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SBI Balanced Advantage Fund

Dynamic Asset AllocationVery HighOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 24 Sep 2026
₹15.60-0.90%1 day
Return since launch
9.3%
52-week range
₹14.99 — ₹16.22
AUM
₹41,803 Cr

SBI Balanced Advantage Fund is a Dynamic Asset Allocation hybrid fund from SBI Mutual Fund with ₹41,803 Cr under management, launched in 2021. Over three years it has returned 4.3% a year, against 8.3% for its category. The expense ratio is 1.67% 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
1Y-2.3%−2.9 pts0.6%-0.5%
2Y1.7%+0.2 pts1.5%1.6%
3Y4.3%−4.0 pts8.3%3.8%
5Y8.3%+0.5 pts7.8%7.2%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund-2.3%
Category0.6%
3Y
Fund4.3%
Category8.3%
5Y
Fund8.3%
Category7.8%

Since launch (12 Aug 2021): 9.3%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
Show as a table
Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
202510.0%+3.3 pts6.7%
202413.5%−0.7 pts14.2%
202320.4%+0.4 pts20.0%
20225.1%0.0 pts5.1%

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

1.66%

Expense ratio as on 22 Sep 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
1.28%
Brokerage
0.02%
Transaction charges
0.01%
Statutory levies
0.35%
Exit load
For units in excess of 10% 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
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.
Beta1.001.29How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe0.510.63Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino0.630.82Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation7.8410.95How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 5 category peers

Portfolio

SBI Balanced Advantage Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 31 Aug 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity54.9%
  • Debt22.3%
  • Other22.8%

Market cap split

  • Large77.0%
  • Mid14.2%
  • Small8.8%
P/E
14.48
P/B
2.23

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
OthersOthers20.62%₹8,618 Cr+49.31%+55.75%+36.18%
ICICI Bank Ltd.Financial3.82%₹1,595 Cr+3.39%+1.38%-0.12%
HDFC Bank Ltd.Financial3.68%₹1,537 Cr-1.31%-1.71%+15.29%
Reliance Industries Ltd.Energy3.55%₹1,485 Cr-3.36%-3.52%-0.45%
GAIL (India) Ltd.Energy2.56%₹1,072 Cr+2.44%+2.50%-0.23%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.Construction2.25%₹942 Cr-1.15%-3.00%+3.81%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.Technology2.14%₹893 Cr+2.00%+1.82%0.00%
Indus Towers Ltd.Communication1.95%₹816 Cr-0.01%-0.01%+0.83%
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd.Automobile1.90%₹796 Cr+4.37%+4.22%+3.86%
Axis Bank Ltd.Financial1.85%₹774 Cr-0.03%-0.03%+1.72%

Sectors

  • Financial26.3%
  • Others22.0%
  • Energy14.1%
  • Healthcare4.5%
  • Construction4.5%
  • Automobile4.4%
  • Communication4.3%
  • Technology4.2%

