HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth

HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth

+16.20%
3Y annualised
-2.13% 1D
1M
6M
1Y
3Y
5Y
All
NAV: 19 Mar '26
₹537.91
Min. for SIP
₹100
Fund size
₹1,07,589.67 Cr
Expense ratio
0.74%

Return calculator

Monthly investment
₹5,000
Over the pastTotal investmentWould've becomeHistoric returnsReturns
1 year₹60,000₹60,035
+0.06%
3 years₹1,80,000₹2,33,212
+29.56%
5 years₹3,00,000₹5,06,973
+68.99%
10 years₹6,00,000₹14,55,912
+142.65%

Holdings (283)

NameSectorInstrumentsAssets
ICICI Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity4.77%
HDFC Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity4.50%
State Bank of IndiaFinancialEquity3.91%
Reliance Industries Ltd.EnergyEquity3.75%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.CommunicationEquity2.82%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.ConstructionEquity2.62%
Axis Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity2.55%
NTPC Ltd.EnergyEquity2.25%
GOISovereignGOI Sec2.10%
Infosys Ltd.TechnologyEquity1.97%
Coal India Ltd.EnergyEquity1.87%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.AutomobileEquity1.57%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity1.47%
GOISovereignGOI Sec1.42%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.HealthcareEquity1.35%
HCL Technologies Ltd.TechnologyEquity1.30%
Lupin Ltd.HealthcareEquity1.22%
ITC Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity1.21%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.TechnologyEquity1.20%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.ServicesEquity1.09%
Eternal Ltd.ServicesEquity1.01%
GOISovereignGOI Sec0.93%
Bank Of BarodaFinancialEquity0.90%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.AutomobileEquity0.90%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.InsuranceEquity0.80%
Hyundai Motor India Ltd.AutomobileEquity0.80%
GAIL (India) Ltd.EnergyEquity0.77%
Embassy Office Parks REITConstructionREITs0.77%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.EnergyEquity0.75%
Tata Steel Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity0.75%
GOISovereignGOI Sec0.73%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.EnergyEquity0.72%
GOISovereignGOI Sec0.71%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialEquity0.71%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialBonds/Deb0.61%
Indusind Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity0.60%
State Bank of IndiaFinancialBonds0.57%
REC Ltd.FinancialEquity0.55%
Apar Industries Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.54%
GOISovereignGOI Sec0.54%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.53%
Brookfield India Real Estate Trust REITConstructionREITs0.53%
State Bank of IndiaFinancialDebenture0.51%
Jindal Steel Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity0.49%
Pipeline Infrastructure (India) Pvt. Ltd.ConstructionDebenture0.49%
Techno Electric & Engineering Company Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.46%
AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity0.44%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.FinancialEquity0.43%
Kaynes Technology India Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.41%
Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd.InsuranceEquity0.40%
GOISovereignGOI Sec0.39%
Apollo Tyres Ltd.AutomobileEquity0.38%
Ambuja Cements Ltd.ConstructionEquity0.38%
Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd.ServicesEquity0.38%
REC Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.37%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.FinancialBonds/NCD0.37%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.36%
Bajaj Auto Ltd.AutomobileEquity0.36%
Vishal Mega Mart Ltd.ServicesEquity0.36%
Ipca Laboratories Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.35%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.35%
Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.EnergyEquity0.34%
GOISovereignGOI Sec0.34%
BEML Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.33%
Bharat Forge Ltd.AutomobileEquity0.33%
Dynamatic Technologies Ltd.AutomobileEquity0.33%
HDFC Bank Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.33%
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialBonds0.33%
Adani Energy Solutions Ltd.EnergyEquity0.33%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.FinancialBonds/NCD0.32%
Housing & Urban Development Corporation Ltd.FinancialNCD0.32%
Gujarat StateConstructionSDL0.32%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.31%
Britannia Industries Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.31%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.28%
HDFC Bank Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.28%
WeWork India Management Ltd.ServicesEquity0.28%
United Spirits Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.27%
Mphasis Ltd.TechnologyEquity0.27%
Titagarh Rail Systems Ltd.AutomobileEquity0.27%
Jamnagar Utilities and Power Pvt. Ltd.Capital GoodsDebenture0.27%
Powergrid Infrastructure Investment TrustServicesInvITs0.27%
Bharat Dynamics Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.25%
Hexaware Technologies Ltd.TechnologyEquity0.24%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.24%
