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LIC MF Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW

NAVs of 8 Nov 2026

LIC Mutual Fund · Hybrid fund · Direct plan · IDCW

Balanced AdvantageDirect · IDCWRisk: Very High
NAV · 6 Nov 2026
₹12.8051 ▼ 0.31%
LIC Mutual Fund
Fund size₹683 crJuly - September 2026
1-month range₹12.03 – 12.85
1 year-2.32%
Expense ratio1.49%direct plan, a year
5 years–a year

What the fund does

The investment objective of the scheme is to provide capital appreciation/ income to the investors from a dynamic mix of equity, debt and money market instruments. The Scheme seeks to reduce the volatility by diversifying the assets across equity, debt and money market instruments. There is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved.

BenchmarkNIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 50:50 Index
Launched12 Nov 2021
Fund houseLIC Mutual Fund
Fund managersFM 1-Mr. Siddharth PanjwaniFM 2- Rahul Singh

NAV history

121313 2026-08-122026-08-252026-09-072026-09-212026-10-052026-10-162026-10-30

Returns

1 week
+4.52%avg 4.6%
1 month
+2.01%avg 3.9%
3 months
-0.90%avg 0.5%
6 months
+3.95%avg 3.6%
This year
-2.53%avg 2.1%
1 year
-2.32%avg 3.0%
3 years (a year)
+4.61%avg 10.6%

Bars: this plan; the thin mark is the Balanced Advantage average (direct plans, growth option). Over a year: yearly averages (CAGR). Past returns do not guarantee future returns. Information only, not investment advice.

Monthly returns (%)

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024+0.7
2025-1.9-4.9+1.9+1.3+3.8+1.8-1.6-2.6+0.8+2.5+0.1-0.5
2026-1.8+0.2-10.5+5.3+0.1+2.5+1.6+3.3-4.9-1.9+4.5

Each month's change in NAV (the current month to the latest NAV).

What if you had invested?

Worked out from this plan's actual NAVs. SIP: invested on the first NAV of each month. Taxes and exit loads are not included. Past returns do not guarantee future returns. Information only, not investment advice.

Portfolio as on 31 Oct 2026

Stocks held4150 lines in all
Top 10 stocks28.5%of the fund
Equity74.8%stocks and equity derivatives
Debt & cash25.2%everything else

Where the money is

Equity 74.8%Debt 17.0%Cash & others 8.2%

Sectors (stocks held)

Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
8.7%
Electrical Equipment
7.9%
Banks
6.1%
Auto Components
5.9%
Chemicals & Petrochemicals
5.7%
Automobiles
5.1%
IT - Software
5.0%
Healthcare Services
4.8%

Credit quality (debt and money market)

AAA
14.6%
Sovereign
2.4%

Changes since 30 Sept 2026

Share of fund31 Oct 202630 Sept 2026Change
Stocks held74.8%75.7%-0.84
Debt17.0%16.4%+0.56
Cash & others8.2%7.9%+0.30
Top 10 stocks28.5%28.2%+0.30
Number of stocks4147-6
New stocks 7
  • Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.2.47%
  • TVS Motor Company Ltd.1.98%
  • Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.1.46%
  • Rainbow Children's Medicare Ltd.1.18%
  • City Union Bank Ltd.0.68%
  • S.J.S. Enterprises Ltd.0.46%
  • Pricol Ltd.0.46%
Stocks sold off 13
  • Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.was 2.69%
  • Larsen & Toubro Ltd.was 2.46%
  • Info Edge (India) Ltd.was 2.16%
  • Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.was 2.01%
  • SRF Ltd.was 1.59%
  • Karur Vysya Bank Ltd.was 0.97%
  • National Aluminium Company Ltd.was 0.94%
  • Siemens Energy India Ltd.was 0.86%
  • Sirca Paints India Ltd.was 0.80%
  • PB Fintech Ltd.was 0.59%
  • Quality Power Electrical Equipments Ltd.was 0.54%
  • Shakti Pumps (India) Ltd.was 0.54%
  • JK Cement Ltd.was 0.33%
Bought more 15
  • InterGlobe Aviation Ltd.+1.12
  • Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.+1.11
  • Endurance Technologies Ltd.+1.10
  • Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.+1.03
  • Divi's Laboratories Ltd.+0.89
  • Eicher Motors Ltd.+0.85
  • Thermax Ltd.+0.68
  • Garware Hi-Tech Films Ltd.+0.67
  • Radico Khaitan Ltd.+0.59
  • Aster DM Quality Care Ltd.+0.54
  • Hitachi Energy India Ltd.+0.52
  • Bajaj Finance Ltd.+0.49
  • Eternal Ltd.+0.45
  • Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.+0.27
  • Persistent Systems Ltd.+0.27
Cut back 3
  • ICICI Bank Ltd.-2.29
  • Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd.-1.01
  • Shriram Finance Ltd.-0.31

Change is in percentage points. Bought more and cut back list stocks whose share of the fund moved by at least 0.25 points. A share can also move because the price changed, not only because the fund traded.

