Axis Balanced Advantage Fund

Q: What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Axis Balanced Advantage Fund is a 8 yrs 6 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 9.14% since inception. Axis Balanced Advantage Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year Since Inception 5.74% 13.92% 10.53% 9.14%

Q: How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Axis Balanced Advantage Fund has an expense ratio of 1.91% , representing the annual cost of managing and operating the fund. This fee is deducted from the fund's AUM while declaring the daily NAV, reducing investor returns.

NAV as of Feb 02, 2026	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹21.17-0.56% 1 day change	9.14% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹3,816 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹21.17 as on Feb 02, 2026

This fund Category average

Axis Balanced Advantage Fund overview

AUM (Fund size)	₹3,816 Cr
Exit load	1.0% Exit Load for units in excess of 10% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 12 months.!
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	8 yrs 6 m since Jul 11, 2017
Benchmark	NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 50:50 Index
Min. investment	SIP: ₹7000 & Lumpsum: ₹1000
Expense ratio	1.91% as on Jan 29, 2026
Plan type	Regular
Risk	Very High

Axis Balanced Advantage Fund Returns calculator

Investment type

Monthly investment

₹ 10,000

Investment period

Lumpsum investment

₹1 lakh

Investment period

Disclaimer: Products compared like fixed deposits may provide fixed guaranteed returns. Mutual Funds investments are subject to market risk, read all scheme related documents carefully. Past performance is not an indicator of future returns.

Total investment ₹ 12 lakh
Profit ₹12 lakhs
Total corpus ₹1 lakh
Absolute return 52.69%

Trailing returns as on Feb 03, 2026

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	-2.62%	-2.78%
3 Months	-1.54%	-2.21%
6 Months	1.83%	0.4%
1 Year	5.74%	5.64%
2 Years	10.05%	6.8%
3 Years	13.92%	11.19%
4 Years	10.36%	9.03%
5 Years	10.53%	9.51%
7 Years	10.24%	10.25%

Asset allocationas on Dec 31, 2025

Large Cap 49.88%

Mid Cap 4.31%

Small Cap 2.94%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

Reliance Industries Ltd.5.7%

HDFC Bank Ltd.5.06%

State Bank of India4.58%

Infosys Ltd.3.66%

Top sectors

Financial 19.19%

Energy 9.229999999999999%

Technology 7.21%

Automobile 6.58%

Cash 12.62175539%

AAA 9.52826025%

SOV 9.13169057%

AA+ 6.71690838%

Top Debt Holdings

GOI 5.08%

Others 2.26%

Reserve Bank of India 2.21%

Muthoot Finance Ltd. 1.33%

Allocation by Instruments

Cash Margin 12.62175539%

Bonds 5.87812589%

Debenture 5.5781224400000005%

GOI Securities 5.07375448%

Other Holdings

Indus Infra Trust 0.76%

Others 0.56%

Knowledge Realty Trust 0.34%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Axis Balanced Advantage Fund	-2.62%	1.83%	5.74%	13.92%	10.53%	N.A.
ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund	-2.3%	3.64%	10.16%	13.1%	11.69%	11.91%
Franklin India Dynamic Asset Allocation Active FoF	-2.57%	-0.02%	5.51%	12.65%	14.0%	10.49%
Tata Balanced Advantage Fund	-2.85%	1.02%	5.5%	10.42%	9.73%	7.47%
DSP Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund	-1.4%	2.34%	8.1%	12.24%	8.8%	9.47%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Axis Balanced Advantage Fund	7.26	0.73	1.06	1.73
ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund	5.47	0.56	1.22	1.74
Franklin India Dynamic Asset Allocation Active FoF	6.27	0.63	1.01	1.53
Tata Balanced Advantage Fund	6.51	0.68	0.67	0.99
DSP Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund	5.63	0.55	1.04	2.05

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
Axis Balanced Advantage Fund	N.A.	3,816 Cr	8 yrs 6 m	1.91%
ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund	N.A.	70,535 Cr	19 yrs 2 m	1.43%
Franklin India Dynamic Asset Allocation Active FoF	N.A.	1,301 Cr	22 yrs 3 m	2.14%
Tata Balanced Advantage Fund	N.A.	9,691 Cr	7 yrs	1.73%
DSP Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund	N.A.	3,709 Cr	12 yrs	1.88%

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Key risk & return ratios Compared to other funds in the category

Alpha	2.72 vs. 3.26 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	1.06 vs. 3.04 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.73 vs. 0.68 More sensitive to market's ups & downs
Standard deviation	7.26 vs. 5.55 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About Axis Balanced Advantage Fund

Axis Balanced Advantage Fund is a Dynamic Asset Allocation mutual fund scheme from Axis Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 8 yrs 6 m, having been launched on 11/07/2017. Axis Balanced Advantage Fund has ₹3,816 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 31/12/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of Axis Balanced Advantage Fund as of 02/02/2026 is ₹21.17. The fund has an expense ratio of 1.91%, which is higher than what most other Dynamic Asset Allocation funds charge. Currently, the fund has a 57.13% allocation to equity and 28.59% to Debt.

