HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth NAV today
AMFI: 118968ISIN: INF179K01WA6MUTF_IN: HDFC_BALA_ADV_17B9AAHHDFC Mutual FundDynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage funds
NAV ₹543.1150up ₹1.01 (0.19%)
NAV for 27 Oct 2026, against 26 Oct 2026. Declared once a day.
Other plans: Regular IDCW ₹33.8690 · Regular Growth ₹498.8810, 0.18% · Direct IDCW ₹40.4870
- Fund sizeAssets under management. The money the fund manages for all its investors, across every plan, at the end of the month. Assets under management in the glossary
- ₹1,02,534 CrSep 2026
- Expense ratioTotal expense ratio. What the fund charges each year as a share of the money invested, taken out of the NAV every day, so the returns shown are already after it. Total expense ratio: how it is worked out
- 0.77%18 Oct 2026
- P/EP/E. What the fund pays for each rupee of yearly profit its companies earn: the total value of its shares divided by those companies' last four quarters of profit, each in proportion to what the fund holds. The profit leaves out one-off items (exceptional items and businesses sold or demerged), so one company's one-off gain cannot pull the fund's P/E down. A loss-making company lowers the profit. Shown when at least 80% of the fund's shares are counted. P/E in the glossary
- 18.730 Sep 2026
- Risk levelRiskometer. The fund's own risk label on SEBI's six-step scale, from Low to Very High, set from what the fund holds and reviewed every month. Riskometer in the glossary
- Very HighAug 2026
- HoldingsHoldings. The number of different securities in the fund's latest monthly portfolio: shares, bonds, money market paper and units of other funds, not cash, overnight lending or futures. Holdings in the glossary
- 32530 Sep 2026
- LaunchedLaunch date. The day the fund first allotted units to investors, at the close of its new fund offer. Launch date in the glossary
- 1 Feb 1994
HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund returns
Direct Growth plan
Over each window to 27 Oct 2026
| Over | Direct GrowthTrailing return. The change in NAV from the start date to the latest NAV; over a year and longer, the yearly rate that would compound to the same change (CAGR). Trailing return: how it is worked out | Regular Growth | BenchmarkBenchmark. The index the fund house chose to measure the fund against, in its total return form, with dividends added back. Benchmark in the glossary | Rank in categoryRank in category. The fund's place among the funds of its category with a return over the same window, highest return first. Rank in category in the glossary | Category medianCategory median. The middle return of the funds in the category over the same window: half returned more, half less. Category median in the glossary | Middle halfMiddle half of the category. The returns of the fund a quarter of the way down the category and the fund a quarter of the way up, over the same window: half the category's funds returned between the two. Middle half of the category in the glossary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 week | −1.05% | −1.06% | – | – | – | – |
| 1 month | −2.62% | −2.66% | – | 26 of 37 | −2.23% | −2.9% to −1.8% |
| 3 months | −4.20% | −4.32% | – | 30 of 37 | −3.00% | −3.9% to −2.2% |
| 6 months | −3.42% | −3.68% | – | 34 of 37 | −1.02% | −2.6% to +0.1% |
| 1 year | −5.68% | −6.21% | −2.65%to 30 Sep 2026 | 31 of 36 | −2.52% | −5.0% to −1.1% |
| 3 years | +10.38% | +9.73% | +6.04%to 30 Sep 2026 | 7 of 30 | +9.14% | +7.6% to +10.3% |
| 5 years | +12.36% | +11.67% | +5.96%to 30 Sep 2026 | 1 of 22 | +8.08% | +6.8% to +9.0% |
| 10 years | +13.57% | +12.83% | +9.35%to 30 Sep 2026 | 1 of 13 | +9.64% | +7.9% to +10.6% |
₹10,000 put in on 1 Jan 2013 is ₹57,313 at the NAV of 27 Oct 2026Growth of ₹10,000. What ₹10,000 put in at the NAV of the first day would be worth at the latest NAV, after the fund's expenses and before tax and any exit load. Growth of ₹10,000 in the glossaryOver a year and longer, a return is the yearly rate. Benchmark: NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 50:50 Index, over the same days as the fund, or to the month end its cell names. Rank, median and middle half among the Direct plans of Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage funds, each fund's return to its latest NAV on or before 27 Oct 2026.
At the month end, 30 Sep 2026
| Over | Fund | BenchmarkBenchmark return. The change in the benchmark index's total return level over the same dates as the fund's return, as a yearly rate over a year and longer. Benchmark return in the glossary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year | −1.43% | −2.65% |
| 3 years | +10.20% | +6.04% |
| 5 years | +13.30% | +5.96% |
| 10 years | +13.43% | +9.35% |
| Since launch | +14.15% | +9.75% |
Benchmark: NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 50:50 Index. Both as the fund house states them for the month.
Return in each calendar year
- Fund, Direct GrowthCalendar year return. The change in NAV from the last NAV of one year to the last NAV of the next.