Stocks held 41

HoldingSector / type% of fund
Navin Fluorine International Ltd.
INE048G01026
Chemicals & Petrochemicals3.63%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.
INE361B01024
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology3.25%
ICICI Bank Ltd.
INE090A01021
Banks3.09%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
INE685A01028
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology3.06%
InterGlobe Aviation Ltd.
INE646L01027
Transport Services2.77%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.
INE296A01032
Finance2.62%
INDO-MIM Ltd.
INE084101034
Industrial Manufacturing2.59%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.
INE437A01024
Healthcare Services2.53%
Endurance Technologies Ltd.
INE913H01037
Auto Components2.51%
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.
INE775A01035
Auto Components2.47%
Eternal Ltd.
INE758T01015
Retailing2.41%
AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.
INE949L01017
Banks2.30%
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.
INE745G01043
Capital Markets2.29%
Coforge Ltd.
INE591G01025
IT - Software2.24%
Radico Khaitan Ltd.
INE944F01028
Beverages2.19%
Thermax Ltd.
INE152A01029
Electrical Equipment2.11%
Solar Industries India Ltd.
INE343H01029
Chemicals & Petrochemicals2.08%
Hitachi Energy India Ltd.
INE07Y701011
Electrical Equipment2.02%
TVS Motor Company Ltd.
INE494B01023
Automobiles1.98%
Shriram Finance Ltd.
INE721A01047
Finance1.95%
Persistent Systems Ltd.
INE262H01021
IT - Software1.80%
Nippon Life India Asset Management Ltd.
INE298J01013
Capital Markets1.78%
KEI Industries Ltd.
INE878B01027
Industrial Products1.78%
Eicher Motors Ltd.
INE066A01021
Automobiles1.71%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.
INE481G01011
Cement & Cement Products1.66%
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.
INE067A01029
Electrical Equipment1.60%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.
INE257A01026
Electrical Equipment1.59%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.
INE406A01037
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology1.46%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
INE101A01026
Automobiles1.41%
Rainbow Children's Medicare Ltd.
INE961O01016
Healthcare Services1.18%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.
INE038A01020
Non - Ferrous Metals1.15%
Aster DM Quality Care Ltd.
INE914M01019
Healthcare Services1.12%
Garware Hi-Tech Films Ltd.
INE291A01017
Industrial Products1.10%
JSW Steel Ltd.
INE019A01038
Ferrous Metals0.98%
Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd.
INE881D01027
IT - Software0.96%
Neuland Laboratories Ltd.
INE794A01010
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology0.90%
City Union Bank Ltd.
INE491A01021
Banks0.68%
Schneider Electric Infrastructure Ltd.
INE839M01018
Electrical Equipment0.57%
S.J.S. Enterprises Ltd.
INE284S01014
Auto Components0.46%
Pricol Ltd.
INE726V01018
Auto Components0.46%
Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd.
INE146L01010
Industrial Products0.40%

Debt, money market and cash 9

HoldingSector / type% of fund
Treps–7.49%
7.43% Jamnagar Utilities & Power Pvt. Ltd. **
INE936D07190
CRISIL AAA5.96%
7.71% Government of India
IN0020260033
SOVEREIGN2.40%
7.47% Reliance Industries Ltd. **
INE002A08708
CRISIL AAA2.33%
7.79% Bajaj Finance Ltd. **
INE296A07UC7
CRISIL AAA2.28%
7.45% Bharti Telecom Ltd. **
INE403D08280
CRISIL AAA1.64%
7.22% Small Industries Development Bk of India **
INE556F08LC0
CRISIL AAA1.60%
7.55% Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd. **
INE053F07BX7
CRISIL AAA0.78%
Net Receivables / (Payables)–0.73%

From the fund house's monthly portfolio (licmf.com), as on 31 Oct 2026. Percentages are of the fund's net assets. Published about ten days after each month ends.

Risk

Volatility10.5%yearly, from daily NAVs
Worst fall-13.09%27 Jun 2025 → 30 Mar 2026
RiskometerVery HighVery High

Volatility: how much the NAV moves, as a yearly figure (higher = bumpier). Worst fall: the biggest drop from a high, in the NAV history we hold (from 30 Nov 2021).

Where it can invest (limits from the scheme document)

Equities and equity related instruments**
0–100%
of the total assets, Debt & Money Market Instruments
0–100%

The ranges the fund is allowed to hold, not what it holds today.

Fund details

Fund size (average AUM, July - September 2026)₹683 cr across all plans · this plan ₹0.48 cr
Fund houseLIC Mutual Fund
CategoryHybrid · Balanced Advantage
PlanDirect
OptionIDCW
Expense ratio (TER)Direct 1.49% · Regular 2.91% (6 Nov 2026)
Exit load• 12% of the units allotted shall be redeemed or switched out without any exit load, on or before completion of 3 months from the date of allotment of units. • 1% on remaining units if redeemed or switched out on or before completion of 3 months from the date of allotment of units • Nil, if redeemed or switched out after completion of 3 months from the date of allotment of units
Minimum investment₹5,000 · additional ₹500
Scheme code (AMFI)149260
ISININF767K01QZ7
NAV date6 Nov 2026

Scheme details from the fund's scheme summary document filed with AMFI; expense ratios from AMFI's daily filings.

Other plans of this fund

PlanNAV1 year
Direct · Growth₹14.9160+1.79%
Regular · Growth₹13.7552+0.35%
Regular · IDCW₹11.9335-3.95%

← All mutual funds

Information only, not investment advice.

What is the NAV of LIC MF Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW today?

₹12.8051 as of 6 Nov 2026, from AMFI's official NAV data.

What are the returns of LIC MF Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW?

1 year: -2.32%, 3 years: 4.61% a year

What is the difference between direct and regular plans?

Both invest in the same portfolio. Direct plans are bought straight from the fund house and pay no distributor commission, so their expenses are lower and their NAV grows slightly faster.