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Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund

Dynamic Asset AllocationVery HighOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 24 Sep 2026
₹180.36-1.29%1 day
Return since launch
14.2%
52-week range
₹168.48 — ₹186.28
AUM
₹9,918 Cr

Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund is a Dynamic Asset Allocation hybrid fund from Nippon India Mutual Fund with ₹9,918 Cr under management, launched in 2004. Over three years it has returned 4.9% a year, against 8.3% 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
1Y0.4%−0.1 pts0.6%-0.5%
2Y2.7%+1.1 pts1.5%1.6%
3Y4.9%−3.4 pts8.3%3.8%
5Y8.1%+0.4 pts7.8%7.2%
7Y9.6%+0.4 pts9.2%8.6%
10Y9.6%+0.4 pts9.2%8.8%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund0.4%
Category0.6%
3Y
Fund4.9%
Category8.3%
5Y
Fund8.1%
Category7.8%

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

1.98%

Expense ratio as on 23 Sep 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
1.50%
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—1.29How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe0.570.63Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino0.690.82Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation8.4110.95How 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 31 Aug 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity62.9%
  • Debt17.5%
  • Other19.6%

Market cap split

  • Large73.1%
  • Mid16.8%
  • Small10.0%
P/E
24.43
P/B
3.40

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
OthersOthers13.42%₹1,331 Cr+45.70%+47.95%+7.37%
ICICI Bank Ltd.Financial5.00%₹496 Cr-1.80%-1.77%-0.97%
HDFC Bank Ltd.Financial4.87%₹482 Cr-1.77%-1.37%-1.01%
Axis Bank Ltd.Financial2.24%₹222 Cr-0.84%-0.83%-0.64%
Reliance Industries Ltd.Energy2.14%₹212 Cr-0.92%-0.93%-0.80%
Infosys Ltd.Technology2.11%₹209 Cr+4.85%-0.90%-0.79%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.Financial2.06%₹204 Cr-0.88%-1.00%-0.41%
State Bank of IndiaFinancial1.96%₹195 Cr-1.37%-1.38%+0.43%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.Communication1.88%₹186 Cr-0.86%-0.82%-0.82%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.Automobile1.80%₹179 Cr-0.70%-0.80%+4.51%

Sectors

  • Financial30.8%
  • Others13.5%
  • Services9.2%
  • Construction9.1%
  • Energy5.7%
  • Consumer Staples5.5%
  • Automobile4.4%
  • Capital Goods4.4%

