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Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund

Dynamic Asset AllocationVery HighOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 9 Nov 2026
₹186.03+0.20%1 day
Return since launch
14.2%
52-week range
₹168.48 — ₹186.28
AUM
₹9,532 Cr

Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund is a Dynamic Asset Allocation hybrid fund from Nippon India Mutual Fund with ₹9,532 Cr under management, launched in 2004. Over three years it has returned 6.2% a year, against 9.3% for its category. The expense ratio is 1.99% 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
1Y6.4%+4.3 pts2.1%6.1%
2Y5.6%+0.9 pts4.7%4.8%
3Y6.2%−3.1 pts9.3%5.3%
5Y8.8%+0.7 pts8.1%8.0%
7Y10.0%+0.3 pts9.7%9.1%
10Y9.8%+0.5 pts9.4%9.2%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund6.4%
Category2.1%
3Y
Fund6.2%
Category9.3%
5Y
Fund8.8%
Category8.1%

Since launch (16 Oct 2004): 14.2%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
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Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
20257.3%+0.6 pts6.7%
202412.9%−1.3 pts14.2%
202317.5%−2.4 pts20.0%
20225.1%0.0 pts5.1%
202115.7%−0.9 pts16.6%
202011.2%−3.3 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

1.99%

Expense ratio as on 31 Oct 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
1.51%
Brokerage
0.06%
Transaction charges
0.01%
Statutory levies
0.41%
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
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.
Beta—1.25How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe0.380.48Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino0.480.63Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation8.7810.86How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 5 category peers

Portfolio

Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 30 Sep 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity80.7%
  • Debt18.6%
  • Other0.6%

Market cap split

  • Large73.3%
  • Mid16.1%
  • Small10.6%
P/E
22.93
P/B
3.18

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
HDFC Bank Ltd.Financial7.19%₹685 Cr-1.88%-1.67%-1.29%
ICICI Bank Ltd.Financial5.56%₹530 Cr-0.96%-1.16%-0.53%
State Bank of IndiaFinancial3.21%₹306 Cr-1.42%-1.60%+0.42%
Axis Bank Ltd.Financial2.98%₹284 Cr-0.85%-1.04%-0.92%
Reliance Industries Ltd.Energy2.90%₹277 Cr-0.88%-1.33%-0.79%
Infosys Ltd.Technology2.67%₹255 Cr+4.50%+5.54%-0.88%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.Financial2.62%₹250 Cr-0.95%-1.18%-0.46%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.Financial2.51%₹240 Cr-0.44%-0.47%-0.12%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.Communication2.32%₹221 Cr-0.42%-0.57%-0.48%
Eternal Ltd.Services2.15%₹205 Cr-0.47%-0.49%-0.37%

Sectors

  • Financial40.0%
  • Services10.2%
  • Construction9.2%
  • Consumer Staples6.8%
  • Energy6.4%
  • Automobile6.2%
  • Capital Goods5.6%
  • Technology4.7%