Highest year to Dec 2014, +43.5%; lowest year to Dec 2015, +0.2%
HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund SIP returns
₹10,000 on the 1st of every month, valued at the NAV of 27 Oct 2026SIP calculator
| Period | InvestedAmount invested. ₹10,000 on the 1st of every month, or the next day the fund priced, added up over the period. Amount invested in the glossary | Value todayValue today. What the units bought by every instalment are worth at the latest NAV. Value today in the glossary | Invested against value today | SIP returnSIP return (XIRR). The yearly rate that, applied to each monthly instalment from the day it was invested, gives the value of all the units today. SIP return (XIRR) in the glossary | After stamp dutySIP return after stamp duty. The same SIP return with stamp duty of 0.005% taken from every instalment since 1 Jul 2020, so ₹10,000 buys ₹9,999.50 of units. SIP return after stamp duty in the glossary | Stamp dutyStamp duty paid. The stamp duty on all the instalments, in rupees: 0.005% of each purchase made since 1 Jul 2020. Stamp duty paid in the glossary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year12 instalments | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1,15,590₹1,15,585 after stamp duty | −6.89% | −6.90% | ₹6 | |
| 3 years36 instalments | ₹3,60,000 | ₹3,68,308₹3,68,290 after stamp duty | +1.50% | +1.50% | ₹18 | |
| 5 years60 instalments | ₹6,00,000 | ₹7,61,893₹7,61,855 after stamp duty | +9.53% | +9.53% | ₹30 | |
| 10 years120 instalments | ₹12,00,000 | ₹24,42,475₹24,42,418 after stamp duty | +13.64% | +13.64% | ₹38 | |
| Since Jan 2013166 instalments | ₹16,60,000 | ₹46,63,518₹46,63,461 after stamp duty | +13.86% | +13.86% | ₹38 |
A SIP that rises every year: Step-up SIP calculator
Rolling returns
Per cent a year, every window from 1 Jan 2013 to 27 Oct 2026
Lowest to highestAverage
LowestLowest rolling return. The lowest yearly return of any window of this length in the fund's history, one window starting on each day it priced. Lowest rolling return in the glossaryAverageAverage rolling return. The average of the yearly returns of every window of this length in the fund's history. Average rolling return in the glossaryHighestHighest rolling return. The highest yearly return of any window of this length in the fund's history. Highest rolling return in the glossaryEnded higherWindows that ended higher. The share of all the windows of this length in which the NAV ended above where it started. Windows that ended higher in the glossary
1 year3,154 windows−30.2%+16.9%+76.4%85.1%
3 years2,666 windows−3.7%+15.9%+33.8%98.2%
5 years2,173 windows+1.4%+15.4%+29.7%100.0%
10 years940 windows+13.4%+15.7%+18.6%100.0%
Every 5 and 10-year window ended higher than it started.
HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund expense ratio and exit load
Per cent of the money invested, a year. Each month shows its last day filed; the parts were redefined from Apr 2026.
- Regular over directDirect and regular plan cost gap. The regular plan's expense ratio less the direct plan's: what buying through a distributor costs each year, since both plans own the same portfolio. Direct and regular plan cost gap in the glossary
- 0.53 ptsA year, on 18 Oct 2026
- Direct, 30-day averageExpense ratio, 30-day average. The total expense ratio averaged over the last 30 days the fund filed it, which evens out the day-to-day moves in brokerage and levies. Expense ratio, 30-day average in the glossary
- 0.77%Over the last 30 days filed
- Regular, 30-day average
- 1.30%Over the last 30 days filed
Total expense ratio, month by month
- Regular plan
- Direct plan
Direct plan highest 1.38%, Mar 2019.Direct plan lowest 0.72%, Aug 2025.
What the expense ratio is made of
| Part | Direct | Regular |
|---|---|---|
| Base expense ratioBase expense ratio. The part of the expense ratio that pays the fund house and the distributor, before brokerage, transaction costs, levies and GST. Base expense ratio in the glossary | 0.64% | 1.09% |
| Brokerage | None | None |
| Transaction costs | None | None |
| Statutory levies | 0.13% | 0.21% |
Per cent of assets a year, filed for 18 Oct 2026. The parts add up to that day's total.
Exit load, in the fund house's words
In respect of each purchase / switch-in of Units, upto 15% of the units may be redeemed without any exit load from the date of allotment. Any redemption in excess of the above limit shall be subject to the following exit load: Exit load of 1.00% is payable if Units are redeemed / switched-out within 1 year from the date of allotment of units. No Exit Load is payable if Units are redeemed / switched-out after 1 year from the date of allotment.MoreLess
Buying and selling
- Lump-sum purchases
- Accepted
- Minimum investmentMinimum investment. The smallest amount the plan accepts for a first purchase. Minimum investment in the glossary
- ₹100
- Minimum top-up
- ₹100
- Minimum redemption
- ₹100
- SIP
- Accepted
- STP, transfers to another fund
- Not accepted
- SWP, regular withdrawals
- Accepted
- Switches
- Accepted
- Lock-inLock-in. The time after each purchase during which those units cannot be sold. Lock-in in the glossary
- None
As listed for this plan on 27 Oct 2026.
How HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund is taxed
Tax depends on the fund's own mix. With 65% or more in shares of listed Indian companies, gains on units held over 12 months are taxed at 12.5% above ₹1.25 lakh a year, and gains on units held 12 months or less at 20%; with more than 65% in debt and money market instruments, gains on units bought on or after 1 Apr 2023 are taxed at the income tax slab rate however long they are held, and on units bought earlier at 12.5% after 24 months; otherwise, gains on units held over 24 months are taxed at 12.5%, and gains on units held 24 months or less at the income tax slab rate.
IDCW payouts are added to the holder's income and taxed at the income tax slab rate. The fund deducts 10% tax at source for a resident when its payouts to them in a year counted from April to March are above ₹10,000.
Rules in force from 1 Apr 2025, checked 27 Oct 2026. Surcharge and cess are not included.
HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund AUM
₹ crore, every plan of the fund together.
- Average assetsAverage assets under management. The money the fund managed, averaged over every day of the quarter, added up across its plans.
- ₹1,06,770 CrQuarter to Sep 2026
- In the direct plansShare of assets in the direct plans. The direct plans' average assets for the quarter as a percentage of the fund's total; the rest is in the regular plans, bought through distributors. Share of assets in the direct plans in the glossary
- 22.5%Of the quarter's average
Average assets by quarter, by plan
- Regular plans
- Direct plans
The latest quarter is the largest since the quarter to Jun 2010.
Assets at each month end
Highest ₹1,08,205 Cr, Dec 2025.Lowest ₹32,369 Cr, Mar 2020.
HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund portfolio
Portfolio disclosed for 30 Sep 2026.
Holdings on 30 Sep 2026
| Large, mid and small cap. Companies ranked by average market value over six months: the first 100 are large cap, the next 150 mid cap, the rest small cap, by the list in force for the portfolio's month. Large, mid and small cap in the glossary | Weight in the fund. The holding's market value on the portfolio date as a share of the fund's net assets. Weight in the fund in the glossary | Yield to maturity. The yearly return the fund's bonds would earn if each were held to maturity at today's price, weighted by what the fund holds of each. Yield to maturity in the glossary | Held since. The first month end of the fund's current run of holding this position; marked "or earlier" where that month is the fund's first portfolio on record or the first after a gap in its portfolios. Held since in the glossary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICICI BankBanks | Shares | Large cap5th | 5.06% | 5,186.94 | 3,92,44,463 | – | Apr 2021or earlier |
| HDFC BankBanks | Shares | Large cap2nd | 4.32% | 4,426.86 | 6,24,64,555 | – | Mar 2022 |
| Reliance IndustriesPetroleum Products | Shares | Large cap1st | 3.64% | 3,727.22 | 3,14,00,311 | – | Dec 2021 |
| State Bank of IndiaBanks | Shares | Large cap4th | 3.28% | 3,358.25 | 3,50,00,000 | – | Apr 2021or earlier |
| Bharti AirtelTelecom - Services | Shares | Large cap3rd | 3.05% | 3,131.55 | 1,78,23,283 | – | Apr 2021or earlier |
| Axis BankBanks | Shares | Large cap15th | 2.65% | 2,712.58 | 2,21,25,438 | – | Apr 2021or earlier |
| Larsen & ToubroConstruction | Shares | Large cap8th | 2.52% | 2,586.54 | 68,79,083 | – | Apr 2021or earlier |
| 7.18% GOI MAT 140833Sovereign, 7.18% coupon, repaid 14 Aug 2033 | Bonds and bills | 2.04% | 2,092.19 | 20,85,33,300 | 7.24% | Aug 2023 | |
| NTPCPower | Shares | Large cap20th | 2.00% | 2,049.46 | 6,35,00,000 | – | Apr 2021or earlier |
| Coal IndiaConsumable Fuels | Shares | Large cap30th | 1.77% | 1,819.00 | 4,28,00,000 | – | Apr 2021or earlier |
| EternalRetailing | Shares | Large cap37th | 1.68% | 1,726.90 | 5,39,65,593 | – | Nov 2024 |
| Kotak Mahindra BankBanks | Shares | Large cap16th | 1.58% | 1,624.96 | 3,89,67,751 | – | Oct 2022 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical IndustriesPharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | Shares | Large cap13th | 1.55% | 1,588.86 | 87,46,339 | – | Apr 2021or earlier |
| InfosysIT - Software | Shares | Large cap9th | 1.45% | 1,491.15 | 1,50,00,000 | – | Apr 2021or earlier |
| Maruti Suzuki IndiaAutomobiles | Shares | Large cap12th | 1.42% | 1,454.47 | 12,15,398 | – | Oct 2022 |
Weight is per cent of the fund's net assets; value in ₹ crore. 14 lines filed with no weight are listed without one.
Cash and receivables on 30 Sep 2026
| Net Current Assets | 1.11% | 1,207.96 |
| TREPS - Tri-party Repo | 0.17% | 179.24 |
Weight is per cent of the fund's net assets; value in ₹ crore. 14 lines filed with no weight are listed without one.
- Largest holdingLargest holding. The share of the fund in its single largest position, cash and futures not counted as positions. Largest holding in the glossary
- 5.06%ICICI Bank
- Top 5 holdingsTop 5 holdings. The share of the fund held in its five largest positions. Top 5 holdings in the glossary
- 19.35%
- Top 10 holdingsTop 10 holdings. The share of the fund held in its ten largest positions. Top 10 holdings in the glossary
- 30.33%
- Top 10 sharesTop 10 shares. The share of the fund held in its ten largest shareholdings, bonds and fund units left out. Top 10 shares in the glossary
- 29.97%
- Effective holdingsEffective number of holdings. The number of equal-sized positions that would be as concentrated as the fund's actual weights. Effective number of holdings in the glossary
- 68.9Taken over 98.72% of the fund
Asset allocation
Asset allocation. What the fund owns, by kind of asset, each as a share of its net assets; futures and options are shown beside it, not in it, since they are contracts rather than assets bought. Asset allocation in the glossary- Indian shares73.43%
- Bonds and bills23.63%
- REIT and InvIT units1.66%
- Cash and receivables1.28%
Per cent of the fund's net assets.