Instruments

  • Cash Margin10.5%
  • Non Convertible Debenture7.7%
  • Debenture4.4%
  • Infrastructure Investment Trust3.3%
  • Real Estate Investment Trusts2.9%
  • Repo2.4%
  • GOI Securities2.1%
  • Bonds1.5%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
Swiggy Ltd.-0.01%0.68%+0.69%
Pine Labs Ltd.0.15%0.82%+0.66%
company:127270.00%0.66%+0.66%
company:49750.00%0.60%+0.60%
Info Edge (India) Ltd.0.54%0.00%-0.54%
LTM Limited-0.08%0.41%+0.49%
Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd.0.02%0.50%+0.48%
Avenue Supermarts Ltd.-0.00%0.45%+0.45%
Andhra Pradesh State Beverages Corporation Ltd.0.44%0.00%-0.44%
company:194760.00%0.40%+0.40%
Lupin Ltd.0.64%0.25%-0.39%
Others10.82%10.51%-0.31%
Trent Ltd.0.15%0.45%+0.30%
Rajasthan State0.26%0.00%-0.26%
company:4290.00%0.23%+0.23%
Global Health Ltd.0.01%0.20%+0.19%
Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Ltd.1.04%0.87%-0.17%
Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd.0.47%0.63%+0.16%
Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Ltd.0.15%0.00%-0.15%
company:138490.00%0.15%+0.15%
Piramal Finance Ltd.0.57%0.71%+0.14%
company:69530.00%0.12%+0.12%
Devyani International Ltd.0.51%0.62%+0.11%
Brigade Enterprises Ltd.0.32%0.42%+0.11%
Ipca Laboratories Ltd.0.74%0.84%+0.09%
Mankind Pharma Ltd.0.25%0.34%+0.09%
Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd.0.09%0.00%-0.09%
Cummins India Ltd.-0.08%0.00%+0.08%
Sai Life Sciences Ltd.0.74%0.82%+0.08%
Eicher Motors Ltd.-0.08%0.00%+0.08%
LG Electronics India Ltd.0.54%0.61%+0.07%
Vedanta Aluminium Metal Ltd.0.53%0.59%+0.06%
Samriddhi Trust0.30%0.24%-0.06%
United Breweries Ltd.0.66%0.61%-0.05%
Maharashtra State0.10%0.04%-0.05%
HDFC Bank Ltd.-0.87%-0.83%+0.04%
Liquid Gold Series 70.04%0.00%-0.04%
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd0.39%0.36%-0.03%
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.-0.17%-0.14%+0.03%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.-0.45%-0.42%+0.02%
Knowledge Realty Trust0.35%0.32%-0.02%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.-0.35%-0.33%+0.02%
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.-0.23%-0.25%-0.02%
Gillette India Ltd.0.56%0.54%-0.02%
JSW Infrastructure Ltd.0.26%0.28%+0.02%
Blue Star Ltd.0.16%0.14%-0.02%
ABB India Ltd.0.45%0.47%+0.02%
NTPC Ltd.-0.30%-0.28%+0.02%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.-0.22%-0.24%-0.02%
Coforge Ltd.-0.13%-0.15%-0.02%
Page Industries Ltd.-0.07%-0.05%+0.02%
Mphasis Ltd.0.53%0.55%+0.02%
3M India Ltd.0.46%0.44%-0.02%
Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust0.43%0.45%+0.02%
Eternal Ltd.-0.26%-0.28%-0.02%
Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd.0.36%0.35%-0.02%
GE Vernova T&D India Ltd0.59%0.61%+0.02%
ICICI Bank Ltd.-0.98%-1.00%-0.02%
PB Fintech Ltd.-0.11%-0.12%-0.02%
State Bank of India-0.70%-0.71%-0.01%
India Universal Trust AL10.01%0.00%-0.01%
Axis Bank Ltd.-0.38%-0.39%-0.01%
Kaynes Technology India Ltd.0.31%0.30%-0.01%
ITC Ltd.-0.17%-0.16%+0.01%
Tata Power Company Ltd.-0.12%-0.11%+0.01%
AWL Agri Business Ltd.0.62%0.63%+0.01%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.-0.13%-0.12%+0.01%
IndiGrid Infrastructure Trust0.44%0.43%-0.01%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.-0.13%-0.14%-0.01%
L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd.0.50%0.49%-0.01%
Varun Beverages Ltd.-0.10%-0.09%+0.01%
Mindspace Business Parks REIT1.28%1.29%+0.01%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.-0.30%-0.31%-0.01%
Andhra Pradesh State0.65%0.64%-0.01%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.0.58%0.58%-0.01%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.-0.13%-0.13%+0.01%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.-0.12%-0.13%-0.01%
Tata Capital Ltd.0.76%0.76%-0.01%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.-0.11%-0.10%+0.01%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.-0.13%-0.14%-0.01%
NTPC Green Energy Ltd.0.56%0.56%0.00%
Tata Steel Ltd.-0.10%-0.10%0.00%
Reliance Industries Ltd.-0.44%-0.43%0.00%
Adani Power Ltd.0.96%0.95%0.00%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.-0.13%-0.13%0.00%
Britannia Industries Ltd.-0.13%-0.12%0.00%
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.-0.15%-0.16%0.00%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.-0.37%-0.37%0.00%
L&T Finance Ltd.0.13%0.13%0.00%
FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd.-0.21%-0.21%0.00%
Gujarat State0.26%0.26%0.00%
Bagmane Prime Office REIT0.21%0.22%0.00%
Torrent Power Ltd.0.21%0.21%0.00%
Cube Highways Trust1.52%1.52%0.00%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.-0.13%-0.13%0.00%
Vedanta Ltd - Pref. Shares 7.500.66%0.66%0.00%
Jio Credit Ltd.0.51%0.50%0.00%
National Highways Infra Trust0.90%0.90%0.00%
Muthoot Finance Ltd.0.25%0.25%0.00%
Nexus Select Trust0.53%0.53%0.00%
Prestige Estates Projects Ltd.-0.10%-0.09%0.00%
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.0.25%0.25%0.00%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.-0.19%-0.19%0.00%
Pidilite Industries Ltd.-0.10%-0.10%0.00%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.-0.13%-0.12%0.00%
Kotak Mahindra Investments Ltd.0.20%0.20%0.00%
JSW Energy Ltd.-0.02%-0.02%0.00%
Bharti Telecom Ltd.0.25%0.25%0.00%
United Spirits Ltd.-0.07%-0.07%0.00%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.0.31%0.31%0.00%
Veritas Finance Ltd.0.25%0.25%0.00%
Suryapet Khammam Road Pvt. Ltd.0.21%0.21%0.00%
Vedanta Ltd.0.14%0.14%0.00%
Brookfield India Real Estate Trust REIT0.52%0.52%0.00%
Muthoot Fincorp Ltd.0.20%0.20%0.00%
Aptus Finance India Pvt. Ltd.0.32%0.32%0.00%
TVS Motor Company Ltd.-0.20%-0.20%0.00%
Indostar Capital Finance Ltd.0.15%0.15%0.00%
Infosys Ltd.-0.41%-0.41%0.00%
Vastu Finserve India Private Ltd.0.25%0.25%0.00%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development0.05%0.05%0.00%
Incred Financial Services Ltd.0.15%0.15%0.00%
India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd.0.10%0.10%0.00%
Aditya Birla Real Estate Ltd0.05%0.05%0.00%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.0.04%0.04%0.00%
TVS Motor Company Ltd - Pref. Shares0.01%0.01%0.00%
HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd.0.26%0.26%0.00%
Nirma Ltd.0.05%0.05%0.00%
GOI0.00%0.00%0.00%
Tamilnadu State0.00%0.00%0.00%

Compare

Similar funds

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

FundAUMExpense1Y3Y5Y
Category average₹39,803 Cr1.98%0.3%5.2%9.8%
HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund₹1,07,296 Cr1.31%-3.8%3.3%10.5%
ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund₹75,399 Cr1.57%1.2%6.7%9.4%
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 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 months4.29% absolute₹60,000₹62,5744.29%
1 year1.24% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,20,8090.67%
3 years9.16% annualised₹3,60,000₹4,15,67515.47%
5 years8.13% annualised₹6,00,000₹7,42,25923.71%

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 ₹180.36 as on 24 Sep 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 0.4% over 1 year, 4.9% over 3 years and 8.1% 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 ₹7,67,506 Cr under management.