Instruments

  • Non Convertible Debenture9.6%
  • Debenture3.8%
  • Real Estate Investment Trusts2.8%
  • Infrastructure Investment Trust2.5%
  • Repo2.3%
  • GOI Securities2.2%
  • Bonds1.6%
  • Cash Margin1.0%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
Others10.51%1.05%-9.46%
ICICI Bank Ltd.-1.00%5.56%+6.56%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.-0.42%2.32%+2.74%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.-0.37%2.03%+2.40%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.-0.31%1.81%+2.13%
HDFC Bank Ltd.-0.83%0.86%+1.69%
State Bank of India-0.71%0.68%+1.40%
company:114180.95%0.00%-0.95%
ICICI Bank Ltd.(Partly Paid Equity)0.00%0.95%+0.95%
National Highways Infra Trust0.90%0.00%-0.90%
Reliance Industries Ltd.-0.43%0.41%+0.85%
Infosys Ltd.-0.41%0.38%+0.79%
Axis Bank Ltd.-0.39%0.40%+0.79%
GMR Airports Ltd.0.00%0.78%+0.78%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.-0.12%0.63%+0.76%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.-0.33%0.31%+0.64%
NTPC Ltd.-0.28%0.29%+0.57%
Eternal Ltd.-0.28%0.29%+0.57%
DMI Finance Ltd.0.00%0.52%+0.52%
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.-0.25%0.26%+0.51%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.-0.24%0.24%+0.48%
FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd.-0.21%0.21%+0.43%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.0.12%0.53%+0.41%
Bharti Airtel Ltd. Rights0.00%0.41%+0.41%
TVS Motor Company Ltd.-0.20%0.20%+0.40%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.-0.19%0.18%+0.37%
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd0.36%0.00%-0.36%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.-0.13%0.23%+0.36%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd Warrant0.00%0.34%+0.34%
Tata Steel Ltd.-0.10%0.23%+0.33%
ITC Ltd.-0.16%0.16%+0.32%
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.-0.16%0.16%+0.31%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd. Pref. Shares0.00%0.30%+0.30%
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.-0.14%0.14%+0.28%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.-0.14%0.14%+0.28%
Coforge Ltd.-0.15%0.13%+0.28%
JSW Infrastructure Ltd.0.28%0.00%-0.28%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.-0.14%0.14%+0.28%
Hero FinCorp Ltd.0.00%0.26%+0.26%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.-0.13%0.13%+0.26%
SK Finance Ltd.0.00%0.26%+0.26%
company:59660.26%0.00%-0.26%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.-0.13%0.13%+0.26%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.-0.13%0.12%+0.25%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.-0.12%0.12%+0.24%
Tata Power Company Ltd.-0.11%0.12%+0.23%
Balkrishna Industries Ltd.0.23%0.45%+0.22%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.-0.10%0.10%+0.21%
Finolex Cables Ltd.0.00%0.20%+0.20%
PB Fintech Ltd.-0.12%0.08%+0.20%
company:63060.20%0.00%-0.20%
Pidilite Industries Ltd.-0.10%0.09%+0.19%
Varun Beverages Ltd.-0.09%0.10%+0.19%
Prestige Estates Projects Ltd.-0.09%0.09%+0.18%
Pine Labs Ltd.0.82%0.98%+0.16%
Mankind Pharma Ltd.0.34%0.50%+0.16%
Mindspace Business Parks REIT1.29%1.15%-0.13%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd. GDR/GDS0.00%0.13%+0.13%
United Spirits Ltd.-0.07%0.06%+0.13%
company:597-0.12%0.00%+0.12%
Vedanta Ltd.0.14%0.26%+0.12%
Page Industries Ltd.-0.05%0.06%+0.11%
Tata Steel Ltd. Pref. Shares 2.000.00%0.11%+0.11%
Avenue Supermarts Ltd.0.45%0.55%+0.11%
Global Health Ltd.0.20%0.30%+0.10%
Piramal Finance Ltd.0.71%0.80%+0.09%
Sai Life Sciences Ltd.0.82%0.89%+0.07%
Trent Ltd.0.45%0.52%+0.07%
United Breweries Ltd.0.61%0.55%-0.06%
Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd.0.63%0.69%+0.06%
NTPC Green Energy Ltd.0.56%0.62%+0.06%
Swiggy Ltd.0.68%0.63%-0.05%
Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd.0.35%0.39%+0.05%
JSW Energy Ltd.-0.02%0.02%+0.05%
Mphasis Ltd.0.55%0.51%-0.04%
Cube Highways Trust1.52%1.56%+0.04%
Brigade Enterprises Ltd.0.42%0.39%-0.04%
Samriddhi Trust0.24%0.20%-0.04%
ABB India Ltd.0.47%0.43%-0.04%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.0.31%0.35%+0.03%
LG Electronics India Ltd.0.61%0.65%+0.03%
LTM Limited0.41%0.38%-0.03%
Tata Capital Ltd.0.76%0.79%+0.03%
Vedanta Ltd - Pref. Shares 7.500.66%0.69%+0.03%
AWL Agri Business Ltd.0.63%0.61%-0.03%
HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd.0.26%0.24%-0.03%
REC Ltd.0.60%0.62%+0.02%
Knowledge Realty Trust0.32%0.34%+0.02%
AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.0.66%0.63%-0.02%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.0.58%0.60%+0.02%
Aptus Finance India Pvt. Ltd.0.32%0.30%-0.02%
Nexus Select Trust0.53%0.55%+0.02%
Andhra Pradesh State0.64%0.66%+0.02%
PNC Infratech Ltd.0.15%0.13%-0.02%
L&T Finance Ltd.0.13%0.11%-0.02%
Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Ltd.0.87%0.85%-0.02%
Adani Airport Holdings Ltd.0.40%0.42%+0.02%
Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust0.45%0.46%+0.02%
Devyani International Ltd.0.62%0.61%-0.01%
Jio Credit Ltd.0.50%0.52%+0.01%
Ipca Laboratories Ltd.0.84%0.85%+0.01%
Vastu Finserve India Private Ltd.0.25%0.26%+0.01%
Bagmane Prime Office REIT0.22%0.23%+0.01%
L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd.0.49%0.51%+0.01%
Veritas Finance Ltd.0.25%0.26%+0.01%
Brookfield India Real Estate Trust REIT0.52%0.53%+0.01%
company:201330.01%0.00%-0.01%
Muthoot Finance Ltd.0.25%0.26%+0.01%
Blue Star Ltd.0.14%0.15%+0.01%
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.0.25%0.26%+0.01%
GE Vernova T&D India Ltd0.61%0.60%-0.01%
Bharti Telecom Ltd.0.25%0.26%+0.01%
Lupin Ltd.0.25%0.24%-0.01%
Muthoot Fincorp Ltd.0.20%0.21%+0.01%
Suryapet Khammam Road Pvt. Ltd.0.21%0.22%+0.01%
Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd.0.50%0.51%+0.01%
Vedanta Aluminium Metal Ltd.0.59%0.58%-0.01%
Torrent Power Ltd.0.21%0.21%+0.01%
Incred Financial Services Ltd.0.15%0.16%+0.01%
Indostar Capital Finance Ltd.0.15%0.16%+0.01%
IndiGrid Infrastructure Trust0.43%0.44%+0.01%
India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd.0.10%0.10%0.00%
Kaynes Technology India Ltd.0.30%0.30%0.00%
Gillette India Ltd.0.54%0.53%0.00%
Nirma Ltd.0.05%0.05%0.00%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development0.05%0.05%0.00%
3M India Ltd.0.44%0.44%0.00%
Aditya Birla Real Estate Ltd0.05%0.05%0.00%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.0.04%0.04%0.00%
Maharashtra State0.04%0.04%0.00%
GOI0.00%0.00%0.00%
Rajasthan State0.00%0.00%0.00%
Tamilnadu State0.00%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 capitalize on the potential upside in equity markets while attempting to limit the downside by dynamically managing the portfolio through investment in equity & equity related instruments and active use of debt, money market instruments and derivatives.

