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
13.695 0.89% 187 14.10% 13.85% 16.14%
117.430 0.72% 7,305 12.75% 11.91% 13.32%
1491.310 1.10% 7,538 11.99% 11.04% 14.02%
18.500 0.62% 635 8.09% 6.76% 9.14%
37.865 1.12% 215 12.71% 14.05% 16.62%
18.235 1.14% 17 10.62% 10.54% 11.35%
26.287 1.20% 36 11.69% 12.26% 13.92%
60.935 1.01% 1,395 10.41% 9.04% 10.53%
9.860 1.08% 1,576 13.63% 7.84% 12.65%
12.000 0.82% 2,634 16.32% 12.81% 13.17%
12.629 1.25% 892 13.52% 6.77% 12.68%
33.346 0.96% 266 9.01% 6.68% 9.27%
12.700 0.96% 994 10.16% 9.26% 10.97%
17.478 1.04% 1,273 14.79% 7.43% 13.01%
36.756 0.07% 113 8.32% 6.41% 6.63%
29.114 0.48% 19 10.88% 10.99% 13.08%
33.112 0.18% 6 8.18% 7.39% 7.87%
31.002 0.41% 20 10.23% 9.47% 10.63%
19.170 0.75% 2,273 11.89% 9.53% 11.60%
28.483 0.99% 118 8.46% 6.55% 7.19%
20.540 0.18% 246 8.71% 7.63% 8.72%
15.026 1.22% 133 4.56% 13.24% 11.16%
32.266 1.10% 65 6.01% 13.00% 12.09%
11.320 0.82% 1,108 14.42% 15.42% 24.85%
22.654 0.58% 1,184 15.35% 14.29% 16.81%
16.310 0.77% 4,221 11.67% 12.89% 16.51%
16.827 1.31% 707 9.73% 9.45% 9.83%
57.480 1.78% 374 16.15% 14.76% 12.29%
66.366 0.72% 935 9.97% 8.22% 10.12%
157.650 0.61% 10,459 12.11% 11.68% 15.86%
253.293 0.71% 10,379 16.28% 13.08% 16.13%
24.184 0.73% 3,179 12.70% 10.72% 11.32%
18.508 0.44% 2,323 12.21% 10.03% 10.80%
36.441 0.50% 164 10.68% 9.06% 9.46%
23.370 0.35% 2,363 16.16% 17.00% 19.01%
55.680 0.52% 12,428 10.97% 11.38% 15.58%
17.719 0.59% 561 12.33% 10.49% 11.67%
94.366 0.66% 259 9.95% 9.01% 8.66%
88.573 0.52% 1,305 10.15% 13.47% 13.92%
278.670 1.01% 2,078 13.37% 14.12% 16.36%
13.992 0.32% 703 8.70% 8.10% 9.87%
12.799 0.32% 703 8.70% 7.89% 9.70%
10.320 0.32% 703 8.70% 7.89% 9.70%
86.919 0.87% 11 5.26% 15.05% 9.14%
59.783 0.99% 6 4.83% 11.26% 7.90%
47.642 0.50% 16 5.74% 7.64% 6.39%
31.186 0.16% 14 5.48% 1.61% 3.07%
35.299 0.13% 19 5.76% 8.25% 7.45%
11.335 0.50% 61 13.56% 11.18% 8.76%
133.483 1.51% 508 10.55% 9.88% 9.86%
21.636 0.85% 39 8.76% 11.27% 13.90%
12.600 0.06% 3,389 13.53% 15.12% 0.0%
546.881 0.75% 95,521 12.53% 20.71% 20.20%
197.591 0.89% 9,944 11.56% 15.23% 18.22%
28.448 0.23% 50 9.94% 13.97% 15.84%
60.049 0.91% 5,580 9.30% 10.16% 11.79%
49.382 1.21% 3,280 9.64% 10.26% 10.99%
101.348 1.05% 23,912 9.89% 12.17% 15.58%
56.009 0.79% 3,844 13.43% 12.81% 15.60%
17.834 0.75% 6,049 12.53% 18.72% 23.38%
13.805 1.02% 158 9.52% 9.25% 9.63%
16.918 0.92% 1,581 10.38% 14.29% 17.22%
50.618 0.81% 5,728 14.03% 11.94% 14.58%
31.451 0.76% 1,528 11.76% 11.65% 11.65%
40.641 1.34% 149 13.48% 9.26% 10.00%
15.659 1.00% 480 1.08% 13.56% 0.0%
24.966 0.61% 646 17.10% 12.57% 13.06%
15.713 0.51% 22 9.00% 6.87% 7.06%
32.797 0.99% 42 11.81% 12.14% 15.74%
26.366 0.88% 59 11.44% 11.12% 14.16%
112.435 0.88% 23,680 12.90% 13.95% 14.91%
39.760 0.91% 60,434 10.89% 12.17% 13.04%
10.476 0.12% 2,219 9.80% 30.03% 25.03%
341.640 1.51% 1,305 12.09% 15.27% 15.81%
