Union Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth

Union Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth

Hybrid

Direct

Dynamic Asset Allocation

NAV as on 21-02-2025

₹ 20.07

-0.3%

1D

Inception Returns

10.3%

/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 ₹1383 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Jan 2025 and is less than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 1.

Returns

Union Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 10.26% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 4.10%, 9.32% and 11.84% respectively.

Holdings

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

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
42 people have invested ₹ 2.6L in Union Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

Union Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.95%
Benchmark
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AUM₹1383 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-Feb-25)

Period
Union Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth
Dynamic Asset Allocation Index
1M
-1.4%
-2.7%
3M
-2.1%
-3.1%
6M
-4.7%
-5.2%
1Y
4.1%
4.5%
3Y
9.3%
10.7%
5Y
11.8%
11.3%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Jan-25)

  • Equity 57.9%

  • Debt & Cash 42.1%

Large cap
52.7%

Mid cap
10.4%

Small cap
4.7%

Sector Allocation

Jan'25

Dec'24

Nov'24

Financial Services
21.4%
Consumer Cyclical
14.2%
Tech
12.6%
Industrial
11%
Energy
8.5%
Basic Materials
7.9%
Communication
7.7%
Health
6.3%
Consumer Defensive
6.1%
Utilities
4.2%
All changes are between Oct'69 and Dec'69
Parameters
Jan'25
Dec'24
Nov'24
AUM
₹ 1.4K Cr
₹ 1.5K Cr
₹ 1.5K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 1.4K Cr as of Jan'25
  • AUM decreased by 26.5 Cr between Jan'25 and Dec'24
Top Stocks sold last month
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 1.41 %
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 1.41 %
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 1.04 % to 0.7 %
Rural Electrification Corporation Limited's allocation decreased from 1.04 % to 0.7 %

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

Jan'25
Government
29%
Financial Services
21%
Consumer Cyclical
14%
Dec'24
Financial Services
21%
Tech
15%
Consumer Cyclical
14%
Fund
Jan'25
Dec'24
Nov'24
No of Holdings
133
134
134
Top 5 Company Concentration
17.1%
17.7%
17.7%
Company having highest exposure
Reliance Industries Ltd (4.3%)
HDFC Bank Ltd (4.6%)
HDFC Bank Ltd (4.6%)
No of Sectors
12
12
12
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
88.1%
85%
74.4%
Sector having highest exposure
Government (28.9%)
Government (23.6%)
Financial Services (21.5%)
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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
₹24.63K Cr
as on 31-Jan-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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In the last 1 year, Axis Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth has given 11.7% return, outperforming this fund by 7.83%.
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In the last 5 years, HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Plan Growth Option has given 19.87% return, outperforming this fund by 7.97% per annum.
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This fund expense ratio is slightly on the lower side within the category (dynamic asset allocation). Its expense ratio is 0.95% 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 12.1% drop in AUM moving from 1.57K Cr to 1.38K Cr.
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In the last 3 years, HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Plan Growth Option has given 20.09% return, outperforming this fund by 10.7% 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 10.26% since inception which is more than its category average return of 9.55%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 57.91% in Equity, 13.65% in Debt and 28.45% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹1383 Cr

AUM size ₹1383 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹1383 Cr which is less than its category average of ₹ 9846 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.95%

Expense Ratio 0.95%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.95% 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 ₹20.07 as on 21-Feb-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 21-Feb-2025.
Union Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
-1.38%
-1.38%
6 Month Returns
-4.75%
-4.75%
1 Year Returns
4.1%
4.1%
3 Years Returns
30.66%
9.32%
5 Years Returns
74.98%
11.84%
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0.95% as on January 2025
₹1383 Cr as on January 2025
Reliance Industries Ltd(4.32%), HDFC Bank Ltd(3.97%), 364 Days T - Bill- 06/02/2025(3.61%), 182 DTB 10042025(3.57%), ICICI Bank Ltd(3.42%) as on January 2025
Cash Equivalent(28.45%), Financial Services(12.38%), Government(12.17%) as on January 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%