HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth NAV Hits ₹546.09 on 9 October 2026; AUM at ₹107,296 Crore

Key Takeaways

• HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth recorded a NAV of ₹546.09 on 9 October 2026, increasing 0.78% over the valuation day.
• The scheme's three-year CAGR stood at 10.32%, compared with a five-year annualised return of 12.94% and a one-year return of -3.47%.
• The fund follows a hybrid Dynamic Asset Allocation strategy, combining equity, debt or fixed-income instruments and liquidity exposures rather than operating as a pure-equity portfolio.

HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth reported a NAV of ₹546.09 for 9 October 2026, recording a one-day increase of 0.78%.

Unlike pure-equity mutual funds, the scheme operates as a Balanced Advantage Fund, also classified as a Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund. Its investment structure can combine equity and equity-related instruments with debt, fixed-income securities and cash-related exposures.

The balance between these asset classes is an important characteristic of the scheme. Its NAV therefore reflects the combined valuation of the underlying investments, rather than movements in equities alone.

Historical returns showed a one-year decline of 3.47%. The three-year annualised return stood at 10.32%, whereas its five-year CAGR reached 12.94%.

The latest fund-size display was ₹107,296 crore, and the expense ratio for the Direct Growth option stood at 0.78%. Minimum SIP and lump-sum investments were ₹100 each.

Among the displayed equity positions, ICICI Bank accounted for 5.06%, HDFC Bank for 4.32%, Reliance Industries for 3.64%, State Bank of India for 3.28% and Bharti Airtel for 3.05%.

These five disclosed holdings together represented 19.35% of the portfolio. They constitute only part of a broader hybrid investment structure and should not be interpreted as a complete representation of the scheme's assets.

The risk statistics showed beta of 0.71 and a Sharpe ratio of 0.48. Such historical measures are influenced by the fund's investment mix and the periods used for calculation.

The NAV increase of 0.78% captures the combined per-unit movement for the valuation day, without isolating the contributions of individual asset classes.