Instruments

  • Net Receivables13.8%
  • Debenture8.8%
  • Repo6.8%
  • Non Convertible Debenture4.2%
  • Treasury Bills3.1%
  • Real Estate Investment Trusts2.2%
  • GOI Securities2.2%
  • Bonds1.6%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
Others14.99%0.08%-14.91%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.1.67%-0.47%-2.14%
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.-0.68%0.26%+0.94%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.-0.99%-0.33%+0.66%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.-1.08%-0.45%+0.63%
company:170470.00%-0.59%-0.59%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.-0.54%0.00%+0.54%
Reliance Industries Ltd.-1.38%-0.87%+0.51%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.-1.76%-1.36%+0.40%
Meesho Ltd.0.38%0.00%-0.38%
Madhya Pradesh State0.36%0.71%+0.35%
REC Ltd.0.35%0.06%-0.29%
Indus Towers Ltd.1.70%1.95%+0.25%
Reserve Bank of India0.68%0.47%-0.21%
Torrent Power Ltd.1.37%1.19%-0.18%
Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd.-0.13%-0.30%-0.17%
CESC Ltd.1.45%1.29%-0.16%
Godrej Properties Ltd.0.15%0.00%-0.15%
Nestle India Ltd.-0.15%0.00%+0.15%
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd.1.81%1.67%-0.15%
Shriram Finance Ltd-0.18%-0.04%+0.13%
Brainbees Solutions Ltd.1.01%0.88%-0.13%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.-0.13%0.00%+0.13%
Axis Bank Ltd.1.73%1.85%+0.12%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.-0.13%-0.03%+0.10%
Tata Motors Ltd.1.09%1.19%+0.10%
ICICI Bank Ltd.3.73%3.82%+0.09%
Bandhan Bank Ltd.1.38%1.30%-0.07%
Titan Company Ltd.-0.48%-0.41%+0.06%
Eternal Ltd.-0.70%-0.64%+0.06%
Delhivery Ltd.1.23%1.18%-0.05%
Dabur India Ltd.0.58%0.53%-0.05%
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.0.71%0.75%+0.05%
Punjab National Bank1.78%1.82%+0.04%
Cummins India Ltd.-0.63%-0.59%+0.04%
Tata Steel Ltd.1.81%1.78%-0.03%
GAIL (India) Ltd.2.59%2.56%-0.03%
Biocon Ltd.1.31%1.28%-0.03%
Grasim Industries Ltd.0.28%0.30%+0.03%
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.1.19%1.16%-0.03%
Petronet LNG Ltd.0.33%0.35%+0.03%
Tata Power Company Ltd.-0.36%-0.33%+0.03%
Cohance Lifesciences Ltd.0.30%0.33%+0.03%
Cipla Ltd.0.75%0.72%-0.02%
State Bank of India-0.77%-0.79%-0.02%
UPL Ltd.0.39%0.37%-0.02%
Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.0.66%0.64%-0.02%
DLF Ltd.-0.72%-0.74%-0.02%
HCL Technologies Ltd.1.38%1.36%-0.02%
Carborundum Universal Ltd.0.40%0.42%+0.02%
Vishal Mega Mart Ltd.0.42%0.44%+0.02%
Gateway Distriparks Ltd.0.29%0.27%-0.02%
NHPC Ltd.1.08%1.06%-0.02%
Alkem Laboratories Ltd.0.24%0.23%-0.02%
Brookfield India Real Estate Trust REIT1.29%1.30%+0.01%
Lupin Ltd.-0.14%-0.13%+0.01%
Indusind Bank Ltd.-0.14%-0.12%+0.01%
Bank Of Baroda-1.14%-1.12%+0.01%
JSW Kalinga Steel Ltd.0.98%0.99%+0.01%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.-0.21%-0.22%-0.01%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.0.21%0.20%-0.01%
Embassy Office Parks REIT0.86%0.87%+0.01%
Adani Power Ltd.1.06%1.07%+0.01%
HDFC Bank Ltd.-0.25%-0.24%+0.01%
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd.0.69%0.70%+0.01%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.-0.30%-0.29%+0.01%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.2.14%2.14%-0.01%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.0.71%0.72%+0.01%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.-0.17%-0.16%+0.01%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.0.24%0.25%+0.01%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.0.34%0.35%+0.01%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.-0.25%-0.24%+0.01%
United Spirits Ltd.0.81%0.80%-0.01%
ACC Ltd.0.10%0.10%-0.01%
Wipro Ltd.0.37%0.37%0.00%
GOI0.86%0.86%0.00%
Coal India Ltd.0.22%0.22%0.00%
Asian Paints Ltd.-0.65%-0.65%0.00%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.0.51%0.52%0.00%
Syngene International Ltd.0.07%0.07%0.00%
Kwality Wall's (India) Ltd.0.00%0.00%0.00%
Jio Credit Ltd.0.35%0.36%0.00%
Muthoot Finance Ltd.0.47%0.47%0.00%
Container Corporation Of India Ltd.0.18%0.17%0.00%
Bharti Telecom Ltd.0.42%0.42%0.00%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.0.38%0.38%0.00%
Life Insurance Corporation of India0.49%0.48%0.00%
Mahindra Rural Housing Finance Ltd.0.36%0.36%0.00%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development0.24%0.24%0.00%
Jamnagar Utilities and Power Pvt. Ltd.0.59%0.58%0.00%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd.-0.06%-0.06%0.00%
ONGC Petro Additions Ltd.0.18%0.18%0.00%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.0.02%0.02%0.00%
Infosys Ltd.0.10%0.11%0.00%
Tamilnadu State0.70%0.70%0.00%
Go Fashion (India) Ltd.0.07%0.07%0.00%
ITC Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
Tube Investments Of India Ltd.0.02%0.02%0.00%
ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Ltd.0.06%0.06%0.00%
Summit Digitel Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.0.36%0.36%0.00%
HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd.0.00%0.00%0.00%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.0.00%0.00%0.00%
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
National Highways Infra Trust0.00%0.00%0.00%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.0.00%0.00%0.00%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.0.00%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 provide long term capital appreciation / income from a dynamic mix of equity and debt investments.

Fund managers

  • Dinesh BalachandranMr.Dinesh is a B.Tech from IIT-B, M.S. from MIT USA and CFA.Prior to joining SBI Funds Management Pvt. Ltd. he has worked with Fidelity Investments, USA.
  • Mansi SajejaMs. Sajeja is a CFA and has done Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management.Prior to joining SBIFMPL, she was Rating Analyst at ICRA Limited.
  • Mohit JainMr. Jain is B.E (Engineering) & CFA (Level III candidate)Prior to joining SBI Mutual Fund, he has worked with Crisil Ltd. as a Research Analyst.
  • Rajeev RadhakrishnanMr. Radhakrishnan is B.E (Production), MMS (Finance) and CFA.Prior to joining SBI AMC he has worked with UTI Asset Management Company Ltd.
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 months1.62% absolute₹60,000₹60,9721.62%
1 year1.64% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,21,0710.89%
3 years8.76% annualised₹3,60,000₹4,13,02814.73%
5 years8.92% annualised₹6,00,000₹7,58,25426.38%

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 SBI Balanced Advantage Fund?
The NAV of SBI Balanced Advantage Fund is ₹15.60 as on 24 Sep 2026.
What is the expense ratio of SBI Balanced Advantage Fund?
The expense ratio of SBI Balanced Advantage Fund is 1.67% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for SBI Balanced Advantage Fund?
You can start a SIP in SBI Balanced Advantage Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has SBI Balanced Advantage Fund given?
SBI Balanced Advantage Fund has returned -2.3% over 1 year, 4.3% over 3 years and 8.3% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on SBI Balanced Advantage Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: For units in excess of 10% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 1 year..
How risky is SBI Balanced Advantage Fund?
SBI Balanced Advantage Fund is rated Very High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Dynamic Asset Allocation category.
Which fund house manages SBI Balanced Advantage Fund?
SBI Balanced Advantage Fund is managed by SBI Mutual Fund, which runs 80 schemes with ₹12,81,381 Cr under management.