Balanced Mutual Funds

Balanced funds are a type of Hybrid mutual funds.

Hybrid schemes give investors a taste of two fund types in one- Equity and Debt. Hybrid schemes invest in two or more asset categories so that the investor can avail the benefit of both.

Balanced funds thus allow an investor to diversify even without having too many fund schemes in their portfolio. The prime goal of Balanced funds is to both appreciate long term wealth while also generating short term income.

Different types of hybrid funds follow different asset allocation strategies.

Balanced funds are the most popular type of hybrid funds. Balanced funds invest at least 65% of their portfolio in equity and equity-oriented instruments. This allows them to qualify as equity funds for the purpose of taxation. Capital gains above Rs 1 lakh from balanced funds held for a period of over 1 year are taxable at the rate of 10%.

The remaining fund assets are invested in debt securities and some amount might also be kept in cash. Conservative investors looking to benefit from the return-earning capacity of equities without taking too many risks are ideal for balanced funds. The fixed income exposure of balanced funds helps in mitigating equity-related risks.

Advantages of Balanced funds:

  • Over two-third of the portfolio is invested in equities which acts as a wealth building vehicle over the long term.

  • Balanced funds give the benefit of diversification, that is, exposure to two asset classes within one fund.

  • The rebalancing is handled by the fund manager hence the investor doesn’t have to worry about this.

  • Access to expert rebalancing in the portfolio basket.

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All Balanced Mutual Fund Schemes