J Kumar Infraprojects Ltd.ConstructionEquity0.24%
Aavas Financiers Ltd.FinancialEquity0.24%
Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.24%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.FinancialNCD0.23%
Bank Of BarodaFinancialBonds0.23%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialNCD0.23%
Punjab National BankFinancialBonds0.23%
Canara BankFinancialCD0.23%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentFinancialBonds0.23%
HDB Financial Services Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.23%
Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.23%
Five-Star Business Finance Ltd.FinancialEquity0.23%
Bank Of BarodaFinancialCD0.22%
Kalpataru Projects International Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.22%
India Universal Trust AL1OthersSec. Debt0.22%
Ashok Leyland Ltd.AutomobileEquity0.21%
NHPC Ltd.EnergyEquity0.21%
Mishra Dhatu Nigam Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity0.21%
Tega Industries Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity0.21%
Time Technoplast Ltd.ChemicalsEquity0.20%
Godrej Properties Ltd.ConstructionEquity0.20%
CESC Ltd.EnergyEquity0.19%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.FinancialNCD0.19%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialNCD0.19%
Trent Ltd.ServicesEquity0.19%
LMW Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.19%
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd.CommunicationNCD0.19%
Bosch Ltd.AutomobileEquity0.19%
State Bank of IndiaFinancialDebenture0.19%
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialNCD0.19%
National Housing BankFinancialNCD0.19%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentFinancialDebenture0.19%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.FinancialEquity0.19%
PCBL Chemical Ltd.ChemicalsEquity0.18%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.FinancialCD0.18%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.18%
Ashoka Buildcon Ltd.ConstructionEquity0.18%
Madhya Pradesh StateOthersSDL0.18%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryEquity0.18%
Tata Motors Ltd.AutomobileEquity0.18%
Life Insurance Corporation of IndiaInsuranceEquity0.17%
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd.InsuranceEquity0.17%
Billionbrains Garage Ventures Ltd.FinancialEquity0.17%
Savita Oil Technologies Ltd.EnergyEquity0.16%
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.16%
National Housing BankFinancialBonds0.16%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.TechnologyEquity0.16%
India Universal Trust AL1OthersSec. Debt0.16%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.15%
REC Ltd.FinancialBonds0.15%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentFinancialDebenture0.15%
Madhya Pradesh StateOthersSDL0.15%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialBonds0.14%
Shriram Finance LtdFinancialEquity0.14%
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd.AutomobileEquity0.14%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.14%
Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd.EnergyBonds0.14%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.14%
SBI Cards And Payment Services Ltd.FinancialEquity0.14%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentFinancialDebenture0.14%
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.14%
Cipla Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.13%
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialBonds0.13%
Bharti Airtel Ltd. - (Partly Paid up Equity Shares (Rights Issue))CommunicationPPE0.13%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.12%
Whirlpool Of India Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryEquity0.12%
GOISovereignGOI Sec0.12%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.12%
Housing & Urban Development Corporation Ltd.FinancialNCD0.12%
Uttar Pradesh StateOthersSDL0.12%
Tata Capital Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.12%
Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialNCD0.12%
Cohance Lifesciences Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.12%
JIO Financial Services Ltd.FinancialEquity0.12%
Asian Paints Ltd.ChemicalsEquity0.11%
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.11%
GOISovereignGOI Sec0.11%
Pipeline Infrastructure (India) Pvt. Ltd.ConstructionDebenture0.11%
Jamnagar Utilities and Power Pvt. Ltd.Capital GoodsDebenture0.11%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.10%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialBonds0.10%
REC Ltd.FinancialNCD0.10%
LG Electronics India Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryEquity0.10%
Indraprastha Gas Ltd.EnergyEquity0.10%
Avenue Supermarts Ltd.ServicesEquity0.10%
Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Ltd.FinancialEquity0.10%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.FinancialBonds/Deb0.09%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialNCD0.09%
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialNCD0.09%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialNCD0.09%
REC Ltd.FinancialNCD0.09%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.09%
National Housing BankFinancialBonds/NCD0.09%
Union Bank of IndiaFinancialCD0.09%
Housing & Urban Development Corporation Ltd.FinancialNCD0.09%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentFinancialFRB0.09%
