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Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth

NAVs of 6 Nov 2026

Nippon India Mutual Fund · Hybrid fund · Direct plan · Growth

Balanced AdvantageDirect · GrowthRisk: Very High

NAV · 5 Nov 2026

₹211.2825 ▲ 1.66%

Nippon India Mutual Fund

Fund size₹9,855 crJuly - September 2026

1-month range₹200.86 – 211.28

1 year+2.64%rank 13 of 32

3 years+11.28%a year

5 years+9.91%a year

What the fund does

The investment objective of the scheme is to capitalize on the potential upside in equity markets while attempting to limit the downside by dynamically managing the portfolio through investment in equity & equity related instruments and active use of debt, money market instruments and derivatives. There is no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the scheme will be achieved.

BenchmarkCRISIL Hybrid 50+50 - Moderate Index

Launched15 Nov 2004

Fund houseNippon India Mutual Fund

Fund managersBhavik Dave FM 1Sushil Budhia FM 2

NAV history

Returns

1 week

+3.89%avg 3.8%

1 month

+2.77%avg 2.9%

3 months

-0.90%avg -0.2%

6 months

+2.54%avg 2.6%

This year

+2.23%avg 1.4%

1 year

+2.64%avg 1.9% · #13/32

3 years (a year)

+11.28%avg 10.3% · #9/25

5 years (a year)

+9.91%avg 9.1% · #6/17

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 (%)

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2024												-0.4
2025	-1.1	-4.0	+4.8	+1.8	+2.1	+2.0	-0.8	-0.7	+1.4	+2.3	+0.9	-0.3
2026	-1.6	+1.0	-6.3	+5.8	-0.4	+2.5	+1.7	+0.5	-3.7	-0.5	+3.9

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

What if you had invested?

Amount (₹) Started

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 30 Sept 2026

Stocks held80142 lines in all

Top 10 stocks30.3%of the fund

Equity74.1%stocks and equity derivatives

Debt & cash25.9%everything else

Where the money is

Equity 74.1%Debt 16.3%Cash & others 9.7%

Sectors (stocks held)

Banks

19.9%

Retailing

4.6%

IT - Software

4.2%

Finance

4.1%

Automobiles

3.6%

Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology

3.6%

Power

3.2%

Electrical Equipment

2.6%

Credit quality (debt and money market)

AAA

8.0%

Sovereign

2.9%

AA-

2.3%

1.5%

AA+

1.5%

Changes since 31 Aug 2026

Share of fund	30 Sept 2026	31 Aug 2026	Change
Stocks held	74.1%	74.4%	-0.35
Debt	16.3%	15.5%	+0.81
Cash & others	9.7%	10.1%	-0.46
Top 10 stocks	30.3%	30.5%	-0.23
Number of stocks	80	82	-2

New stocks 2

Hero Fincorp Limited**0.26%
Finolex Cables Limited0.20%

Stocks sold off 4

Krishna Institute Of Medical Sciences Limitedwas 0.36%
Britannia Industries Limitedwas 0.31%
JSW Infrastructure Ltdwas 0.28%
6% TVS Motor Co Non Conv Rede Pref Shares 01SEP26**was 0.01%