NAME Nav EXP Ratio Assets (cr) 1y 3y 5y
22.313 1.18% 200 33.62% 16.64% 16.11%
77.460 0.69% 7,062 23.25% 13.60% 13.21%
1174.410 1.17% 7,377 29.50% 14.69% 13.09%
20.490 0.60% 530 14.78% 8.39% 9.35%
36.330 1.05% 196 33.94% 18.31% 16.68%
23.986 0.92% 18 19.01% 11.48% 11.18%
26.322 1.01% 34 26.39% 14.74% 13.87%
38.512 0.99% 1,393 12.13% 9.63% 9.71%
15.680 0.95% 2,103 27.82% 14.28% 11.93%
16.594 1.09% 797 18.90% 11.49% 12.97%
11.240 1.02% 1,586 22.47% 12.70% 13.25%
18.590 1.10% 902 20.12% 11.44% 10.71%
16.471 1.43% 1,174 22.08% 12.16% 14.14%
26.459 0.88% 340 10.22% 7.79% 7.97%
39.393 0.09% 120 6.69% 5.23% 7.05%
32.306 0.49% 18 30.23% 15.31% 12.73%
26.048 0.27% 6 13.59% 8.30% 8.15%
27.165 0.41% 18 22.04% 12.05% 10.55%
14.390 0.70% 2,224 22.70% 11.69% 11.89%
27.618 0.49% 106 12.20% 8.66% 8.51%
24.916 1.19% 119 11.14% 6.66% 7.22%
14.643 1.50% 122 27.08% 15.90% 10.27%
29.000 1.27% 71 14.33% 15.23% 9.56%
10.920 1.20% 665 51.94% 26.15% 23.16%
20.157 0.54% 997 35.85% 18.96% 18.55%
19.683 0.72% 3,784 29.52% 16.16% 16.94%
12.630 1.49% 407 17.86% 9.75% 0.0%
79.650 1.78% 374 16.15% 14.76% 12.29%
73.581 0.70% 976 12.58% 8.87% 10.45%
185.520 0.64% 9,925 28.66% 16.16% 16.15%
15.482 0.84% 3,076 21.86% 10.52% 11.29%
174.921 0.77% 8,806 30.09% 15.22% 15.65%
13.256 0.51% 964 16.18% 10.60% 10.25%
49.845 0.60% 172 14.40% 8.90% 9.25%
43.760 0.24% 1,440 36.79% 22.38% 18.78%
36.650 0.49% 10,738 28.43% 15.48% 16.14%
19.338 0.92% 372 17.96% 11.32% 11.16%
80.098 0.70% 216 15.32% 9.01% 8.87%
146.937 0.54% 1,306 29.24% 20.75% 13.16%
145.416 1.16% 1,714 34.81% 17.93% 16.03%
10.777 0.30% 490 14.49% 10.39% 9.40%
12.617 0.30% 490 10.26% 5.34% 6.37%
10.730 0.30% 490 10.26% 5.34% 6.37%
84.196 0.87% 11 5.26% 15.05% 9.14%
86.774 0.99% 6 4.83% 11.26% 7.90%
62.560 0.50% 16 5.74% 7.64% 6.39%
36.662 0.16% 14 5.48% 1.61% 3.07%
41.989 0.13% 19 5.76% 8.25% 7.45%
13.086 0.33% 52 19.94% 14.97% 8.51%
176.623 1.52% 499 20.14% 10.43% 10.00%
16.296 0.85% 41 29.91% 16.51% 14.68%
12.750 0.11% 3,045 27.65% 0.0% 0.0%
379.300 0.72% 79,875 40.86% 26.75% 19.12%
182.956 0.97% 8,499 29.92% 20.77% 17.86%
39.876 43 27.14% 17.52% 15.15%
51.021 0.99% 3,994 19.34% 13.27% 11.30%
49.689 1.19% 3,113 16.55% 11.90% 10.90%
72.271 1.02% 22,697 22.96% 17.21% 15.10%
51.451 0.85% 2,642 24.84% 16.28% 15.59%
17.807 0.68% 4,830 40.78% 27.62% 22.92%
18.676 0.94% 156 13.96% 9.72% 9.88%
16.994 0.94% 1,352 30.55% 18.99% 17.08%
41.111 0.85% 5,147 35.64% 16.22% 14.62%
36.600 0.78% 1,397 24.16% 12.29% 11.61%
47.376 1.35% 107 15.33% 9.55% 9.90%
16.419 1.00% 480 1.08% 13.56% 0.0%
25.096 0.61% 230 24.84% 14.13% 11.70%
15.645 0.54% 27 9.30% 6.33% 6.60%
16.855 1.02% 41 34.50% 18.29% 15.74%
25.548 0.91% 57 28.72% 15.74% 14.00%
61.346 0.70% 21,672 23.95% 16.04% 15.28%
64.950 0.81% 56,175 22.54% 14.37% 13.46%
16.899 0.18% 994 71.75% 44.51% 23.01%
208.520 1.34% 1,205 46.03% 21.70% 16.24%
69.353 0.73% 0 5.79% 9.31% 15.08%
27.935 0.90% 135 7.44% 5.89% 7.04%
286.240 0.99% 33,502 41.92% 27.18% 21.19%
21.370 0.50% 9,663 11.54% 8.87% 8.65%
34.146 1.25% 272 16.83% 11.66% 10.91%
288.713 0.62% 36,843 35.48% 26.41% 20.46%
81.822 0.33% 156 36.64% 20.46% 16.40%
61.642 0.91% 3,398 15.46% 10.49% 10.46%
12.597 1.67% 179 13.00% 15.39% 8.18%
10.113 0.91% 427 37.22% 17.77% 15.05%
52.790 0.87% 719 28.11% 14.51% 12.29%
13.315 0.65% 157 23.20% 11.07% 10.28%
42.565 0.31% 223 58.45% 26.16% 20.28%
16.396 0.51% 15,721 20.24% 12.52% 12.86%
41.451 0.50% 2,361 17.65% 12.14% 12.71%
60.536 0.47% 5,161 29.32% 17.87% 18.07%
13.983 0.73% 4,813 20.90% 13.45% 11.75%
127.337 0.30% 1,370 32.81% 22.09% 20.95%
155.397 1.40% 503 29.49% 14.26% 12.73%
19.340 1.03% 15 29.93% 14.00% 12.81%
71.103 1.26% 52 8.32% 6.39% 7.41%
26.857 1.00% 15 18.16% 9.72% 9.72%
45.604 1.56% 40 1.33% 6.70% 6.53%
10.178 0.61% 703 35.01% 0.0% 0.0%
17.482 0.77% 465 21.99% 12.98% 12.92%
28.449 0.42% 8,401 27.34% 16.36% 15.34%
13.154 0.04% 678 37.12% 19.60% 0.0%
18.877 0.25% 930 18.83% 12.08% 12.72%
16.502 0.98% 1,236 35.09% 12.72% 11.67%
11.317 0.97% 101 18.43% 8.34% 0.0%
26.430 0.34% 17 2.79% 10.55% 8.73%
15.028 0.42% 102 27.00% 16.61% 13.54%
21.181 0.33% 32 11.94% 7.98% 7.50%
13.567 1.35% 208 36.66% 21.67% 0.0%
117.535 0.61% 7,719 26.26% 14.85% 13.12%
52.480 1.17% 3,435 32.54% 18.97% 11.90%
12.378 0.61% 407 13.16% 10.31% 3.93%
53.986 1.16% 782 9.95% 9.05% 4.54%
15.776 0.37% 2,905 35.19% 18.70% 0.0%
12.272 0.60% 218 40.16% 20.62% 0.0%
16.334 1.37% 164 12.81% 8.08% 8.77%
20.485 1.04% 3,004 47.44% 23.06% 14.82%
12.322 0.35% 1,916 16.93% 0.0% 0.0%
12.090 0.44% 1,155 19.87% 12.25% 0.0%
44.104 0.52% 90 10.10% 8.64% 8.32%
96.520 0.70% 208 23.44% 12.95% 12.83%
438.032 0.83% 1,869 41.96% 24.59% 25.93%
11.843 0.74% 891 62.85% 0.0% 0.0%
127.898 0.76% 1,829 51.45% 30.86% 30.27%
61.932 0.51% 114 37.48% 18.68% 15.78%
25.151 0.10% 54 17.70% 10.76% 10.38%
11.192 0.71% 28,823 27.27% 0.0% 0.0%
68.473 0.62% 9,697 14.96% 11.25% 11.19%
151.374 0.75% 67,196 27.17% 15.20% 14.57%
18.758 0.66% 4,544 21.34% 11.84% 11.32%
87.611 0.82% 109 19.18% 13.42% 11.60%
35.503 0.58% 4,468 30.75% 17.22% 15.36%
22.200 0.61% 1,520 22.70% 12.78% 10.36%
20.754 1.20% 30 10.89% 9.77% 7.70%
10.638 0.29% 8,943 23.51% 14.82% 14.52%
46.323 0.40% 138 16.75% 10.47% 9.83%
351.571 0.96% 3,688 25.52% 17.33% 14.48%
14.443 0.37% 2,605 30.39% 18.66% 0.0%
32.340 0.96% 166 15.29% 8.40% 9.09%
42.896 0.63% 1,918 34.23% 16.53% 14.94%
31.897 0.59% 1,750 40.56% 17.96% 16.35%
16.235 1.24% 45 6.15% 8.15% 7.62%
10.350 1.19% 1,609 20.59% 11.21% 12.78%
14.900 1.78% 157 15.21% 8.54% 8.85%
174.027 1.32% 5,306 33.56% 20.20% 16.52%
38.929 1.18% 959 34.08% 16.88% 16.23%
50.909 1.19% 1,579 14.25% 10.51% 8.87%
14.060 0.73% 341 18.62% 12.61% 11.24%
50.485 1.12% 1,394 41.76% 19.32% 15.36%