Large, mid and small cap
- Large cap74.06%Category 68.10%
- Mid cap12.86%Category 16.88%
- Small cap12.84%Category 13.11%
Per cent of the fund's Indian shares. By the list for the six months to Jun 2026. Shares not on the list: 0.18% of the fund. Category is the average of 38 Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage funds.
Sector allocation
Sector weight. The fund's shares grouped by the business each company is in, less the futures sold on them, each group as a share of the fund's net assets. Sector weight in the glossary19sectors
- Financial Services24.97%Category 19.92%
- Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels8.21%Category 3.68%
- Healthcare5.63%Category 5.93%
- Capital Goods4.68%Category 4.42%
- Automobile And Auto Components4.63%Category 4.63%
- Information Technology4.53%Category 3.54%
- Construction3.66%Category 1.64%
- Telecommunication3.16%Category 2.53%
- Consumer Services3.02%Category 3.61%
- Services2.73%Category 1.51%
- Power2.65%Category 1.51%
- Fast Moving Consumer Goods2.23%Category 3.14%
- Metals & Mining1.15%Category 1.91%
- Construction Materials0.93%Category 0.88%
- Consumer Durables0.58%Category 1.74%
- Realty0.33%Category 0.58%
- Chemicals0.27%Category 1.38%
- Media Entertainment & Publication0.06%Category 0.06%
- Forest Materials0.01%Category 0.00%
Per cent of the fund's net assets, less the futures sold on its shares, Sep 2026. Category is the average of 38 Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage funds. Category average. The sector's weight, less the futures sold on it, averaged over the 38 Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage funds that disclosed a portfolio for Sep 2026. A fund holding none of the sector counts as 0.
Sector allocation month by month
| 13 months | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Services39 companies | 24.97% | 25.34% | 24.30% | 24.51% | 23.40% | 23.18% | 22.55% | 24.10% | 22.75% | 23.79% | 26.01% | 25.60% | |
| Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels9 companies | 8.21% | 8.11% | 8.25% | 8.30% | 8.44% | 8.76% | 8.72% | 8.52% | 8.44% | 8.60% | 9.11% | 9.12% | |
| Healthcare13 companies | 5.63% | 5.59% | 5.17% | 5.04% | 4.73% | 4.70% | 4.83% | 4.42% | 4.21% | 4.18% | 4.32% | 4.17% | |
| Capital Goods21 companies | 4.68% | 4.45% | 4.31% | 4.38% | 4.30% | 4.36% | 3.79% | 4.06% | 4.04% | 3.96% | 3.62% | 3.64% | |
| Automobile And Auto Components9 companies | 4.63% | 4.82% | 4.75% | 4.56% | 4.51% | 4.43% | 4.37% | 4.71% | 4.60% | 4.48% | 4.44% | 4.46% | |
| Information Technology8 companies | 4.53% | 4.86% | 4.83% | 4.34% | 4.82% | 4.86% | 5.29% | 5.16% | 6.24% | 5.96% | 5.94% | 5.43% | |
| Construction7 companies | 3.66% | 3.69% | 3.57% | 3.69% | 3.72% | 3.74% | 3.40% | 3.76% | 3.54% | 3.67% | 3.69% | 3.86% | |
| Telecommunication4 companies | 3.16% | 3.04% | 3.27% | 3.12% | 3.16% | 3.19% | 3.18% | 3.04% | 3.03% | 3.50% | 3.88% | 3.84% | |
| Consumer Services11 companies | 3.02% | 2.81% | 2.64% | 2.49% | 2.35% | 2.34% | 2.28% | 1.81% | 1.82% | 1.85% | 1.84% | 1.62% | |
| Services9 companies | 2.73% | 2.62% | 2.54% | 2.60% | 1.81% | 1.71% | 1.68% | 1.84% | 1.81% | 2.05% | 1.90% | 1.88% | |
| Power6 companies | 2.65% | 2.59% | 2.72% | 2.83% | 3.09% | 3.48% | 3.36% | 3.22% | 3.04% | 3.03% | 3.14% | 3.31% | |
| Fast Moving Consumer Goods10 companies | 2.23% | 2.14% | 2.23% | 2.20% | 2.13% | 2.16% | 2.11% | 2.11% | 2.12% | 2.42% | 2.45% | 2.54% |
Per cent of the fund's net assets, less the futures sold on its shares, at each month end, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026; the line runs from Sep 2025.
- Yield to maturity
- 7.86%Lines stating a yield: 99.29% of the bond book
- Yield after expensesYield after expenses. The yield to maturity less the plan's expense ratio. Yield after expenses in the glossary
- 7.08%Direct plan
- Macaulay durationMacaulay duration. The weighted average time, in years, until the fund's bonds pay back their interest and principal. Macaulay duration in the glossary
- 1.20years
- Modified durationModified duration. Roughly how much the bonds' value changes, in per cent, for each one point change in interest rates. Modified duration in the glossary
- 1.13years
- Average maturityAverage maturity. The weighted average time, in years, until the fund's bonds are repaid. Average maturity in the glossary
- 1.82years
- Maturity date knownMaturity date known. The share of the bond book, perpetual bonds left out, whose repayment date is known: the bonds the durations and the maturity profile are taken over. Maturity date known in the glossary
- 100.00%Of the bond book, perpetual bonds left out
- Perpetual bondsPerpetual bonds. Bonds with no maturity date: the issuer pays interest with no fixed day to repay. Their share of the bond book; they are in no duration and no maturity window. Perpetual bonds in the glossary
- None
The bond book is the fund's bonds, bills and overnight lending.