Andhra Pradesh StateFinancialSDL0.09%
Kotak Mahindra Investments Ltd.FinancialBonds/NCD0.09%
Uttar Pradesh StateOthersSDL0.09%
JSW Energy Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.09%
Madhya Pradesh StateOthersSDL0.09%
Toyota Financial Services Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.09%
Gujarat Industries Power Company Ltd.EnergyEquity0.08%
REC Ltd.FinancialBonds0.08%
Gujarat StateConstructionSDL0.08%
ITC Hotels Ltd.ServicesEquity0.07%
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.CommunicationEquity0.07%
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialNCD0.07%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.07%
Andhra Pradesh StateFinancialSDL0.07%
Torrent Power Ltd.EnergyEquity0.07%
Texmaco Rail & Engineering Ltd.ServicesEquity0.07%
L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd.ConstructionNCD0.07%
Housing & Urban Development Corporation Ltd.FinancialEquity0.06%
Nuvoco Vistas Corporation Ltd.ConstructionEquity0.06%
Andhra Pradesh StateFinancialSDL0.06%
Rajasthan StateOthersSDL0.06%
Bandhan Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity0.06%
Home First Finance Company India Ltd.FinancialEquity0.06%
Aegis Vopak Terminals Ltd.EnergyEquity0.06%
Grasim Industries Ltd.ConstructionDebenture0.05%
HDFC Bank Ltd.FinancialNCD0.05%
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.EnergyNCD0.05%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialBonds0.05%
Shriram Finance LtdFinancialSec. Debt0.05%
GOISovereignGOI Sec0.05%
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialBonds/NCD0.05%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.05%
Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd.EnergyDebenture0.05%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.FinancialNCD0.05%
Canara BankFinancialNCD0.05%
Union Bank of IndiaFinancialAdd. Tier 1 Bond0.05%
Housing & Urban Development Corporation Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.05%
Maharashtra StateOthersSDL0.05%
Gujarat StateConstructionSDL0.05%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentFinancialBonds/NCD0.05%
Bihar StateOthersSDL0.05%
Sundaram Home Finance Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.05%
Alkem Laboratories Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.05%
360 One Wam Ltd.FinancialEquity0.05%
Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialNCD0.05%
Bharti Hexacom Ltd.CommunicationEquity0.05%
Blue Dart Express Ltd.ServicesEquity0.04%
Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.04%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialNCD0.04%
Westlife Foodworld Ltd.ServicesEquity0.04%
Gujarat StateConstructionSDL0.04%
Vodafone Idea Ltd.CommunicationEquity0.04%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentFinancialDebenture0.04%
Haryana StateOthersSDL0.04%
Info Edge (India) Ltd.ServicesEquity0.04%
Fortis Healthcare Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.04%
RHI Magnesita India Ltd.ConstructionEquity0.04%
Tenneco Clean Air India LtdAutomobileEquity0.04%
ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Ltd.FinancialEquity0.04%
Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals Ltd.ChemicalsEquity0.03%
HDFC Bank Ltd.FinancialFD0.03%
GOISovereignGOI Sec0.03%
REC Ltd.FinancialZCB0.03%
Gujarat StateConstructionSDL0.03%
Uttar Pradesh StateOthersSDL0.03%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.ServicesEquity0.03%
Medi Assist Healthcare Services Ltd.ServicesEquity0.03%
Ceigall India Ltd.ConstructionEquity0.03%
The Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd.EnergyEquity0.02%
GOISovereignGOI Sec0.02%
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.02%
Ramco Systems Ltd.TechnologyEquity0.02%
Maharashtra StateOthersSDL0.02%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentFinancialBonds0.02%
L&T Finance Ltd.FinancialEquity0.02%
Varun Beverages Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.02%
Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialEquity0.02%
BEML Land Assets Ltd.ServicesEquity0.02%
Fusion Finance Ltd.FinancialEquity0.02%
TruAlt Bioenergy Ltd.EnergyEquity0.02%
Tata Chemicals Ltd.ChemicalsEquity0.01%
GOISovereignGOI Sec0.01%
UPL Ltd.ChemicalsEquity0.01%
Union Bank of IndiaFinancialEquity0.01%
Maharashtra StateOthersSDL0.01%
Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Ltd.InsuranceEquity0.01%
Aster DM Healthcare Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.01%
Rites Ltd.ConstructionEquity0.01%
Campus Activewear Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.01%
Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.01%
Aditya Infotech Ltd.CommunicationEquity0.01%
GOISovereignGOI Sec0.00%
GOISovereignGOI Sec0.00%
GOISovereignGOI Sec0.00%
Kwality Wall's (India) Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.00%
Chhattisgarh StateOthersSDL0.00%
AGS Transact Technologies Ltd.ServicesEquity0.00%
S Chand And Company Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.00%
Kerala StateOthersSDL0.00%
Tata Consumer Products Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.00%
Indus Towers Ltd.CommunicationEquity0.00%
MEP Infrastructure Developers Ltd.ConstructionEquity0.00%
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Minimum investments

