ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth

ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth

Hybrid

Direct

Dynamic Asset Allocation

NAV as on 17-01-2025

₹ 76.56

0.4%

1D

Inception Returns

13.2%

/yr

About ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth

ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth is a hybrid fund. This fund was started on 1 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Sankaran Naren, Akhil Kakkar, Rajat Chandak, Manish Banthia, Ihab Dalwai. This fund gives you the benefit of diversification.

Key Parameters

  1. ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth has ₹60434 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Nov 2024 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.9.

Returns

ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 13.15% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 11.31%, 12.00% and 13.01% respectively.

Holdings

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

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 ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth

To provide capital appreciation/income by investing in equity and equity related instruments including derivatives and debt and money market instruments. However, there can be no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the Scheme would be achieved.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 500.00 and for SIP is INR 100.00. ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

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7293 people have invested ₹ 10Cr in ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

INDmoney Rank for ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth

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17% Performance
72% Risk Management
21% Cost
7 out of 17 among dynamic asset allocation

ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.91%
Benchmark
CRISIL Hybrid 50+50 - Moderate TR INR
AUM₹60434 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹500/₹100
Exit Load
1.0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
64.02%
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 (17-Jan-25)

Period
ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth
Dynamic Asset Allocation Index
1M
-2.1%
-3.9%
3M
-2.6%
-4.1%
6M
0.6%
-2%
1Y
11.3%
9.5%
3Y
12%
10.6%
5Y
13%
12%

Fund Distribution

as on (30-Nov-24)

  • Equity 66.8%

  • Debt & Cash 32.6%

Large cap
59%

Mid cap
5.7%

Small cap
1.4%

Sector Allocation

Dec'24

Nov'24

Oct'24

Financial Services
28.7%
Consumer Cyclical
20.7%
Consumer Defensive
9.8%
Tech
9.4%
Industrial
8.7%
Basic Materials
6.9%
Energy
4.4%
Health
4.3%
Communication
3.4%
Utilities
3.2%
Real Estate
0.5%
All changes are between Oct'69 and Dec'69
Parameters
Dec'24
Nov'24
Oct'24
AUM
₹ 60.5K Cr
₹ 60.5K Cr
₹ 60.5K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 60.5K Cr as of Dec'24
  • AUM has remained same between Dec'24 and Nov'24

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

Dec'24
Financial Services
29%
Corporate
21%
Consumer Cyclical
21%
Nov'24
Financial Services
29%
Corporate
21%
Consumer Cyclical
21%
Fund
Nov'24
Oct'24
Sep'24
No of Holdings
204
199
199
Top 5 Company Concentration
19.7%
19.9%
19.9%
Company having highest exposure
TVS Motor Co Ltd (4.5%)
TVS Motor Co Ltd (4.9%)
TVS Motor Co Ltd (4.9%)
No of Sectors
14
14
14
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
90.7%
85.2%
88.1%
Sector having highest exposure
Financial Services (28.7%)
Financial Services (28.5%)
Financial Services (26.4%)
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Sankaran Naren
Sankaran Naren
Fund Manager of ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth, since 14 July 2017
Akhil Kakkar
Akhil Kakkar
Fund Manager of ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth, since 22 January 2024
Rajat Chandak
Rajat Chandak
Fund Manager of ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth, since 7 September 2015
Top funds managed
Scheme
Annualised Returns(3Y)
Category Returns(3Y)
ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Plan Growth
12%
10.6%
Manish Banthia
Manish Banthia
Fund Manager of ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth, since 18 November 2009
Ihab Dalwai
Ihab Dalwai
Fund Manager of ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth, since 29 January 2018
Fund House
ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹8.23L Cr
as on 29-Nov-2024
Address
ICICI Prudential Asset Mgmt.Company Limited,3rd Floor, Hallmark Business Plaza,,Sant Dyaneshwar Marg,,Bandra (East)
Phone
+912226428000
Website
investor.helpdesk@hdfcbank.com

Mutual Fund Insights

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In the last 1 year, Quant Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund Direct Growth has given 17.98% return, outperforming this fund by 6.67%.
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In the last 5 years, HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Plan Growth Option has given 19.97% return, outperforming this fund by 6.96% 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 0.91% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.14%.
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Over the last 3 months, this fund has experienced a 2.6% drop in AUM moving from 62.05K Cr to 60.43K Cr.
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In the last 3 years, HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Plan Growth Option has given 20.19% return, outperforming this fund by 8.18% per annum.

ICICI Prudential 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 13.15% since inception which is more than its category average return of 10.95%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 66.81% in Equity, 16.74% in Debt and 15.85% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹60434 Cr

AUM size ₹60434 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹60434 Cr which is more 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 ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth is ₹76.56 as on 17-Jan-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 17-Jan-2025.
ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
-2.1%
-2.1%
6 Month Returns
0.58%
0.58%
1 Year Returns
11.31%
11.31%
3 Years Returns
40.5%
12%
5 Years Returns
84.35%
13.01%
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0.91% as on December 2024
₹60434 Cr as on December 2024
TVS Motor Co Ltd(4.36%), ICICI Bank Ltd(4.14%), HDFC Bank Ltd(4.08%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd(3.39%), Infosys Ltd(3.34%) as on December 2024
Financial Services(18.78%), Cash Equivalent(14.09%), Consumer Cyclical(13.49%) as on December 2024
AAA
67.96
AA
28.86
A
3.18
Sankaran Naren, Akhil Kakkar, Rajat Chandak, Manish Banthia, Ihab Dalwai are the fund managers of ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth is 1%