Credit rating
Credit rating. A rating agency's grade for how likely the borrower is to repay on time: AAA down to D for loans of over a year, A1+ down to A4 for loans of under a year, two scales that are never compared. Credit rating in the glossaryLoans of over a year
- Sovereign6.38%
- AAA15.42%
- AA1.35%
Loans of under a year
- A1+0.48%
Other
- Overnight lending0.17%
Per cent of the fund's net assets. A grade is stated for 100.00% of the bonds.
Maturity profile
Maturity profile. The fund's bonds grouped by how long until each is repaid, as a share of the fund's net assets; a bond with no known maturity date is left off. Maturity profile in the glossary- Up to 1 month0.17%
- 1 to 3 months0.39%
- 3 to 6 months0.74%
- 6 to 12 months1.11%
- 1 to 3 years5.33%
- 3 to 5 years2.72%
- 5 to 10 years9.18%
- Over 10 years4.16%
Per cent of the fund's net assets, over the bonds whose maturity date is known; perpetual bonds have none.
- Largest borrowerLending to one borrower. The share of the fund lent to a single company or group of companies, government bonds left out. Lending to one borrower in the glossary
- 1.95%LIC Housing Finance Limited
- Top 5 borrowers
- 6.80%
- Top 10 borrowers
- 10.71%
Per cent of the fund's net assets. Lent outside the government: 17.25% of the fund, to 35 borrowers; the borrower is named for 99.19% of it, its group for 42.55%.
Bought and sold
Sep 2026 against Aug 2026, position by position.
Positions changed, month by month
- New
- Added
- Trimmed
- Sold out
- New positionsNew positions. Holdings in this month's portfolio that were not in the month before. New positions in the glossary
- 70.43% of the fund
- Sold outSold out. Holdings in last month's portfolio that are gone from this one, other than a bond or deposit repaid on its due date. Sold out in the glossary
- 30.20% of the fund before
- MaturedMatured. Bonds and deposits whose repayment date fell between the two portfolios, so they were repaid rather than sold. One sold in its last days reads the same. Matured in the glossary
- 3
- Added toAdded to. Holdings with more units than the month before. Where the fund states no units, a weight that rose by more than a tenth. Added to in the glossary
- 8
- TrimmedTrimmed. Holdings with fewer units than the month before. Where the fund states no units, a weight that fell by more than a tenth. Trimmed in the glossary
- 10
- UnchangedUnchanged. Holdings with the same number of units as the month before. Their weight can still move with the price. Unchanged in the glossary
- 300
- Traded at leastTraded at least. The smaller of the weight bought in new positions and the weight sold out of old ones, cash left out: the least the fund must have bought and sold in the month. Traded at least in the glossary
- 0.20%
- Weight that movedWeight that moved. Half the sum of every position's change in weight between the two month ends, new and sold positions included; price moves alone raise it. Weight that moved in the glossary
- 2.99%
Changes in Sep 2026
| What changed. New: not held the month before. Added or trimmed: more or fewer units than the month before, or, where no units are stated, a weight that moved by more than a tenth. Sold out: held the month before, gone now. Matured: a bond or deposit whose repayment date fell between the two portfolios, so it was repaid rather than sold (one sold in its last days reads the same). What changed in the glossary | Change in weight. The holding's weight this month less its weight the month before, in percentage points; a price move alone changes it. Change in weight in the glossary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.18% GOI MAT 240737 | Trimmed | 0.42% | 0.75% | −0.33 pts | −3,65,00,000 |
| 7.1% GOI MAT 080434 | Trimmed | 0.48% | 0.70% | −0.22 pts | −2,50,00,000 |
| Entero Healthcare Solutions | New | 0.20% | 0.00% | +0.20 pts | +11,83,000 |
| 7.26% GOI MAT 220832 | Trimmed | 0.07% | 0.24% | −0.17 pts | −1,75,00,000 |
| Bharti Airtel | Added | 3.05% | 2.93% | +0.12 pts | +5,00,000 |
| 6.94% GOI MAT 110536 | New | 0.10% | 0.00% | +0.10 pts | +1,00,00,000 |
| UltraTech Cement | Added | 0.56% | 0.46% | +0.10 pts | +89,573 |
| 7.71% GOI MAT 180566 | Sold out | – | 0.09% | −0.09 pts | −1,00,00,000 |
| Toyota Financial Services India Ltd. | Matured | – | 0.09% | −0.09 pts | – |
| 7.24% GOI MAT 180855 | Sold out | – | 0.07% | −0.07 pts | −75,00,000 |
| 7.3% GOI MAT 190653 | Trimmed | 0.05% | 0.10% | −0.05 pts | −60,00,000 |
| Alkem Laboratories | Added | 0.28% | 0.23% | +0.05 pts | +1,00,806 |
| Elevate Campuses | New | 0.05% | 0.00% | +0.05 pts | +16,57,466 |
| Small Industries Development Bank | Matured | – | 0.05% | −0.05 pts | – |
| Union Bank of IndiaUnion Bank of India (Perpetual) (AT1) (Basel III) | Matured | – | 0.05% | −0.05 pts | – |
Weights are per cent of the fund's net assets; a change in weight is in percentage points.
