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SBI Balanced Advantage Fund

Dynamic Asset AllocationVery HighOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 9 Nov 2026
₹15.92+0.31%1 day
Return since launch
9.2%
52-week range
₹14.99 — ₹16.22
AUM
₹40,545 Cr

SBI Balanced Advantage Fund is a Dynamic Asset Allocation hybrid fund from SBI Mutual Fund with ₹40,545 Cr under management, launched in 2021. Over three years it has returned 4.9% a year, against 9.3% for its category. The expense ratio is 1.68% 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
1Y1.7%−0.4 pts2.0%6.1%
2Y3.5%−1.2 pts4.7%4.8%
3Y4.9%−4.4 pts9.3%5.3%
5Y8.5%+0.4 pts8.1%8.0%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund1.7%
Category2.0%
3Y
Fund4.9%
Category9.3%
5Y
Fund8.5%
Category8.1%

Since launch (12 Aug 2021): 9.2%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
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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 5 Nov 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.
Beta0.991.25How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe0.360.48Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino0.450.63Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation8.0710.86How 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 30 Sep 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity55.9%
  • Debt23.2%
  • Other20.9%

Market cap split

  • Large73.6%
  • Mid15.5%
  • Small10.8%
P/E
13.69
P/B
2.12

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
OthersOthers17.67%₹7,164 Cr+45.28%+50.69%+39.58%
Reliance Industries Ltd.Energy3.66%₹1,485 Cr-4.18%-5.41%-0.70%
ICICI Bank Ltd.Financial3.58%₹1,450 Cr+3.63%+3.44%-0.86%
HDFC Bank Ltd.Financial3.43%₹1,391 Cr-0.35%-1.27%-0.08%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.Financial2.59%₹1,050 Cr+3.18%+2.60%+3.26%
GAIL (India) Ltd.Energy2.54%₹1,030 Cr+2.52%+2.16%-0.23%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.Construction2.44%₹989 Cr-0.32%-1.15%+1.90%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.Technology2.06%₹836 Cr+1.86%+1.97%+1.56%
Indus Towers Ltd.Communication1.93%₹784 Cr+1.51%-0.01%-0.01%
Punjab National BankFinancial1.86%₹755 Cr+1.72%+1.74%+1.68%

Sectors

  • Financial28.2%
  • Others18.4%
  • Energy14.3%
  • Construction5.4%
  • Healthcare4.3%
  • Communication4.3%
  • Automobile4.2%
  • Technology4.0%