Bought more 2

HDFC Bank Limited+0.64
PNB Housing Finance Limited+0.41

Cut back 3

ICICI Bank Limited-0.44
Coforge Limited-0.33
PB Fintech Limited-0.32

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 80

Holding	Sector / type	% of fund
HDFC Bank Limited INE040A01034	Banks	6.33%
ICICI Bank Limited INE090A01021	Banks	5.56%
Axis Bank Limited INE238A01034	Banks	2.58%
State Bank of India INE062A01020	Banks	2.52%
Reliance Industries Limited INE002A01018	Petroleum Products	2.49%
Bharti Airtel Limited INE397D01024	Telecom - Services	2.32%
Infosys Limited INE009A01021	IT - Software	2.30%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited INE237A01036	Banks	2.27%
Mahindra & Mahindra Limited INE101A01026	Automobiles	2.03%
Eternal Limited INE758T01015	Retailing	1.86%
Larsen & Toubro Limited INE018A01030	Construction	1.81%
NTPC Limited INE733E01010	Power	1.60%
Bajaj Finance Limited INE296A01032	Finance	1.56%
Muthoot Finance Limited** INE414G07JZ7	CRISIL AA+	1.31%
Samvardhana Motherson International Limited INE775A01035	Auto Components	1.24%
FSN E-Commerce Ventures Limited INE388Y01029	Retailing	1.02%
Hindustan Unilever Limited INE030A01027	Diversified FMCG	1.01%
ITC Limited INE154A01025	Diversified FMCG	0.99%
InterGlobe Aviation Limited INE646L01027	Transport Services	0.99%
Pine Labs Limited INE15B701018	Financial Technology (Fintech)	0.98%
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Limited INE067A01029	Electrical Equipment	0.94%
TVS Motor Company Limited INE494B01023	Automobiles	0.90%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd INE121A01024	Finance	0.89%
Sai Life Sciences Limited INE570L01029	Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology	0.89%
Pidilite Industries Limited INE318A01026	Chemicals & Petrochemicals	0.88%
Star Health And Allied Insurance Company Limited INE575P01011	Insurance	0.85%
Godrej Consumer Products Limited INE102D01028	Personal Products	0.85%
IPCA Laboratories Limited INE571A01038	Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology	0.85%
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited INE066F01020	Aerospace & Defense	0.84%
Piramal Finance Limited INE202B01038	Finance	0.80%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited INE044A01036	Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology	0.77%
Maruti Suzuki India Limited INE585B01010	Automobiles	0.71%
SBI Life Insurance Company Limited INE123W01016	Insurance	0.71%
Tata Power Company Limited INE245A01021	Power	0.71%
Jubilant Foodworks Limited INE797F01020	Leisure Services	0.69%
Varun Beverages Limited INE200M01039	Beverages	0.68%
LG Electronics India Ltd INE324D01010	Consumer Durables	0.65%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited INE257A01026	Electrical Equipment	0.65%
AU Small Finance Bank Limited INE949L01017	Banks	0.63%
Tech Mahindra Limited INE669C01036	IT - Software	0.63%
Swiggy Limited INE00H001014	Retailing	0.63%
NTPC Green Energy Limited INE0ONG01011	Power	0.62%
AWL Agri Business Limited INE699H01024	Agricultural Food & other Products	0.61%
Devyani International Limited INE872J01023	Leisure Services	0.61%
GE Vernova T&D India Limited INE200A01026	Electrical Equipment	0.60%
Vedanta Aluminium Metal Limited INE1CDF01017	Non - Ferrous Metals	0.58%
United Breweries Limited INE686F01025	Beverages	0.55%
Avenue Supermarts Limited INE192R01011	Retailing	0.55%
PNB Housing Finance Limited INE572E01012	Finance	0.53%
Gillette India Limited INE322A01010	Personal Products	0.53%
Trent Limited INE849A01020	Retailing	0.52%
Mphasis Limited INE356A01018	IT - Software	0.51%
Mankind Pharma Limited INE634S01028	Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology	0.50%
PB Fintech Limited INE417T01026	Financial Technology (Fintech)	0.47%
Balkrishna Industries Limited INE787D01026	Auto Components	0.45%
United Spirits Limited INE854D01024	Beverages	0.45%
3M India Limited INE470A01017	Diversified	0.44%
Page Industries Limited INE761H01022	Textiles & Apparels	0.44%
ABB India Limited INE117A01022	Electrical Equipment	0.43%
Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited INE146L01010	Industrial Products	0.39%
Prestige Estates Projects Limited INE811K01011	Realty	0.39%
Brigade Enterprises Limited INE791I01019	Realty	0.39%
LTM Limited INE214T01019	IT - Software	0.38%
Coforge Limited INE591G01025	IT - Software	0.37%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited INE089A01031	Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology	0.35%
JSW Energy Limited INE121E01018	Power	0.31%
Global Health Limited INE474Q01031	Healthcare Services	0.30%
Kaynes Technology India Limited INE918Z01012	Industrial Manufacturing	0.30%
Hero Fincorp Limited** INE957N07906	CRISIL AA+	0.26%
Muthoot Finance Limited** INE414G07KC4	CRISIL AA+	0.26%
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited** INE774D07VP7	CRISIL AAA	0.26%
Tata Capital Limited** INE976I07DE9	CRISIL AAA	0.26%
HDFC Asset Management Company Limited INE127D01025	Capital Markets	0.24%
Lupin Limited INE326A01037	Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology	0.24%
Tata Steel Limited INE081A01020	Ferrous Metals	0.23%
LIC Housing Finance Limited INE115A01026	Finance	0.23%
Finolex Cables Limited INE235A01022	Industrial Products	0.20%
Blue Star Limited INE472A01039	Consumer Durables	0.15%
PNC Infratech Limited INE195J01029	Construction	0.13%
L&T Finance Limited INE498L01015	Finance	0.11%