Holdings month by month
| Holding | Oct 25 | Nov 25 | Dec 25 | Jan 26 | Feb 26 | Mar 26 | Apr 26 | May 26 | Jun 26 | Jul 26 | Aug 26 | Sep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ICICI Bank | 4.17%Cut | 4.47%Added | 4.31% | 4.09%Cut | 4.77%Added | 4.56% | 4.47% | 4.74%Added | 5.07% | 5.23% | 5.32% | 5.06% |
 HDFC Bank | 5.17% | 5.21% | 5.30%Added | 4.48%Cut | 4.50%Added | 4.20%Added | 4.14% | 4.33%Added | 4.68%Added | 4.34% | 4.13% | 4.32% |
 Reliance Industries | 3.89%Added | 4.05% | 4.06%Added | 3.67%Added | 3.75%Added | 4.03%Added | 4.09%Added | 3.82% | 3.82%Added | 3.81% | 3.74% | 3.64% |
 State Bank of India | 3.08% | 3.17% | 3.18% | 3.53% | 3.91% | 3.48% | 3.55% | 3.25% | 3.38% | 3.34% | 3.46% | 3.28% |
 Bharti Airtel | 3.23% | 3.26% | 3.26% | 2.80%Cut | 2.82%Added | 3.09%Added | 3.10%Added | 3.05% | 3.01% | 3.17% | 2.93% | 3.05%Added |
 Axis Bank | 2.30% | 2.35% | 2.33% | 2.54%Cut | 2.55% | 2.35%Added | 2.40% | 2.46% | 2.62%Added | 2.52%Added | 2.68% | 2.65% |
 Larsen & Toubro | 2.49% | 2.48% | 2.48% | 2.42% | 2.62% | 2.34% | 2.51% | 2.58% | 2.56% | 2.51%Added | 2.59% | 2.52% |
| 7.18% GOI MAT 140833 | 2.03% | 2.10%Added | 2.08% | 2.10% | 2.10% | 2.23% | 2.10% | 2.02%Cut | 2.02% | 1.99% | 1.99% | 2.04% |
 NTPC | 2.17% | 2.07% | 2.04%Cut | 2.12%Cut | 2.25% | 2.39% | 2.41% | 2.36% | 2.13% | 2.05% | 1.94% | 2.00% |
 Coal India | 1.88% | 1.79% | 1.90% | 1.93%Cut | 1.87% | 2.14% | 2.02%Cut | 1.90%Cut | 1.77%Cut | 1.64% | 1.60% | 1.77% |
 Eternal | 0.70% | 0.98%Added | 1.00%Added | 1.02%Added | 1.01%Added | 1.26%Added | 1.27% | 1.30% | 1.34% | 1.51% | 1.65% | 1.68% |
 Kotak Mahindra Bank | 1.68% | 1.68% | 1.73% | 1.46%Cut | 1.47% | 1.37% | 1.39% | 1.41% | 1.40% | 1.41%Added | 1.52% | 1.58% |
 Sun Pharmaceutical Industries | 1.08% | 1.15% | 1.18%Added | 1.25%Added | 1.35% | 1.49% | 1.43% | 1.44% | 1.46% | 1.54% | 1.54% | 1.55%Added |
 Infosys | 2.33%Cut | 2.42% | 2.43%Cut | 2.50% | 1.97% | 2.07% | 1.82% | 1.82% | 1.53% | 1.57%Cut | 1.59% | 1.45% |
 Maruti Suzuki India | 1.25% | 1.21% | 1.27% | 1.49%Added | 1.57%Added | 1.42% | 1.44% | 1.44% | 1.51% | 1.50% | 1.46%Added | 1.42%Added |
Per cent of the fund's net assets at each month end, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. Under it, the change on the fund's previous month. "After a gap" is a holding after a month with no portfolio on record, so when it was bought is not known; "Not filed" is one gone across such a gap.
Portfolio turnover, per cent of assets a year
- TurnoverPortfolio turnover. How much of the portfolio the fund bought or sold over the last year, as a share of its assets, as the fund house states it. Portfolio turnover in the glossary
Highest 11.3% in Sep 2026
Risk ratios
NAV to 27 Oct 2026
Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest figure among the Direct plans of Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage funds (30 funds) over the same 3 years; the tick is their average and the dot this fund.
How much the NAV moves
Standard deviationStandard deviation. How far the fund's monthly returns spread around their average, stated as a yearly figure: the wider the spread, the more the NAV moves. Standard deviation in the glossary10.83%
6.92%Lowest9.61%Average16.41%Highest
Downside deviationDownside deviation. Standard deviation counting only the months in which the fund lost money, stated as a yearly figure. Downside deviation in the glossary6.55%
3.75%Lowest6.01%Average10.75%Highest
Sharpe ratioSharpe ratio. The monthly return above the 91-day Treasury bill yield, divided by its standard deviation and stated for a year: the extra return for each unit of movement in the NAV. Sharpe ratio in the glossary0.41
−0.17Lowest0.33Average0.57Highest
Sortino ratioSortino ratio. The monthly return above the 91-day Treasury bill yield, divided by how far it fell below that yield and stated for a year: the extra return for each unit of movement on the way down. Sortino ratio in the glossary0.61
−0.21Lowest0.48Average0.85Highest
Largest falls
| Largest over | FallLargest fall. The biggest drop in NAV from a high to the low that followed, before the NAV went back above that high. Largest fall in the glossary | High on | Low on | Back at the highBack at the high. The first day the NAV closed at or above the high it had fallen from. Back at the high in the glossary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1, 3 and 5 years | −10.18% | 2 Jan 2026 | 30 Mar 2026 | Not yet |
| 10 years and since Jan 2013 | −34.20% | 4 Jul 2019 | 23 Mar 2020 | 3 Dec 2020 |
Risk level by month
| Months | Fund | BenchmarkBenchmark's risk level. The riskometer level of the fund's benchmark index for the same month, on the same six-step scale as the fund's own. Benchmark's risk level in the glossary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2021 to Aug 202659 months | Very High | HighNIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 50:50 Index |
The riskometer at each month end, the fund's and its benchmark's. A month with none on record is left out.
HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund managers
Managers now
| Manager | Return in the manager's time. The change in the plan's NAV from the day the manager took the fund over to the latest NAV; past a year, the yearly rate that would compound to the same change. Return in the manager's time in the glossary | Benchmark over the same days. The change in the fund's benchmark index over the same days as the manager's return, worked out the same way, with the dividends of the index's companies added back. Benchmark over the same days in the glossary | Difference from the benchmark. The fund's return in the manager's time less its benchmark's over the same days, in percentage points. Difference from the benchmark in the glossary | Portfolio changed after the handover. How much of the portfolio was different three months after the manager took over: half the sum of every holding's change in weight, with each side's holdings scaled to add up to 100 so a move into cash does not count. Portfolio changed after the handover in the glossary | Portfolio changed before the handover. The same measure over the three months before the manager took over, since portfolios change anyway. Portfolio changed before the handover in the glossary | Assets the manager runs. The latest monthly size of every fund the manager runs now, added up; a fund run with others counts in full for each of its managers, and the line under it counts only the funds they run alone. Assets the manager runs in the glossary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gopal AgrawalFund Manager of the Scheme (Equity Assets); Fund Manager for Overseas Investments | Jul 2022 | +13.52%a year | – | – | 9.8% | 13.7% | 1 | ₹1,02,534 Cr |
| Ihab DalwaiFund Manager of the Scheme (Equity Assets) | Sep 2026 | −3.43%over 45 days | – | – | – | – | 5 | ₹1,38,013 Cr₹2,583 Cr alone |
| Nandita MenezesDedicated Fund Manager for (Arbitrage Assets) | Mar 2025 | +1.57%a year | – | – | 6.1% | 12.3% | 37 | ₹2,09,123 Cr |
| Arun AgarwalDedicated Fund Manager for (Arbitrage Assets) | Oct 2022 | +13.18%a year | – | – | 11.6% | 10.3% | 51 | ₹2,17,709 Cr |
| Anil BamboliFund Manager of the Scheme (Debt Assets) | Jul 2022 | +13.52%a year | – | – | 9.8% | 13.7% | 15 | ₹2,14,749 Cr₹39,923 Cr alone |
Returns are the direct plan's growth NAV, from the day each took over to the latest NAV, beside the benchmark over the same days.
Other funds they run
| Fund | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HDFC Aggressive Hybrid FundIhab Dalwai | Sep 2026 | −3.67%over 45 days | – | – | ₹21,158 Cr |
| HDFC Arbitrage FundNandita Menezes | Mar 2025 | +6.57%a year | +7.05% | −0.48 pts | ₹25,509 Cr |
| HDFC Nifty 50 Index FundNandita Menezes | Mar 2025 | −1.11%a year | −0.85% | −0.26 pts | ₹22,246 Cr |
| HDFC Gold ETF Fund of FundNandita Menezes | Mar 2025 | +32.40%a year | – | – | ₹12,013 Cr |
| HDFC Arbitrage FundArun Agarwal | Aug 2020 | +6.26%a year | +6.18% | +0.08 pts | ₹25,509 Cr |
| HDFC Nifty 50 Index FundArun Agarwal | Aug 2020 | +12.75%a year | +13.05% | −0.30 pts | ₹22,246 Cr |
| HDFC Arbitrage FundAnil Bamboli | Feb 2022 | +6.89%a year | +6.87% | +0.02 pts | ₹25,509 Cr |
| HDFC Ultra Short Term FundAnil Bamboli | Sep 2018 | +6.60%a year | – | – | ₹15,675 Cr |
| HDFC Floating Interest Rates FundAnil Bamboli | Mar 2026 | +2.97%over 231 days | – | – | ₹15,659 Cr |
| HDFC Short Term FundAnil Bamboli | Jun 2010 | – | – | – | ₹14,219 Cr |
The ten largest by assets, by manager. Returns are the direct plan's.
Portfolio overlap
Funds holding the most of the same securities, by weight.
Closest funds in the category
| Portfolio overlap. The share of the two funds' portfolios that is the same: for every holding they share, the smaller of its two weights, added up. Portfolio overlap in the glossary | Shared holdings. The number of securities both funds hold, cash and futures left out. Shared holdings in the glossary | |
|---|---|---|
| Axis Balanced Advantage FundAxis Mutual Fund | 42.57% | 66 |
| ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage FundICICI Prudential Mutual Fund | 40.84% | 70 |
| PGIM India Balanced Advantage FundPGIM India Mutual Fund | 40.29% | 44 |
| Kotak Balanced Advantage FundKotak Mahindra Mutual Fund | 40.16% | 70 |
| UTI Balanced Advantage FundUTI Mutual Fund | 39.66% | 39 |
| Nippon India Balanced Advantage FundNippon India Mutual Fund | 39.40% | 53 |
| Shriram Balanced Advantage FundShriram Mutual Fund | 39.08% | 39 |
| Canara Robeco Balanced Advantage FundCanara Robeco Mutual Fund | 39.01% | 34 |
| Edelweiss Balanced Advantage FundEdelweiss Mutual Fund | 38.39% | 54 |
| Mirae Asset Balanced Advantage FundMirae Asset Mutual Fund | 36.86% | 55 |
Portfolios for Sep 2026. Overlap is per cent of the portfolio the two funds hold in common.
