Union Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth

Union Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth

NAV as on 23-04-2025

₹ 21.17

0.4%

1D

Inception Returns

10.8%

/yr

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

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43 people have invested ₹ 6.4L in Union Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

About Union Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth

Union Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth is a hybrid fund. This fund was started on 4 January, 2018. The fund is managed by Sanjay Bembalkar. This fund gives you the benefit of diversification.

Key Parameters

  1. Union Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth has ₹1365 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Mar 2025 and is less than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.9.

Returns

Union Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 10.82% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 8.68%, 11.24% and 15.25% respectively.

Holdings

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

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 Union Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth

To achieve long term capital appreciation and generate income through an equity portfolio by using long equities, equity derivatives and arbitrage opportunities available. However, there is no assurance that the Investment Objective of the scheme will be achieved.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 1000.00 and for SIP is INR 500.00. Union Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Union Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.9%
Benchmark
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AUM₹1365 Cr
Inception Date4 January, 2018
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹1000/₹500
Exit Load
1.0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
133.29%
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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Very High Risk

Trailing Returns

as on (23-Apr-25)

Period
Union Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth
Dynamic Asset Allocation Index
1M
3%
2.2%
3M
3.7%
1.7%
6M
1.1%
-1.2%
1Y
8.7%
6.7%
3Y
11.2%
11.6%
5Y
15.3%
14.9%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Mar-25)

  • Equity 54%

  • Debt & Cash 46%

Large cap
53.4%

Mid cap
10.2%

Small cap
4.1%

Sector Allocation

Mar'25

Feb'25

Jan'25

Dec'24

Nov'24

Oct'24

Financial Services
25.8%
Consumer Cyclical
14.4%
Industrial
10.4%
Tech
10.2%
Basic Materials
9.1%
Energy
7.4%
Consumer Defensive
6.5%
Health
6.4%
Communication
5.2%
Utilities
4.4%
All changes are between Oct'69 and Dec'69
Parameters
Mar'25
Feb'25
Jan'25
AUM
₹ 1.4K Cr
₹ 1.3K Cr
₹ 1.4K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 1.4K Cr as of Mar'25
  • AUM increased by 46.6 Cr between Mar'25 and Feb'25
Top Stocks sold last month
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 1.03 %
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 1.03 %
Rural Electrification Corporation Limited's allocation decreased from 1.59 % to 0.7 %
Rural Electrification Corporation Limited's allocation decreased from 1.59 % to 0.7 %

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

Mar'25
Government
27%
Financial Services
26%
Consumer Cyclical
14%
Feb'25
Financial Services
23%
Government
21%
Consumer Cyclical
14%
  • Equity

  • Debt & Cash

Holdings
Weight%
1M Change
HDFC Bank Ltd
HDFC Bank Ltd
4.95%
14.6%
ICICI Bank Ltd
ICICI Bank Ltd
4.17%
12.1%
Reliance Industries Ltd
Reliance Industries Ltd
3.67%
-16.9%
Bharti Airtel Ltd
Bharti Airtel Ltd
3.05%
0%
Infosys Ltd
Infosys Ltd
2.55%
0%
  • Returns %

  • Fund Ratios

  • Overview

Funds
1Y Returns
3Y Returns
5Y Returns
Since Inception
Union Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth
Union Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth
8.68%
11.24%
15.25%
10.82%
Axis Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth
Axis Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth
15.49%
15.59%
15.76%
11.31%
Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth
Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth
12.61%
13.11%
16.64%
12.16%
ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Plan Growth
ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Plan Growth
11.55%
13.64%
17.86%
13.24%
Fund
Mar'25
Feb'25
Jan'25
No of Holdings
119
129
133
Top 5 Company Concentration
18.4%
17.7%
17.1%
Company having highest exposure
HDFC Bank Ltd (5%)
Reliance Industries Ltd (4.3%)
Reliance Industries Ltd (4.3%)
No of Sectors
12
12
12
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
87.6%
79.7%
88.1%
Sector having highest exposure
Government (26.8%)
Financial Services (22.6%)
Government (28.9%)
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Sanjay Bembalkar
Sanjay Bembalkar
Fund Manager of Union Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth, since 25 January 2023
Top funds managed
Fund House
Union Asset Management Co. Pvt. Ltd.
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹40.98K Cr
as on 31-Mar-2025
Address
Union Asset Management Co. Pvt. Ltd.,Unit 802, 8th Floor, Tower ‘A’,,Peninsula Business Park, Ganpatrao Kadam Marg,,Lower Parel (West)
Phone
+9102267483333
Website
investorcare@unionmf.com

Mutual Fund Insights

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This fund expense ratio is slightly on the lower side within the category (dynamic asset allocation). Its expense ratio is 0.9% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.17%.
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Over the last 6 months, this fund has experienced a 10.6% drop in AUM moving from 1.52K Cr to 1.36K Cr.
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In the last 5 years, HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Plan Growth Option has given 26.58% return, outperforming this fund by 11.32% per annum.
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In the last 1 year, Axis Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth has given 15.49% return, outperforming this fund by 6.81%.
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In the last 3 years, HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Plan Growth Option has given 20.31% return, outperforming this fund by 9.07% per annum.

Union Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth Highlights

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Very High Risk

Investors understand that their principal will be at Very High Risk
About the fund

About the fund

This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 10.82% since inception which is more than its category average return of 10.2%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 53.97% in Equity, 13.82% in Debt and 32.21% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹1365 Cr

AUM size ₹1365 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹1365 Cr which is less than its category average of ₹ 9806 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.9%

Expense Ratio 0.9%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.9% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.33%

Frequently Asked Questions for Union Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of Union Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth is ₹21.17 as on 23-Apr-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 23-Apr-2025.
Union Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
2.97%
2.97%
6 Month Returns
1.15%
1.15%
1 Year Returns
8.68%
8.68%
3 Years Returns
37.65%
11.24%
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0.9% as on March 2025
₹1365 Cr as on March 2025
HDFC Bank Ltd(4.95%), ICICI Bank Ltd(4.17%), Reliance Industries Ltd(3.67%), 182 DTB 10042025(3.66%), Bharti Airtel Ltd(3.05%) as on March 2025
Cash Equivalent(32.21%), Financial Services(13.91%), Government(12.31%) as on March 2025
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Sanjay Bembalkar is the fund manager of Union Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Union Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth is 1%