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Debt, money market and cash 62

Holding	Sector / type	% of fund
Triparty Repo	–	2.34%
Cube Highways Trust-InvIT Fund INE0NR623014	Transport Infrastructure	1.56%
7.48% National Bank For Agriculture and Rural Development INE261F08EO7	CRISIL AAA	1.56%
Mindspace Business Parks REIT INE0CCU25019	Realty	1.15%
Cash Margin - Derivatives	–	1.05%
Net Current Assets	–	1.00%
8.15% Tata Capital Limited** INE976I07DF6	CRISIL AAA	0.79%
5% GMR Airports Limited** INE776C08091	CRISIL AA-	0.78%
7.79% Bajaj Finance Limited** INE296A07UC7	CRISIL AAA	0.76%
8.08% Suryapet Khammam Road Ltd** INE08BR07029	CARE AAA	0.72%
9.5% Vedanta Aluminium Metal Limited** INE205A08020	ICRA AA+	0.69%
7.67% State Government Securities IN1020220126	SOVEREIGN	0.66%
7.28% REC Limited** INE020B08GI3	CRISIL AAA	0.62%
7.29% Small Industries Dev Bank of India** INE556F08LG1	CRISIL AAA	0.60%
Nexus Select Trust - REIT INE0NDH25011	Realty	0.55%
Brookfield India Real Estate Trust INE0FDU25010	Realty	0.53%
7.17% Government of India IN0020230036	SOVEREIGN	0.53%
8.15% JIO Credit Limited** INE282H07067	CRISIL AAA	0.52%
9.5% DMI Finance Private Limited** INE604O07225	ICRA AA	0.52%
7.87% Bajaj Housing Finance Limited** INE377Y07680	CRISIL AAA	0.51%
7.55% L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited** INE128M08094	CRISIL AAA(CE)	0.51%
Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust INE2PB023011	Transport Infrastructure	0.46%
IndiGrid Infrastructure Trust INE219X23014	Power	0.44%
8.45% Adani Airport Holdings Limited** INE0GCN07054	CRISIL AA-	0.42%
7.18% Government of India IN0020230085	SOVEREIGN	0.37%
National Highways Infra Trust** INE0H7R07066	CARE AAA	0.37%
Knowledge Realty Trust INE1JAR25012	Realty	0.34%
8.75% Vastu Finserve India Private Limited** INE08Z607125	CARE AA	0.31%
9% Aptus Finance India Private Limited** INE04MH07034	CARE AA	0.30%
7.41% Government of India IN0020220102	SOVEREIGN	0.27%
7.1% Government of India IN0020240019	SOVEREIGN	0.26%
8.75% Vedanta Limited** INE205A08103	ICRA AA+	0.26%
9.25% Vastu Finserve India Private Limited** INE08Z607091	ICRA AA-	0.26%
8.9% Veritas Finance Private Limited** INE448U07349	CARE AA-	0.26%
7.75% Bharti Telecom Limited** INE403D08314	CRISIL AAA	0.26%
9.1% SK Finance Limited** INE124N07820	FITCH AA-	0.26%
7.09% Government of India IN0020240118	SOVEREIGN	0.25%
6.9% Government of India IN0020250018	SOVEREIGN	0.24%
Bagmane Prime Office REIT INE2OVN25015	Realty	0.23%
8.28% Suryapet Khammam Road Ltd** INE08BR07011	CARE AAA	0.22%
8.65% Torrent Power Limited** INE813H07259	CRISIL AA+	0.21%
10.4% Muthoot Fincorp Ltd** INE549K08590	CRISIL AA	0.21%
Samriddhi Trust** INE2QEZ15011	CRISIL AAA(SO)	0.20%
9.5% Incred Financial Services Limited** INE321N07533	CRISIL AA-	0.16%
9.4% Vedanta Aluminium Metal Limited INE205A08038	ICRA AA+	0.16%
9.95% IndoStar Capital Finance Limited** INE896L07975	CARE AA-	0.16%
9.45% Vedanta Limited** INE205A08053	CRISIL AA+	0.15%
7.29% Government of India IN0020220144	SOVEREIGN	0.14%
National Highways Infra Trust** INE0H7R07058	CARE AAA	0.14%
7.18% Government of India IN0020230077	SOVEREIGN	0.11%
7.47% India Infrastructure Fin Co Ltd** INE787H08154	CARE AAA	0.10%
8.95% Vastu Finserve India Private Limited** INE08Z607174	CARE AA	0.10%
7.03% State Government Securities IN3120210361	SOVEREIGN	0.05%
8.5% Nirma Limited** INE091A07208	CRISIL AA	0.05%
7.62% National Bank For Agriculture and Rural Development** INE261F08EH1	CRISIL AAA	0.05%
8.55% Aditya Birla Real Estate Limited** INE055A08060	CRISIL AA	0.05%
8.95% Vedanta Limited** INE205A08095	CRISIL AA+	0.05%
7.91% State Government Securities IN2220260029	SOVEREIGN	0.04%
7.85% Power Finance Corporation Limited** INE134E08JP5	CRISIL AAA	0.04%
7.89% Bajaj Housing Finance Limited** INE377Y07359	CRISIL AAA	0.02%
6.17% Government of India IN0020210160	SOVEREIGN	0.01%
Cash Margin - CCIL	–	0.01%