Overlap with the fund house's other funds
| HDFC Multi Asset Allocation FundHDFC Mutual Fund | 46.41% |
| HDFC Aggressive Hybrid FundHDFC Mutual Fund | 44.88% |
| HDFC Equity Savings FundHDFC Mutual Fund | 44.48% |
| HDFC Arbitrage FundHDFC Mutual Fund | 36.08% |
| HDFC Conservative Hybrid FundHDFC Mutual Fund | 21.20% |
As the fund house states it, for Sep 2026.
HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund dividend history
IDCW (income distribution cum capital withdrawal), once called a dividend: rupees per unit, paid to holders on the record date and taken out of the NAV. Paid by the fund's Direct IDCW plan.Every fund's payouts
Paid per unit, the latest payouts
- Paid per unitIDCW payout. Rupees paid out per unit to holders on the record date; the money comes out of the fund, so the plan's NAV falls by the same amount. IDCW payout in the glossary
Largest ₹0.25 a unit, Sep 2026.
Every payout
| IDCW yield. A payout as a share of the plan's NAV on the record date, before the NAV fell by the amount paid. IDCW yield in the glossary | NAV before | NAV after | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | ₹0.25 | 0.59% | ₹42.0830 | ₹41.3320 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | ₹0.25 | 0.57% | ₹43.5740 | ₹43.2660 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | ₹0.25 | 0.58% | ₹43.2730 | ₹42.9720 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | ₹0.25 | 0.58% | ₹43.4460 | ₹43.0760 |
| 25 May 2026 | ₹0.25 | 0.58% | ₹43.0570 | ₹42.6690 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | ₹0.25 | 0.59% | ₹42.2980 | ₹41.4380 |
| 25 Feb 2026 | ₹0.25 | 0.55% | ₹45.2850 | ₹45.1000 |
| 27 Jan 2026 | ₹0.25 | 0.56% | ₹44.6640 | ₹44.7430 |
| 26 Dec 2025 | ₹0.25 | 0.54% | ₹45.9290 | ₹45.5760 |
| 25 Nov 2025 | ₹0.25 | 0.54% | ₹46.0110 | ₹46.1260 |
| 27 Oct 2025 | ₹0.25 | 0.54% | ₹46.2410 | ₹45.9540 |
| 25 Sep 2025 | ₹0.25 | 0.55% | ₹45.3540 | ₹44.7660 |
All 87 payouts since 21 Feb 2013.
Changes to the fund
Newest first.
2026
- 1 AprExpenseExpense ratio stated under the new rules: a base ratio, with brokerage, levies and GST on top
2021
- 31 DecBenchmarkBenchmark: NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 65:35 Index to NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 50:50 Index
2018
- 1 JunMergerMerged into this fund; its last NAV was on this date HDFC Prudence Fund
Fund details
Objective
To provide long term capital appreciation / income from a dynamic mix of equity and debt investments. There is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved.
Asset allocation
- Equity and Equity related instruments# : 65%-100%;
- Debt Securities (including securitized debt) and money market instruments : 0% - 35%;
- .
#Unhedged equity exposure shall be limited to 90% of the portfolio value. Unhedged equity exposure means exposure to equity shares alone without a corresponding equity derivative exposure. For detailed asset allocation, refer Scheme Information Document (SID) available on the website.
Type of scheme
An open ended dynamic asset allocation fund investing in debt and equity instruments only.
- Stated category
- Balanced Advantage Fund
- Benchmark
- NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 50:50 Index
- Units first allotted
- 1 Feb 1994
Plans and codes
| Plan | AMFI code | ISIN | ISIN, reinvestment | MUTF_IN | First NAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Growth | 118968 | INF179K01WA6 | HDFC_BALA_ADV_17B9AAH | 1 Jan 2013 | |
| Regular Growth | 100119 | INF179K01830 | HDFC_BALA_ADV_89VFA1 | 3 Apr 2006 | |
| Direct IDCW | 118969 | INF179K01VY8 | INF179K01VZ5 | HDFC_BALA_ADV_1VFYMPU | 1 Jan 2013 |
| Regular IDCW | 100120 | INF179K01814 | INF179K01822 | HDFC_BALA_ADV_125H1OT | 3 Apr 2006 |
This fund
- Scheme information documentThe fund's objective, terms, costs and risks in full
Factsheet
- HDFC MF Factsheet - September 2026HDFC Mutual Fund, Sep 2026
Statement of additional information
- SAI HDFC Mutual FundHDFC Mutual Fund, Oct 2026
Annual report
- HDFC Mutual Fund - Trustee Report- FY- 2025- 2026HDFC Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
- ANNEXURE I.pdf (Consolidated Annexures)HDFC Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
- ANNEXURE III.pdf (Consolidated Annexures)HDFC Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
- ANNEXURE IV.pdf (Consolidated Annexures)HDFC Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
Riskometer disclosure
- Annual Disclosure of Riskometers - HDFC MF - as at March 31, 2026 - FinalHDFC Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
- Annual Disclosure of Riskometers - HDFC MF - as at March 31, 2026HDFC Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
Portfolio overlap disclosure
- Portfolio Overlap 30 SepHDFC Mutual Fund, Sep 2026