%1.15%+0.03%
Brookfield India Real Estate Trust REIT1.13%1.16%+0.03%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development0.62%0.65%+0.03%
Cipla Ltd.-0.20%-0.17%+0.03%
Godrej Properties Ltd.-0.10%-0.07%+0.03%
DSP Finance Pvt Ltd.0.55%0.58%+0.03%
Coromandel International Ltd.0.79%0.76%-0.03%
United Spirits Ltd.0.56%0.53%-0.03%
Bank Of Baroda-0.09%-0.07%+0.03%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.-0.26%-0.23%+0.03%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.-0.13%-0.10%+0.03%
Adani Energy Solutions Ltd.0.23%0.26%+0.02%
Jyoti CNC Automation Ltd.0.26%0.29%+0.02%
TVS Motor Company Ltd.-0.07%-0.05%+0.02%
Mphasis Ltd.-0.17%-0.15%+0.02%
Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.-0.02%-0.00%+0.02%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.-0.25%-0.23%+0.02%
Wipro Ltd.0.29%0.27%-0.02%
MTAR Technologies Ltd.0.13%0.15%+0.02%
Bharti Telecom Ltd.0.43%0.45%+0.02%
Reliance Industries Ltd.-0.06%-0.08%-0.02%
Biocon Ltd.0.31%0.29%-0.02%
Tata Consumer Products Ltd.-0.03%-0.01%+0.02%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.-0.11%-0.10%+0.02%
Ambuja Cements Ltd.-0.51%-0.49%+0.02%
Sai Life Sciences Ltd.0.18%0.20%+0.02%
Amber Enterprises India Ltd.0.20%0.18%-0.02%
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd0.51%0.53%+0.02%
Apollo Tyres Ltd.0.42%0.41%-0.02%
Indus Towers Ltd.-0.04%-0.03%+0.01%
Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Ltd.0.31%0.32%+0.01%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.0.67%0.65%-0.01%
360 ONE Wealth Ltd.0.29%0.30%+0.01%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.0.00%-0.01%-0.01%
Piramal Finance Ltd.0.20%0.19%-0.01%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.-0.13%-0.12%+0.01%
GE Vernova T&D India Ltd1.18%1.17%-0.01%
The Federal Bank Ltd.0.27%0.29%+0.01%
Capital Infra Trust0.29%0.30%+0.01%
Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd.0.43%0.45%+0.01%
Muthoot Finance Ltd.0.29%0.30%+0.01%
NTPC Green Energy Ltd.0.13%0.14%+0.01%
Nestle India Ltd.0.00%-0.01%-0.01%
JSW Steel Ltd.-0.03%-0.02%+0.01%
Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.-0.01%-0.00%+0.01%
Andhra Pradesh State Beverages Corporation Ltd.0.24%0.25%+0.01%
Viyash Scientific Limited0.17%0.16%-0.01%
Deepak Nitrite Ltd.0.13%0.12%-0.01%
Titan Company Ltd.-0.02%-0.01%+0.01%
Mindspace Business Parks REIT0.19%0.20%+0.01%
Schaeffler India Ltd.0.70%0.72%+0.01%
Godrej Agrovet Ltd.0.17%0.18%+0.01%
ITC Ltd.-0.03%-0.02%+0.01%
Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd.0.39%0.38%-0.01%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.-0.01%-0.00%+0.01%
Kajaria Ceramics Ltd.0.26%0.26%+0.01%
Embassy Office Parks REIT0.26%0.27%+0.01%
Axis Bank Ltd.-0.24%-0.23%+0.01%
Page Industries Ltd.0.15%0.15%+0.01%
Bosch Ltd.0.59%0.58%-0.01%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.0.47%0.46%-0.01%
Hyundai Motor India Ltd.0.23%0.22%-0.01%
HDB Financial Services Ltd.0.17%0.16%-0.01%
Ashok Leyland Ltd.0.10%0.09%-0.01%
Jana Small Finance Bank Ltd.0.16%0.16%-0.01%
Varun Beverages Ltd.-0.04%-0.03%+0.01%
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd.0.19%0.18%-0.01%
Indian Bank0.14%0.15%+0.01%
Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd.-0.13%-0.12%+0.01%
Kusumgar Ltd.0.08%0.09%+0.01%
REC Ltd.0.43%0.43%+0.01%
Techno Electric & Engineering Company Ltd.0.09%0.10%+0.01%
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.0.43%0.42%-0.01%
The Phoenix Mills Ltd.-0.08%-0.08%+0.01%
Laser Power & Infra Ltd.0.04%0.04%-0.01%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.0.46%0.46%+0.01%
company:5590-0.01%0.00%+0.01%
Rainbow Children's Medicare Ltd.0.18%0.17%-0.01%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.0.52%0.52%0.00%
Aditya Birla Finance Ltd.0.10%0.10%0.00%
Life Insurance Corporation of India0.37%0.37%0.00%
Bihar State0.14%0.14%0.00%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.-0.02%-0.01%0.00%
Orchid Pharma Ltd.0.01%0.01%0.00%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.0.92%0.92%0.00%
Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust0.09%0.10%0.00%
Vedanta Aluminium Metal Ltd.0.43%0.43%0.00%
SBI Funds Management Ltd.0.05%0.04%0.00%
Voltas Ltd.0.05%0.04%0.00%
SRF Ltd.0.28%0.28%0.00%
Indus Infra Trust0.14%0.14%0.00%
Godrej Industries Ltd.0.06%0.06%0.00%
Mankind Pharma Ltd.-0.03%-0.02%0.00%
Nuvama Wealth Management Ltd.0.14%0.14%0.00%
Cummins India Ltd.-0.07%-0.07%0.00%
Tata Capital Ltd.0.01%0.01%0.00%
Tata Steel Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.-1.01%-1.02%0.00%
Linde India Ltd.0.04%0.05%0.00%
Haryana State0.03%0.03%0.00%
Tata Projects Ltd.0.03%0.03%0.00%
Tempsens Instruments (India) Ltd.0.06%0.05%0.00%
Tata Capital Financial Services Ltd.0.03%0.03%0.00%
Punjab National Bank-0.08%-0.08%0.00%
Gujarat Energy Ltd.0.38%0.38%0.00%
Alkem Laboratories Ltd.0.07%0.07%0.00%
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd.0.29%0.29%0.00%
Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd.0.06%0.07%0.00%
Tata Communications Ltd.0.16%0.16%0.00%
Piramal Pharma Ltd.0.11%0.11%0.00%
Kotak Mahindra Prime Ltd.0.02%0.02%0.00%
Fortis Healthcare Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
GSPL Transmission Ltd.0.08%0.08%0.00%
Rajasthan State0.01%0.01%0.00%
Prestige Estates Projects Ltd.0.00%-0.00%0.00%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.0.01%0.01%0.00%
Steel Authority Of India Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
Hindustan Zinc Ltd.0.05%0.05%0.00%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
NMDC Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
GAIL (India) Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
Jindal Steel Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
Devyani International Ltd.0.00%0.00%0.00%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
Asian Paints Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
GOI0.00%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 generate capital appreciation by investing in a dynamically balanced portfolio of equity & equity related securities and debt & money market securities.