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From the fund house's monthly portfolio (mf.nipponindiaim.com), as on 30 Sept 2026. Percentages are of the fund's net assets. Published about ten days after each month ends.

Risk

Volatility9.0%yearly, from daily NAVs

Worst fall-17.06%31 Jan 2020 → 31 Mar 2020

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 31 May 2016).

Fund details

Fund size (average AUM, July - September 2026)	₹9,855 cr across all plans · this plan ₹1,192 cr
Fund house	Nippon India Mutual Fund
Category	Hybrid · Balanced Advantage
Plan	Direct
Option	Growth
Exit load	10% of the units allotted shall be redeemed without any exit load, on or before completion of 12 months from the date of allotment of units. Any redemption in excess of such limit in the first 12 months from the date of allotment shall be subject to the following exit load. Redemption of units would be done on First in First out Basis (FIFO): 1% if redeemed or switched out on or before completion of 12 months from the date of allotment of units. Nil, thereafter.
Minimum investment	₹100 · additional ₹100
Scheme code (AMFI)	118736
ISIN	INF204K01G94
NAV date	5 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

Plan	NAV	1 year
Direct · IDCW	₹45.5871	-3.13%
Regular · Growth	₹183.7610	+1.48%
Regular · IDCW	₹183.7610	+1.48%
Regular · IDCW	₹31.0766	-6.64%

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Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund	+3.99%	+12.92%
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ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund	+5.08%	+11.95%
HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund	-0.40%	+11.88%
Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund	+5.23%	+11.82%
DSP Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund	+4.42%	+11.65%
Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund	+2.64%	+11.28%

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Information only, not investment advice.

What is the NAV of Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth today?

₹211.2825 as of 5 Nov 2026, from AMFI's official NAV data.

What are the returns of Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth?

1 year: 2.64%, 3 years: 11.28% a year, 5 years: 9.91% a year

How does Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund rank in its category?

13 of 32 Balanced Advantage funds (direct plans, growth option) by 1-year return.

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.