Instruments

  • Cash Margin11.5%
  • Debenture9.6%
  • Non Convertible Debenture6.7%
  • Repo5.1%
  • Treasury Bills3.2%
  • Real Estate Investment Trusts3.2%
  • Bonds1.5%
  • GOI Securities1.1%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
Others0.08%11.51%+11.44%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.-0.29%2.44%+2.73%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.-0.45%1.36%+1.82%
Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Ltd.0.00%1.28%+1.28%
Knowledge Realty Trust0.00%1.02%+1.02%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.-1.36%-0.37%+0.99%
Swiggy Ltd.0.00%0.93%+0.93%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd Warrant0.00%-0.86%-0.86%
Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.0.00%0.80%+0.80%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.-0.33%-1.10%-0.77%
company:8003-0.74%0.00%+0.74%
Madhya Pradesh State0.71%0.13%-0.58%
Bharti Airtel Ltd. Rights-0.59%-1.01%-0.42%
The Federal Bank Ltd.0.00%-0.33%-0.33%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd. Pref. Shares0.00%-0.28%-0.28%
Sundaram Finance Ltd.0.00%0.24%+0.24%
ICICI Bank Ltd.3.82%3.58%-0.24%
Titan Company Ltd.-0.41%-0.18%+0.23%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.-0.24%-0.08%+0.16%
Bandhan Bank Ltd.1.30%1.47%+0.16%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.-0.16%-0.30%-0.13%
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.1.16%1.05%-0.12%
Jio Credit Ltd.0.36%0.24%-0.11%
Tamilnadu State0.70%0.59%-0.11%
Indusind Bank Ltd.-0.12%-0.02%+0.11%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.0.35%0.24%-0.11%
Biocon Ltd.1.28%1.19%-0.09%
Asian Paints Ltd.-0.65%-0.56%+0.09%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.-0.22%-0.13%+0.09%
Tata Motors Ltd.1.19%1.10%-0.09%
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd.1.67%1.58%-0.09%
Delhivery Ltd.1.18%1.09%-0.09%
ICICI Life Insurance Ltd.0.70%0.62%-0.08%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.2.14%2.06%-0.07%
CESC Ltd.1.29%1.22%-0.07%
Carborundum Universal Ltd.0.42%0.49%+0.07%
Torrent Power Ltd.1.19%1.26%+0.07%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.0.52%0.46%-0.06%
company:49750.06%0.00%-0.06%
Tata Steel Ltd.1.78%1.84%+0.05%
Axis Bank Ltd.1.85%1.80%-0.05%
United Spirits Ltd.0.80%0.75%-0.05%
Reliance Industries Ltd.-0.87%-0.82%+0.05%
HCL Technologies Ltd.1.36%1.31%-0.05%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.-0.47%-0.43%+0.04%
Wipro Ltd.0.37%0.33%-0.04%
State Bank of India-0.79%-0.75%+0.04%
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.0.75%0.79%+0.04%
Punjab National Bank1.82%1.86%+0.04%
JSW Kalinga Steel Ltd.0.99%1.03%+0.04%
Adani Power Ltd.1.07%1.11%+0.03%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.0.25%0.22%-0.03%
Vishal Mega Mart Ltd.0.44%0.41%-0.03%
Cummins India Ltd.-0.59%-0.57%+0.02%
Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd.-0.30%-0.28%+0.02%
GAIL (India) Ltd.2.56%2.54%-0.02%
NHPC Ltd.1.06%1.04%-0.02%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.0.72%0.74%+0.02%
Indus Towers Ltd.1.95%1.93%-0.02%
Coal India Ltd.0.22%0.24%+0.02%
Tata Power Company Ltd.-0.33%-0.35%-0.02%
Grasim Industries Ltd.0.30%0.29%-0.02%
Embassy Office Parks REIT0.87%0.89%+0.02%
Brookfield India Real Estate Trust REIT1.30%1.32%+0.02%
Container Corporation Of India Ltd.0.17%0.16%-0.02%
Reserve Bank of India0.47%0.49%+0.02%
GOI0.86%0.88%+0.02%
Dabur India Ltd.0.53%0.55%+0.02%
Brainbees Solutions Ltd.0.88%0.89%+0.02%
Jamnagar Utilities and Power Pvt. Ltd.0.58%0.60%+0.01%
Muthoot Finance Ltd.0.47%0.49%+0.01%
Eternal Ltd.-0.64%-0.65%-0.01%
Life Insurance Corporation of India0.48%0.47%-0.01%
Shriram Finance Ltd-0.04%-0.03%+0.01%
Bharti Telecom Ltd.0.42%0.44%+0.01%
Mahindra Rural Housing Finance Ltd.0.36%0.37%+0.01%
Cipla Ltd.0.72%0.71%-0.01%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.0.38%0.39%+0.01%
Infosys Ltd.0.11%0.10%-0.01%
Petronet LNG Ltd.0.35%0.34%-0.01%
Summit Digitel Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.0.36%0.36%+0.01%
HDFC Bank Ltd.-0.24%-0.25%-0.01%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development0.24%0.25%+0.01%
Bank Of Baroda-1.12%-1.13%-0.01%
ONGC Petro Additions Ltd.0.18%0.19%+0.01%
Syngene International Ltd.0.07%0.06%0.00%
UPL Ltd.0.37%0.37%0.00%
Go Fashion (India) Ltd.0.07%0.06%0.00%
Lupin Ltd.-0.13%-0.13%0.00%
ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Ltd.0.06%0.06%0.00%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.0.20%0.20%0.00%
Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.0.64%0.64%0.00%
Tube Investments Of India Ltd.0.02%0.02%0.00%
ACC Ltd.0.10%0.10%0.00%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd.-0.06%-0.06%0.00%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.0.02%0.02%0.00%
Cohance Lifesciences Ltd.0.33%0.33%0.00%
Gateway Distriparks Ltd.0.27%0.27%0.00%
HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd.0.00%0.00%0.00%
ITC Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
Alkem Laboratories Ltd.0.23%0.23%0.00%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.-0.03%-0.03%0.00%
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.0.26%0.26%0.00%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.0.00%0.00%0.00%
National Highways Infra Trust0.00%0.00%0.00%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.0.00%0.00%0.00%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.0.00%0.00%0.00%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.0.00%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 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 months1.01% absolute₹60,000₹60,6061.01%
1 year0.66% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,20,4300.36%
3 years9.51% annualised₹3,60,000₹4,18,00716.11%
5 years9.12% annualised₹6,00,000₹7,62,37227.06%

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 ₹15.92 as on 9 Nov 2026.
What is the expense ratio of SBI Balanced Advantage Fund?
The expense ratio of SBI Balanced Advantage Fund is 1.68% 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 1.7% over 1 year, 4.9% over 3 years and 8.5% 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 ₹13,34,527 Cr under management.