Union Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth

Union Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth

Hybrid

Direct

Dynamic Asset Allocation

NAV as on 21-01-2025

₹ 20.35

-0.9%

1D

Inception Returns

10.6%

/yr

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 ₹1457 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Nov 2024 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 10.61% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 7.67%, 9.50% and 12.25% respectively.

Holdings

Union Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Government, Financial Services, Consumer Cyclical, Tech, Industrial, Energy, Consumer Defensive, Health, Communication, Basic Materials, 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 15%
For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 10% without indexation benefit
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.

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
45 people have invested ₹ 3.7L in Union Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

Union Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.91%
Benchmark
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AUM₹1457 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 (21-Jan-25)

Period
Union Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth
Dynamic Asset Allocation Index
1M
-2.6%
-2.5%
3M
-3.6%
-4%
6M
-2.2%
-2.1%
1Y
7.7%
9%
3Y
9.5%
10.8%
5Y
12.2%
11.9%

Fund Distribution

as on (30-Nov-24)

  • Equity 53%

  • Debt & Cash 47%

Large cap
51.9%

Mid cap
10.1%

Small cap
5.6%

Sector Allocation

Dec'24

Nov'24

Oct'24

Financial Services
21.5%
Tech
14.8%
Consumer Cyclical
13.9%
Industrial
12.2%
Energy
8.6%
Consumer Defensive
6.9%
Communication
6.4%
Basic Materials
5.9%
Health
5.5%
Utilities
4.5%
All changes are between Oct'69 and Dec'69
Parameters
Dec'24
Nov'24
Oct'24
AUM
₹ 1.5K Cr
₹ 1.5K Cr
₹ 1.5K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 1.5K Cr as of Dec'24
  • AUM decreased by 5.3 Cr between Dec'24 and Nov'24

Top 3 Sectors in December were Financial Services, Tech & Consumer Cyclical

Dec'24
Financial Services
21%
Tech
15%
Consumer Cyclical
14%
Nov'24
Financial Services
21%
Tech
15%
Consumer Cyclical
14%
Fund
Nov'24
Oct'24
Sep'24
No of Holdings
134
134
133
Top 5 Company Concentration
17.7%
17.4%
17.9%
Company having highest exposure
HDFC Bank Ltd (4.6%)
HDFC Bank Ltd (4.5%)
Reliance Industries Ltd (4.6%)
No of Sectors
12
12
12
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
74.4%
76.2%
71.2%
Sector having highest exposure
Financial Services (21.5%)
Financial Services (21.5%)
Financial Services (20.2%)
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Sanjay Bembalkar
Sanjay Bembalkar
Fund Manager of Union Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth, since 25 January 2023
Fund House
Union Asset Management Co. Pvt. Ltd.
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹23.28K Cr
as on 29-Nov-2024
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 0.91% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.15%.
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Over the last 6 months, this fund has experienced a 10.9% drop in AUM moving from 1.63K Cr to 1.45K Cr.
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In the last 3 years, HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Plan Growth Option has given 20.76% return, outperforming this fund by 11.26% per annum.
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In the last 1 year, Axis Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth has given 16.38% return, outperforming this fund by 8.7%.
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In the last 5 years, HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Plan Growth Option has given 20.13% return, outperforming this fund by 7.88% per annum.

Union Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth Highlights

Risk meter
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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 10.61% since inception which is less than its category average return of 10.69%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 53.05% in Equity, 12.49% in Debt and 34.46% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹1457 Cr

AUM size ₹1457 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹1457 Cr which is less than its category average of ₹ 8966 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.91%

Expense Ratio 0.91%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.91% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.36%

Frequently Asked Questions for Union Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of Union Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth is ₹20.35 as on 21-Jan-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 21-Jan-2025.
Union Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
-2.63%
-2.63%
6 Month Returns
-2.16%
-2.16%
1 Year Returns
7.67%
7.67%
3 Years Returns
31.29%
9.5%
5 Years Returns
78.2%
12.25%
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0.91% as on December 2024
₹1457 Cr as on December 2024
91 DTB 03012025(4.89%), HDFC Bank Ltd(4.32%), Reliance Industries Ltd(4.02%), 191 DTB 30012025(3.48%), 364 Days T - Bill- 06/02/2025(3.47%) as on December 2024
Cash Equivalent(34.46%), Government(11.06%), Financial Services(10.93%) as on December 2024
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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%