HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund(G)

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Rs 472.731   2.686(0.571 %) NAV as on 17 May 2024
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Fund type:
Hybrid
AUM (in crores):
₹ 83,548.61
Fund category:
Balanced Advantage
Fund manager(s):
Gopal Agrawal, Srinivasan Ramamurthy, Anil Bamboli, Nirman Morakhia
Benchmark:
NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 50:50 Index
Minimum investment:
₹ 100
Launch date:
11 Sep 2000
Min. additional investment:
₹ 100
Expense ratio:
1.38 %
Exit load:
Nil upto 15% of Units, For excess Units 1% on or before 1Y and Nil after 1Y

Scheme Objective: To provide long term capital appreciation / income from a dynamic mix of equity and debt investments.


Performance (As on 17 May 2024)

6 month returns 1 year returns3 year returns5 year returns Returns since inception
Scheme19.89 % 40.06 % 24.32 %19.55 % 17.67 %

Portfolio

Equity holdings
Allocation (%)
HDFC Bank Ltd.u00a3
5.96%
Coal India Ltd.
3.87%
State Bank of India
3.66%
ICICI Bank Ltd.
3.54%
NTPC Limited
3.27%
Reliance Industries Ltd.
2.47%
Larsen and Toubro Ltd.
2.47%
Infosys Limited
2.23%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.
2.17%
ITC Ltd.
2.16%
Debt holdings
Allocation (%)
TREPS - Tri-party Repo
3.62%
7.38% GOI MAT 200627
3.28%
7.18% GOI MAT 140833
2.22%
7.1% GOI MAT 180429
1.93%
8.1% Floating Rate GOI 2034
1.8%
7.18% GOI MAT 240737
1.16%
7.26% GOI MAT 220832
0.78%
7.26% GOI MAT 060233
0.73%
5.22% GOI MAT 150625^
0.72%
7.97% HDFC Bank Ltd.u00a3
0.47%

About this category

Balanced advantage funds invest in stocks, but hedge part of this exposure through derivatives. They also maintain a portion of their portfolio in debt instruments. These funds shift allocations to equity, derivatives and debt based on market movement and valuations. These funds offer lower-risk participation to equity and are less volatile than even aggressive hybrid funds.

Suitability

These funds suit all investors, but especially conservative investors who wish for low-volatile equity exposure. These funds need to be held for a minimum of 1.5 years.

Taxation

Short-term: Holding period is less than 12 months.

Taxation: Capital gains are taxed at 15%


Long-term: Holding period is 12 months or more.

Taxation: Capital gains up to Rs 100,000 each financial year is tax-exempt. Remaining capital gains is taxed at 10%. For investments made on or before January 31st, 2018: Capital gain up to this date is tax-free.

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