Mutual fund · Balanced Advantage

HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund

₹1,02,534 cr across 168 positions, as filed for 2026-09-30. Returns are the fund's AMFI growth-plan NAV; holdings and behavior come from its filed monthly portfolios.

Returns, against the category

Q2 FY27: −2% over 1 year against the median Balanced Advantage fund's 0%.

OverQuarter1 year3 years (ann.)5 years (ann.)
HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund−3%−2%+10%+13%
Median Balanced Advantage fund−2%0%+8%+7%

1-year return at each quarter-end since Q3 FY24:

+31%Q3 FY24+40%Q4 FY24+40%Q1 FY25+34%Q2 FY25+17%Q3 FY25+9%Q4 FY25+6%Q1 FY260%Q2 FY26+7%Q3 FY26−1%Q4 FY26−1%Q1 FY27−2%Q2 FY27

What moved the fund, last 12 filed months

Contribution = the fund's filed weight each month × that stock's price move in its own filings, in percentage points of NAV. Corporate-action months are left out.

Helped

Stock12 monthsLatest month
State Bank of India+0.6 pp−0.3 pp
Apar Industries Limited+0.5 pp−0.0 pp
Axis Bank Ltd.+0.4 pp−0.2 pp
Coal India Ltd.+0.3 pp+0.1 pp
Divis Laboratories Ltd.+0.3 pp−0.0 pp

Hurt

Stock12 monthsLatest month
HDFC Bank Ltd.−1.2 pp−0.0 pp
Infosys Limited−0.7 pp−0.2 pp
ITC LIMITED−0.6 pp+0.0 pp
Reliance Industries Ltd.−0.5 pp−0.3 pp
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.−0.5 pp−0.2 pp

Holdings, as filed for 2026-09-30

HoldingSector% of fundValueHeld forVs avg cost
ICICI BankFinancial Services5.06%₹5,187 cr46 mo+21%
HDFC BankFinancial Services4.32%₹4,427 cr46 mo-12%
Reliance Industries LimitedOil, Gas & Consumable Fuels3.64%₹3,727 cr46 mo-10%
State Bank of IndiaFinancial Services3.28%₹3,358 cr46 mo+53%
Bharti Airtel LimitedTelecommunication3.05%₹3,132 cr46 mo+38%
Axis BankFinancial Services2.65%₹2,713 cr46 mo+17%
Larsen & Toubro LimitedConstruction2.52%₹2,587 cr46 mo+55%
NTPC LimitedPower2.00%₹2,049 cr46 mo+91%
Coal IndiaOil, Gas & Consumable Fuels1.77%₹1,819 cr46 mo+89%
Eternal LtdConsumer Services1.68%₹1,727 cr23 mo+21%
Kotak Mahindra Bank LimitedFinancial Services1.58%₹1,625 cr46 mo+11%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries LimitedHealthcare1.55%₹1,589 cr46 mo+46%
InfosysInformation Technology1.45%₹1,491 cr46 mo-37%
Maruti Suzuki India LimitedAutomobile and Auto Components1.42%₹1,454 cr46 mo-3%
HCL Technologies LimitedInformation Technology1.21%₹1,243 cr46 mo-22%

Top 15 of 168 equity positions. "Vs avg cost" estimates the fund's gain on the position from its filing history.

How this fund actually behaves

Computed from every filed monthly portfolio (46 months of filings) by the research pipeline.

Holding patienceMedian months a position is held (25th–75th band)15 mo (7–22)
Win rate on exitsClosed positions sold above entry, and the payoff ratio (105 exits)56% · payoff 2.7×
Loser handlingCuts losers vs averages down, from 12 months of filingsAverages down
Entry valuation disciplineMedian P/E paid on entries over 36 months; share above 50×45× · 42% over 50×
Portfolio valuation todayWeighted P/E and P/B of the current book at filed prices44.0× P/E · 5.7× P/B · 2% loss-makers
ChurnStocks entered and exited in 12 months, of 168 positions50 in · 24 out
ConcentrationTop 10 holdings' share; effective number of positions30% · ~41 effective