Axis Balanced Advantage Fund returns of last 1-year are 5.71%. Since launch, it has delivered 9.21% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 6 yrs.
Axis Balanced Advantage Fund scheme's ability to deliver returns consistently is higher than most funds of its category. Its ability to control losses in a falling market is high.
The fund's equity portion is primarily invested in Financial, Energy, Technology, Automobile, Healthcare sectors. It has taken less exposure in Financial, Energy sectors compared to other funds in the category.
The debt portion of the fund has low credit quality indicating the quality of borrowers it has lent it to is not too great.
The fund's top 5 holdings are in Reliance Industries Ltd., GOI, State Bank of India, Infosys Ltd., ICICI Bank Ltd..

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Fund AUM	3,816 Cr as on Dec 31, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Hardik Shah

Mr. Shah has done B.E. Information Technology and MBA Finance. Prior to joining Axis Mutual Fund, he has worked with Nippon India Mutual Fund, Quantum Asset Management Company and ICAP India (P) Ltd.

Jayesh Sundar

Mr. Sundar is a Chartered Accountant Prior to joining Axis MF, he has worked with Aviva Life Insurance Company, Tata Securities Ltd., Collins Stewart India Pvt. Ltd., IL&FS Investsmart and CRISIL

Devang Shah

Mr. Shah is B.Com and ACA. Prior to joining Axis AMC he has worked with ICICI Prudential AMC, Deutsche Asset Management (India) Pvt. Ltd. and Pricewaterhouse Coopers.

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to achieve the dual objective of capital appreciation by investing in a portfolio of equity or equity linked securities and generating income through investments in debt and money market instruments. It also aims to manage risk through active asset allocation.

Axis Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	70 view all schemes
Total AUM	3,65,749 Cr as on Dec 31, 2025
Address	23rd Floor, One Lodha Place, S. B. Road, Lower Parel. Mumbai, 400013
Phone	022-24255161

More funds from Axis Mutual Fund

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	1Y	5Y
Axis Multi Asset Allocation Fund	N.A.	1,875 Cr	17.25%	11.39%
Axis Retirement Fund - Dynamic Plan	N.A.	306 Cr	2.31%	10.04%
Axis Retirement Fund - Aggressive Plan	N.A.	756 Cr	3.43%	9.06%
Axis Aggressive Hybrid Fund	N.A.	1,550 Cr	4.92%	9.05%
Axis Equity Savings Fund	N.A.	927 Cr	5.35%	8.12%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Axis Balanced Advantage Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Axis Balanced Advantage Fund plan is approximately ₹21.17 as of Feb 02, 2026.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Axis Balanced Advantage Fund is a 8 yrs 6 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 9.14% since inception.

Axis Balanced Advantage Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	Since Inception
5.74%	13.92%	10.53%	9.14%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Axis Balanced Advantage Fund has an expense ratio of 1.91%, representing the annual cost of managing and operating the fund. This fee is deducted from the fund's AUM while declaring the daily NAV, reducing investor returns.

What is the AUM or fund size of this mutual fund?

The Axis Balanced Advantage Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 3,816 Cr as on Dec 31, 2025.

What are the top stock holdings of Axis Balanced Advantage Fund?

The Axis Balanced Advantage Fund's equity portion has been invested in the stocks of the following companies

Company	Percentage of Portfolio
Reliance Industries Ltd.	5.7%
HDFC Bank Ltd.	5.06%
State Bank of India	4.58%
Infosys Ltd.	3.66%
ICICI Bank Ltd.	3.53%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.	3.0%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.	2.66%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.	1.97%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.	1.84%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.	1.66%

What are the top sectors Axis Balanced Advantage Fund has invested in?

The Axis Balanced Advantage Fund's equity portion is primarily invested in the following sectors -

Sector	Percentage of Portfolio
Financial	19.19%
Energy	9.229999999999999%
Technology	7.21%
Automobile	6.58%
Healthcare	5.069999999999999%
Consumer Staples	4.88%
Construction	3.7200000000000006%
Capital Goods	3.48%
Communication	2.11%
Insurance	1.8%

To whom does Axis Balanced Advantage Fund lend to?

The top 3 debt holdings of Axis Balanced Advantage Fund are as follows

Holding Name	Percentage of Portfolio
GOI	5.08%
Others	2.26%
Reserve Bank of India	2.21%

What is the quality of borrowers this mutual fund scheme lends to?

The credit rating of the instruments in which the fund invests represents the quality of the borrower.

The Axis Balanced Advantage Fund's debt portion's allocation by credit quality is given below

Credit Quality	Percentage of Portfolio
Cash	12.62175539%
AAA	9.52826025%
SOV	9.13169057%

What is risk level of Axis Balanced Advantage Fund?

This is a Dynamic Asset Allocation fund comes with Very High risk.

Is there any lock-in period in this mutual fund?

No, this fund does not have any lock-in period.

How can I redeem my investments in Axis Balanced Advantage Fund?

Redeeming your investments in the Axis Balanced Advantage Fund is simple. If you have invested via ET Money, just log in to the app, go to the holdings section, and submit the redemption request.

If you have invested from anywhere else, you can go to the fund house website and put a request through it.

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Return Consistency: This fund is one of the best in generating consistent return in it's category.
Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Dynamic Asset Allocation funds in the last 5 Years.
Chance: This fund has generated a 7.57% annual return in 70% of times for investors holding for at least 5 years.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.
Exit Load: Exit Load for units in excess of 10% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 12 months.