Min. for 1st investment
₹100
Min. for 2nd investment
₹100
Min. for SIP
₹100

Returns and rankings

Annualised returns
Absolute returns
Name3Y5Y10YAll
Fund returns+16.2%+16.4%+15.3%+14.6%
Category average (Hybrid Dynamic Asset Allocation)+11.9%+10.7%+9.6%--
Rank (Hybrid Dynamic Asset Allocation)11----

Exit load, stamp duty and tax

Exit load

Exit Load for units in excess of 15% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 1 year.

Stamp duty on investment: 0.005% (from July 1st, 2020)

from July 1st 2020

Tax implication

If you redeem within one year, returns are taxed at 20%. If you redeem after one year, returns exceeding Rs 1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%.
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Fund management

GA
Gopal Agrawal
Jul 2022 - Present
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Education
Mr.Agrawal is a B.E and MBM.
Experience
Prior to joining HDFC Mutual Fund he has worked with DSP Mutual Fund, Tata AMC, Mirae Asset Mutual Fund ,SBI Mutual Fund, Kotak Securities, HDFC Securities, IDBI Capital, UTI Securities and IPCL.

AA
Arun Agarwal
Oct 2022 - Present
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Education
Mr. Agarwal is a B.Com. and Chartered Accountant
Experience
Prior to joining HDFC Asset Management Company Limited, he has worked with SBI Funds Management Pvt. Ltd., ICICI Bank Limited, UTI Asset Management Pvt. Ltd.
Also manages these schemes

SR
Srinivasan Ramamurthy
Jul 2022 - Present
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Education
Mr. Ramamurthy is an engineer by qualification from Jadavpur University and has done his MBA from IIM - Calcutta.
Experience
Prior to joining HDFC Asset Management Company Limited, he has worked with Mahindra Mutual Fund, IDBI Federal Life Insurance, IIFL Capital Limited, Maybank Kim Eng, Credit Suisse and KPMG Advisory.

DM
Dhruv Muchhal
Jun 2023 - Present
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Education
Mr. Dhruv has done B.Com, CA and CFA
Experience
Prior to joining HDFC MF,he has worked with Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd., Goldman Sachs, CRISIL Global Research & Analytics and Deloitte Haskins & Sells
Also manages these schemes

NM
Nandita Menezes
Mar 2025 - Present
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Education
CA (ICAI, INDIA), B.Com (University of Mumbai)
Experience
Prior to joining HDFC AMC, she was associated with S.V. Ghatalia & Associates LLP.
Also manages these schemes

About HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth

HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth is a Hybrid Mutual Fund Scheme launched by HDFC Mutual Fund. This scheme was made available to investors on 10 Dec 1999. Anil Bamboli is the Current Fund Manager of HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth fund. The fund currently has an Asset Under Management(AUM) of ₹9,52,320 Cr and the Latest NAV as of 19 Mar 2026 is ₹537.91. The HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth is rated Very High risk. Minimum SIP Investment is set to ₹100. Minimum Lumpsum Investment is ₹100. Exit Load for units in excess of 15% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 1 year. ;

Investment Objective

The Scheme seeks to provide long term capital appreciation / income from a dynamic mix of equity and debt investments.
Fund benchmarkNIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 50:50 Index

Fund house

Rank (total assets)#2 in India
Total AUM₹9,52,319.77 Cr
Date of Incorporation10 Dec 1999
Phone022 – 66316333
Launch Date10 Dec 1999
Address"HDFC House", 2nd Floor, H. T. Parekh Marg, 165-166, BackbayReclamation, Churchgate Mumbai 400020
CustodianHDFC Bank
Registrar & Transfer AgentCams
Address7th Floor, Tower II, Rayala Towers, 158, Anna Salai,