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SBI Balanced Advantage Fund

SBI Mutual FundDirectOpen-endedDynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced AdvantageRiskometer: Very High Risk

NAV

₹16.17

as of 6 Oct 2026

SBI Balanced Advantage Fund is an open-ended Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage scheme from SBI Mutual Fund managing ₹41,803 crore (as of 31 Aug 2026). Its Direct-plan NAV is ₹16.17 as of 6 Oct 2026. The expense ratio is 0.89% a year. Managed by Dinesh Balachandran. This page is factual data only – it carries no rating and no recommendation.

Key facts

Expense ratio
0.89% / yr
as of 31 Aug 2026
Fund size
₹41,803 crore
as of 31 Aug 2026
Exit load
1%
SIP available
Yes
Launched
31 Aug 2021
ISIN
INF200KA1Y73

₹100 invested, fund vs category

The category line is the average of the funds in this category, built from nyvo’s own NAV data.

Rebased to 100data to 5 Oct 2026Benchmark: Hybrid Balanced Benchmark

Oct 2021Oct 2026
Growth of ₹100, SBI Balanced Advantage Fund versus Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage average.

SBI Balanced Advantage Fund

₹158

+58% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs

Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage average

₹151

+51% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs

Returns vs category

WindowFundCategory avgGap
3 months-3.78%-2.70%-1.08
6 months-1.29%4.87%-6.16
1 year-0.01%0.33%-0.34
3 years (CAGR)9.14%9.21%-0.07
5 years (CAGR)9.53%8.28%+1.25

Category average across 28 funds, as of 5 Oct 2026. Short windows are noise; the 3 and 5-year rows are the record. Past returns do not predict future returns.

Risk, measured

Sharpe ratio (3Y)
0.56
Sharpe ratio (5Y)
0.66
Sortino ratio (3Y)
0.82 vs category 0.62
Standard deviation (3Y)
7.85%
Beta (3Y)
0.94
Alpha (3Y)
1.40%
Deepest fall (5Y)
-6.89%

Distance below its own peak

Every dip below 0 is the fund trading under a previous high – how deep and for how long is what a drawdown feels like.

Deepest fall

-6.9%

Right now

-4.9% below peak

Sept 2023Deepest: -6.6%Oct 2026

Ahead of its benchmark in 61% of months (window: 3y, monthly) – benchmark: Hybrid Balanced Benchmark, name shown only.

Where the money actually is

Equity

57.1%

Bonds

20.8%

Cash

22.1%

Whole-portfolio split, as of 31 Aug 2026. The size split below covers only the equity slice of this.

What it owns

158 positions · top 10 = 26.5%

Market-cap mix (equity sleeve)

Large 39.8%Mid 10.1%Small 7.2%Other 42.9%

as of 31 Aug 2026

Holdings by sector

  • Financial Services(3 in top 10)20.4%
    • ICICI Bank Ltd3.82%
    • HDFC Bank Ltd3.57%
    • Axis Bank Ltd1.85%
  • Consumer Cyclical9.1%
  • Utilities(1 in top 10)7.5%
    • GAIL (India) Ltd2.56%
  • Energy(1 in top 10)5.9%
    • Reliance Industries Ltd4.42%
  • Industrials(1 in top 10)5.2%
    • Larsen & Toubro Ltd2.55%
  • Healthcare4.5%
  • Technology(1 in top 10)4.2%
    • Tech Mahindra Ltd2.14%
  • Basic Materials3.6%

Sectors marked ▶ expand to show this fund’s top-10 holdings in that sector. Holdings as of 31 Aug 2026. Portfolio turnover 76.4% vs category 112.8% a year.

Other top holdings

  • Treps6.78%
  • Day Tbillmatures 4 Mar 20271.98%
  • Indus Towers Ltd Ordinary Shares1.95%

The debt it holds (debt sleeve)

Yield to maturity
7.27% vs category 6.89%
Modified duration
2.61 yrs vs category 2.35 yrs
Average maturity
3.92 yrs vs category 3.80 yrs
Average coupon
7.54%
Government securities
8.1%

Credit quality

AAA
71.5%
AA
28.5%

Government securities are counted inside AAA by the data provider’s ladder; the sovereign share is listed separately above. Credit quality as of 31 Jul 2026.

Portfolio characteristics as of 31 Aug 2026. Yield to maturity is what the portfolio would return if every holding were held to maturity and paid in full. It is not a forecast of the fund’s return, and it is quoted before expenses.

Money in, money out

Net flow, 12 months
+₹3,318 cr
Net flow, 3 months
+₹655 cr

as of 31 Aug 2026. Flows follow performance more than they predict it.

Quick answers

What is the NAV of SBI Balanced Advantage Fund?
₹16.17 per unit as of 6 Oct 2026 (Direct plan, growth). NAV is declared daily on working days.
What is the expense ratio of SBI Balanced Advantage Fund?
0.89% a year for the Direct plan, as of 31 Aug 2026.
How large is SBI Balanced Advantage Fund?
₹41,803 crore under management as of 31 Aug 2026, in the Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage category.
How risky is SBI Balanced Advantage Fund?
Its SEBI Riskometer reading is "Very High Risk". The fund shifts between equity, debt and sometimes gold so you do not have to.
What are the 5-year returns of SBI Balanced Advantage Fund?
9.53% a year over the last 5 years (Direct plan, CAGR), against a Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage average of 8.28%. Past returns do not predict future returns.
What is the worst 3-year return of SBI Balanced Advantage Fund?
9.0% a year – the weakest of 25 overlapping 3-year holding periods, beginning 3 Oct 2023. The median was 14.1% and 100% of those windows ended positive. Windows overlap, so this is the range of past start dates, not a probability.
Who manages SBI Balanced Advantage Fund?
Dinesh Balachandran, managing this fund for 5 years.

Where this fund sits

Other Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage funds

Data: nyvo research systems; each block above states its own as-of date, and blocks with no data for this fund are omitted rather than estimated. NAV updates daily on working days. The benchmark (Hybrid Balanced Benchmark) is named for reference only; its values are licensed and never shown. This page is factual information about one scheme. It is not investment advice, not a recommendation, and it carries no rating of any kind. Past performance does not predict future returns. Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks; read all scheme related documents carefully.