Fund managers

  • Amber SinghaniaMMS Finance (Mumbai University)Prior to joining the Nippon India AMC, he was associated with Asian Markets Securities Pvt. Ltd.
  • Bhavik DaveMr. Dave is a BBA and PGDMPrior joining to Nippon India Mutual Fund he has worked with Motilal Oswal Securities Limited - Research Associate (Institutional Equities), Crisil Global Analytics Centre - Credit Analyst – US Oil & Gas Sector, Grantham Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. - Research Associate Internship.
  • Sushil Hari Prasad BudhiaMr. Budhia has done CAPrior to joining Nippon India Mutual Fund, he has worked with YES Bank as Senior President, Axis Bank and UTI Mutual Fund.
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 months4.49% absolute₹60,000₹62,6944.49%
1 year2.97% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,21,9481.62%
3 years10.19% annualised₹3,60,000₹4,22,58517.38%
5 years8.52% annualised₹6,00,000₹7,50,10225.02%

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 Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund?
The NAV of Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund is ₹186.03 as on 9 Nov 2026.
What is the expense ratio of Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund?
The expense ratio of Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund is 1.99% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund?
You can start a SIP in Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund given?
Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund has returned 6.4% over 1 year, 6.2% over 3 years and 8.8% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on Nippon India 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 Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund?
Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund is rated Very High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Dynamic Asset Allocation category.
Which fund house manages Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund?
Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund is managed by Nippon India Mutual Fund, which runs 75 schemes with ₹8,03,520 Cr under management.