Fund managers

  • Abhishek BisenMr. Bisen is a BA and MBA in Finance.Prior to joining Kotak AMC, he was working with Securities Trading Corporation Of India Ltd where he was looking at Sales & Trading of Fixed Income Products apart from doing Portfolio Advisory. His earlier assignments also include 2 years of merchant banking experience with a leading merchant banking firm.
  • Arjun KhannaMr. Khanna has done CFA, FRM, MMS(Finance) & B.E (Electronics)Prior to joining Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund, he was with Principal Mutual Fund and has also worked with Citibank.
  • Hiten ShahMr. Shah is a Masters in Management Studies (Finance) from Mumbai University.Prior to joining Kotak Mahindra Mutual fund, he was associated with Edelweiss Asset Management for more than 8 years as a CoFund manager and Chief dealer in equities segment. He was also associated with Edelweiss securities Ltd. as low risk arbitrage trader for more than 3 years.
  • Rohit TandonMr. Tandon has done B.E.(Mechanical) and PGDM from IIM-BPrior to joining Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund, he has worked with Reliance Nippon Life Insurance, Max Life Insurance and JP Morgan India
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 months4.87% absolute₹60,000₹62,9224.87%
1 year2.96% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,21,9421.62%
3 years9.42% annualised₹3,60,000₹4,17,40615.95%
5 years8.10% annualised₹6,00,000₹7,41,66023.61%

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 Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund?
The NAV of Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund is ₹21.48 as on 9 Nov 2026.
What is the expense ratio of Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund?
The expense ratio of Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund is 1.88% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund?
You can start a SIP in Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund given?
Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund has returned 6.7% over 1 year, 6.0% over 3 years and 8.3% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit load for units in excess of 8% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 180 days.
How risky is Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund?
Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund is rated Very High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Dynamic Asset Allocation category.
Which fund house manages Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund?
Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund is managed by Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund, which runs 97 schemes with ₹6,34,000 Cr under management.