Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth

Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth

NAV as on 11-04-2025

₹ 38.63

1%

1D

Inception Returns

10.3%

/yr

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
172 people have invested ₹ 6.1L in Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

About Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth

Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth is a hybrid fund. This fund was started on 1 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Dwijendra Srivastava, S. Bharath. This fund gives you the benefit of diversification.

Key Parameters

  1. Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth has ₹1491 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Mar 2025 and is less than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.7.

Returns

Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 10.34% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 5.51%, 10.70% and 12.93% respectively.

Holdings

Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Government, Financial Services, Corporate, Consumer Cyclical, Energy, Tech, Health, Industrial, Communication, Consumer Defensive, Basic Materials, Securitize, Utilities.

Taxation

As it is a dynamic asset allocation mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
If the fund is equity oriented i.e. asset allocation of more than 65% in equity instruments:
For short term (less than a year) capital gains will be taxed at 20%
For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 12.5% without indexation benefit
Long term gains up to Rs 1 lakh are exempt from taxation (more than 12 months).

Investment objective of Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth

The investment objective of the Scheme is to provide accrual income and capital apprection by investing in a mix of equity, debt, REITs/InvITs and equity derivatives that are managed dynamically. No Guarantee: There is no guarantee or assurance that the investment objective of the scheme will be achieved. Investors are neither being offered any guaranteed / indicated returns nor any guarantee on repayment of capital by the Schemes. There is also no guarantee of capital or return either by the mutual Fund or by the sponsor or by the asset management company.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 100.00 and for SIP is INR 100.00. Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.72%
Benchmark
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AUM₹1491 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹100/₹100
Exit Load
1.0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
244.71%
STCGSelling mutual fund before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%.
LTCGAfter 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year.
Risk
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Moderately High risk

Trailing Returns

as on (11-Apr-25)

Period
Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth
Dynamic Asset Allocation Index
1M
2%
0.6%
3M
-1.7%
-3.3%
6M
-4.4%
-6.6%
1Y
5.5%
1.9%
3Y
10.7%
9.6%
5Y
12.9%
14.3%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Mar-25)

  • Equity 57.6%

  • Debt & Cash 42.4%

Large cap
58.5%

Mid cap
7.9%

Small cap
4.4%

Sector Allocation

Feb'25

Jan'25

Dec'24

Financial Services
36.8%
Tech
11.7%
Consumer Cyclical
10.9%
Energy
9.9%
Health
7.3%
Communication
6.1%
Industrial
5.7%
Consumer Defensive
5.4%
Basic Materials
4%
Utilities
2.3%
All changes are between Oct'69 and Dec'69
Parameters
Feb'25
Jan'25
Dec'24
AUM
₹ 1.4K Cr
₹ 1.5K Cr
₹ 1.5K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 1.4K Cr as of Feb'25
  • AUM decreased by 98.6 Cr between Feb'25 and Jan'25
Top Stocks bought last month
Rural Electrification Corporation Limited's allocation increased from 0.32% to 1.63%
Rural Electrification Corporation Limited's allocation increased from 0.32% to 1.63%
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development's allocation increased from 0.19% to 0.97%
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development's allocation increased from 0.19% to 0.97%
HDFC Bank Limited's allocation increased from 0.65% to 0.66%
HDFC Bank Limited's allocation increased from 0.65% to 0.66%
Top Stocks sold last month
Canara Bank's allocation decreased from 1.56 % to 1.27 %
Canara Bank's allocation decreased from 1.56 % to 1.27 %
LIC Housing Finance Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 1.01 %
LIC Housing Finance Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 1.01 %
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 0.98 %
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 0.98 %

Top 3 Sectors in February were Government, Financial Services & Consumer Cyclical

Feb'25
Government
41%
Financial Services
37%
Corporate
12%
Jan'25
Government
38%
Financial Services
35%
Consumer Cyclical
12%
  • Equity

  • Debt & Cash

Holdings
Weight%
1M Change
Reliance Industries Ltd
Reliance Industries Ltd
6.08%
1.9%
ICICI Bank Ltd
ICICI Bank Ltd
5.43%
27.9%
HDFC Bank Ltd
HDFC Bank Ltd
5.41%
5.4%
Bharti Airtel Ltd
Bharti Airtel Ltd
4.09%
0%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd
3.48%
8.8%
  • Returns %

  • Fund Ratios

  • Overview

Funds
1Y Returns
3Y Returns
5Y Returns
Since Inception
Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth
Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth
5.51%
10.7%
12.93%
10.34%
DSP Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund Direct Growth
DSP Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund Direct Growth
11.35%
11.33%
13.53%
10.34%
ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Plan Growth
ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Plan Growth
6.6%
12%
17.39%
12.92%
Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth
Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth
6.52%
10.99%
16.07%
11.47%
Fund
Feb'25
Jan'25
Dec'24
No of Holdings
111
103
101
Top 5 Company Concentration
25.9%
24%
23.7%
Company having highest exposure
ICICI Bank Ltd (6.1%)
Reliance Industries Ltd (5.9%)
Reliance Industries Ltd (5.7%)
No of Sectors
13
13
13
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
112.2%
108.2%
110.4%
Sector having highest exposure
Government (40.8%)
Government (38.5%)
Government (39.6%)
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Dwijendra Srivastava
Dwijendra Srivastava
Fund Manager of Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth, since 1 January 2022
S. Bharath
S. Bharath
Fund Manager of Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth, since 1 January 2022
Fund House
Sundaram Asset Management Company Ltd
Total AUM
₹63.67K Cr
as on 31-Mar-2025
Address
Sundaram Asset Management Company Limited,Sundaram Towers,,2nd Floor, 46 Whites Road,,Royapettah,
Phone
+914428583362/3367
Website
rahulm@sundarammutual.com

Mutual Fund Insights

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Over the last 3 months, this fund has experienced a 3.2% drop in AUM moving from 1.53K Cr to 1.49K Cr.
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In the last 5 years, HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Plan Growth Option has given 26.19% return, outperforming this fund by 13.25% per annum.
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In the last 3 years, HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Plan Growth Option has given 18.38% return, outperforming this fund by 7.68% per annum.
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In the last 1 year, DSP Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund Direct Growth has given 11.35% return, outperforming this fund by 5.84%.
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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (dynamic asset allocation). Its expense ratio is 0.72% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.17%.

Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth Highlights

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Moderately High risk

Investors understand that their principal will be at Moderately High risk
About the fund

About the fund

This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 10.34% since inception which is more than its category average return of 9.12%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 57.56% in Equity, 24.69% in Debt and 17.75% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹1491 Cr

AUM size ₹1491 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹1491 Cr which is less than its category average of ₹ 9702 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.72%

Expense Ratio 0.72%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.72% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.34%

Frequently Asked Questions for Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth is ₹38.63 as on 11-Apr-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 11-Apr-2025.
Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
1.99%
1.99%
6 Month Returns
-4.44%
-4.44%
1 Year Returns
5.51%
5.51%
3 Years Returns
35.66%
10.7%
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0.72% as on March 2025
₹1491 Cr as on March 2025
Reliance Industries Ltd(6.08%), 7.1% Govt Stock 2034(5.89%), ICICI Bank Ltd(5.43%), HDFC Bank Ltd(5.41%), Bharti Airtel Ltd(4.09%) as on March 2025
Financial Services(20.92%), Cash Equivalent(18.6%), Government(17.1%) as on March 2025
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Dwijendra Srivastava, S. Bharath are the fund managers of Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth is 1%