64.451 0.73% 0 5.79% 9.31% 15.08%
28.958 0.91% 115 8.38% 6.99% 6.92%
341.150 1.01% 39,770 14.15% 17.74% 21.23%
15.070 0.50% 12,555 8.43% 8.94% 8.40%
47.923 1.09% 269 12.19% 11.78% 11.29%
768.463 0.72% 51,027 16.73% 18.86% 20.77%
63.355 0.37% 175 12.20% 14.80% 17.22%
59.330 0.94% 3,147 11.25% 9.71% 10.42%
12.360 1.67% 179 13.00% 15.39% 8.18%
13.566 0.82% 598 20.00% 15.29% 15.65%
37.320 0.83% 945 12.77% 12.74% 12.67%
18.456 0.71% 374 13.96% 10.47% 10.68%
36.873 0.67% 763 15.12% 20.71% 24.18%
20.989 0.56% 16,937 12.45% 11.48% 12.70%
50.174 0.45% 3,037 11.25% 10.89% 12.53%
60.959 0.46% 6,913 17.15% 14.65% 18.25%
15.672 0.63% 8,177 10.45% 11.66% 11.88%
139.497 0.33% 1,632 16.59% 17.71% 20.58%
100.159 1.40% 529 12.11% 10.44% 11.71%
25.399 1.68% 17 15.74% 12.00% 13.32%
79.859 1.22% 50 9.51% 6.50% 7.61%
18.349 1.32% 20 9.61% 8.53% 9.61%
42.378 1.56% 40 1.33% 6.70% 6.53%
9.587 0.43% 908 9.97% 12.91% 0.0%
22.597 0.46% 574 8.59% 9.65% 12.49%
12.973 0.40% 8,893 11.36% 11.50% 15.18%
14.780 0.06% 864 9.82% 12.63% 0.0%
15.136 0.34% 1,361 10.44% 9.97% 12.32%
15.496 0.94% 1,114 0.56% 8.98% 9.45%
15.009 0.88% 102 -2.38% 5.11% 0.0%
26.702 0.34% 17 2.79% 10.55% 8.73%
10.319 0.42% 135 11.36% 12.48% 13.94%
19.527 0.33% 36 11.26% 7.22% 7.59%
20.716 1.02% 356 16.21% 17.48% 0.0%
129.296 0.57% 8,808 11.53% 12.34% 13.31%
87.607 1.13% 3,844 11.39% 14.12% 13.09%
13.273 0.74% 707 7.93% 8.35% 6.39%
44.840 1.12% 826 8.46% 8.23% 6.19%
14.364 0.31% 4,850 17.18% 16.08% 0.0%
13.668 0.65% 234 9.42% 12.68% 0.0%
19.048 1.00% 154 10.81% 8.78% 8.74%
13.015 1.00% 3,286 13.77% 15.61% 15.95%
13.230 0.35% 2,371 11.93% 11.47% 0.0%
16.060 0.47% 1,006 9.01% 9.62% 0.0%
53.342 0.52% 72 7.46% 6.84% 8.24%
118.650 0.78% 211 13.12% 10.00% 13.10%
342.356 0.72% 2,115 6.95% 13.64% 23.79%
15.497 0.66% 1,310 12.55% 0.0% 0.0%
126.049 0.61% 3,201 19.60% 19.43% 28.31%
75.162 0.51% 127 13.64% 12.30% 15.79%
25.335 0.10% 60 12.47% 10.86% 10.73%
11.210 0.72% 613 5.85% 0.0% 0.0%
14.996 0.70% 33,202 12.05% 13.56% 0.0%
45.703 1.05% 9,794 9.73% 9.32% 11.28%
155.168 0.73% 71,636 12.74% 10.88% 13.85%
19.132 0.88% 5,870 9.36% 9.89% 11.25%
100.839 0.84% 121 14.98% 11.23% 13.50%
27.228 0.54% 7,008 12.46% 14.73% 14.49%
36.630 0.62% 1,533 10.35% 11.03% 11.49%
26.256 1.16% 27 8.19% 7.44% 9.08%
11.830 0.42% 10,217 9.62% 11.73% 14.13%
41.386 0.50% 233 10.62% 9.26% 10.08%
488.891 0.99% 4,099 11.55% 11.75% 14.70%
23.655 0.49% 3,490 12.95% 13.70% 0.0%
22.642 0.96% 172 9.13% 7.99% 8.99%
75.410 0.61% 2,182 15.38% 13.52% 15.46%
78.127 0.54% 2,122 16.19% 14.34% 16.30%
15.046 1.24% 45 6.15% 8.15% 7.62%
9.430 0.91% 1,457 7.57% 9.46% 12.27%
13.150 1.42% 374 6.58% 7.09% 8.43%
173.162 1.23% 6,099 15.68% 15.67% 18.22%
69.140 1.18% 1,107 9.19% 9.44% 15.95%
71.065 1.18% 1,642 11.61% 9.10% 10.81%
9.903 0.60% 659 9.38% 10.81% 11.81%
44.500 0.42% 4,963 16.67% 17.67% 15.67%