Helios Balanced Advantage Fund

Balanced AdvantageDirect and Regular plans, Growth and IDCW options

Data as on 30-10-2026

Helios Balanced Advantage Fund is a Balanced Advantage fund run by Helios Mutual Fund. On 30-09-2026, it managed ₹265 Cr of investors' money. In the year to 30-10-2026, its Direct plan returned −2.2% and its Regular plan returned −3.6%.

NAV (Direct plan): ₹11.71; ▼ 0.09%30-10-2026
NAV (Regular plan): ₹11.25; ▲ 0.00%30-10-2026
Expense ratio: 1.32%Direct2.84%Regular; 1.32%; A year
Riskometer: Very High; Set by the fund house
1 year return: −2.2%Direct−3.6%Regular; −2.2%; Total

Helios Balanced Advantage Fund NAV Today

NAV on 30-10-2026: Direct Plan Growth ₹11.71 (down 0.09% that day); Regular Plan Growth ₹11.25 (up 0.00% that day).

This fund (Direct plan)

₹11.71

Helios Balanced Advantage Fund Returns vs Balanced Advantage Funds

Returns as on 30-10-2026. Up to one year they are absolute returns. Longer periods are a rate per year.

Trailing returns
Period	1M	3M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
This fund (Direct)	+0.26%	−0.85%	+0.60%	−2.17%	--	--	--
This fund (Regular)	+0.18%	−1.23%	−0.09%	−3.60%	--	--	--
Balanced Advantage average	−0.55%	−2.88%	+0.08%	−2.08%	--	--	--
Best in Balanced Advantage	+1.54%	+1.98%	+8.19%	+8.40%	--	--	--
Worst in Balanced Advantage	−3.94%	−6.19%	−4.43%	−6.88%	--	--	--
Rank in Balanced Advantage	6/37	3/37	13/37	20/36	--	--	--

Category rows compare the Direct plans of 38 Balanced Advantage funds. Rank 1 is the highest return. This fund's benchmark is CRISIL Hybrid 50+50 - Moderate Index. Returns of that index are not available to us, so the category average is the comparison.

Helios Balanced Advantage Fund Year-wise Returns

Return of each calendar year
Year	Direct	Regular
2026to date	−2.74%	−3.93%
2025	+6.55%	+5.02%

Helios Balanced Advantage Fund Rolling Returns

The return of every holding period in the fund's history, not only the one that ends today

Rolling returns

Each point is the yearly return of one 1-year holding period, plotted on the day it ended. There are 392 periods, one for each trading day from 28-03-2025 to 30-10-2026.

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Helios Balanced Advantage Fund (Direct)Category average, 38 Balanced Advantage funds

Every holding period at a glance

Period	Periods	Median	Lowest	Highest	With a loss	Category median	Beat category
1 year	392	5.1%	−4.0%	14.8%	5%	4.7%	64%
2 years	146	4.1%	1.3%	7.3%	0%	4.0%	74%

Period	Periods	Median	Lowest	Highest	With a loss	Category median	Beat category
1 year	20	4.5%	−9.3%	14.2%	25%	4.5%	45%

Lumpsum: the yearly rate (CAGR) from the NAV on a period's first day to the NAV on its last. SIP: the XIRR of the monthly instalments and their value on the last day. "With a loss" counts the periods that ended below the money put in. "Beat category" counts the periods in which the fund did better than the average of the 38 Balanced Advantage funds (Direct plans, each weighted the same) over the same days. Past returns do not promise future returns.

Helios Balanced Advantage Fund Risk

How much it swings, and the falls an investor had to sit through

Risk and return

Measure	Helios Balanced Advantage Fund (Direct)This fund	Category average
Return (CAGR)	−2.17%	−2.10%
Standard deviation	11.28%	8.39%
Sharpe ratio	-0.66	-0.88
Sortino ratio	-0.88	-1.17
Maximum drawdown	−10.9% (30-03-2026)	−8.3% (30-03-2026)

From daily NAVs, 30-10-2025 to 30-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls.

Measure	Helios Balanced Advantage Fund (Direct)This fund	Category average
Return (CAGR)	+5.80%	+5.17%
Standard deviation	10.51%	8.11%
Sharpe ratio	-0.01	-0.09
Sortino ratio	-0.01	-0.12
Maximum drawdown	−11.1% (28-02-2025)	−9.4% (28-02-2025)

From daily NAVs, 28-03-2024 to 30-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls.

Drawdowns

How far below its previous high each one was on every day: the falls an investor had to sit through. 0% means it was at a new high.

−12%−10%−8%−6%−4%−2%0%

20252026

Helios Balanced Advantage Fund (Direct)Category average, 38 Balanced Advantage funds

	Worst fall	High before it	Bottom	Back at the high	Time to climb back	Below its high today
Helios Balanced Advantage Fund (Direct)	−11.1%	16-12-2024	28-02-2025	16-07-2025	5 months	−3.9%
Category average	−9.4%	26-09-2024	28-02-2025	26-06-2025	4 months	−4.2%

From the Direct plan's daily NAV since 28-03-2024, adjusted for unit splits, and the average of the 38 Balanced Advantage funds (Direct plans, each weighted the same) over the same days. "Time to climb back" runs from the bottom to the first day back at the old high.

Helios Balanced Advantage Fund vs Other Balanced Advantage Funds

The five Balanced Advantage funds with the best three year return, and this fund. Direct plans.

Fund name	Rank	AUM (Cr)	Exp. ratio	1Y return	3Y return	3Y alpha	3Y beta	3Y Sharpe	3Y Sortino
quant Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund	1/30	810	1.55%	−5.79%	+12.82%	--	--	0.49	0.67	Compare
Aditya Birla Sun Life Balanced Advantage Fund	2/30	9,836	0.89%	+2.18%	+11.60%	--	--	0.67	0.94	Compare
Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund	3/30	5,162	0.92%	−0.62%	+11.52%	--	--	0.52	0.70	Compare
Axis Balanced Advantage Fund	4/30	3,651	1.00%	−1.41%	+11.50%	--	--	0.68	0.95	Compare
WhiteOak Capital Balanced Advantage Fund	5/30	2,256	0.84%	−0.57%	+11.37%	--	--	0.64	0.88	Compare
Helios Balanced Advantage Fund	20/36	265	1.32%	−2.17%	--	--	--	--	--

AUM is each fund's size at the end of its last reported month, from its own portfolio file. We calculate the risk ratios from daily NAVs over the last three years. The risk-free return is what NSE's overnight rate index earned over the same years. Alpha and beta compare each fund with its own benchmark's TRI. "--" means we have no figure: for alpha and beta, no daily series for that benchmark.

Helios Balanced Advantage Fund Expense Ratio and Costs

What each plan charges a year, in force from 01-10-2026

Plan	Base expense ratio	Brokerage	Transaction costs	Levies and GST	Total expense ratio	Balanced Advantage median	Cost rank (1 = cheapest)
Direct	0.80%	0.09%	0.02%	0.41%	1.32%	1.04%	30/38
Regular	2.09%	0.09%	0.02%	0.64%	2.84%	2.30%	33/38

The expense ratio comes out of the fund's assets every day, so every return on this page is already after it. Base expense ratio: the fund house's own fee. The total adds brokerage, the cost of executing trades, and statutory levies with GST. From AMFI's expense ratio file. Cost rank: where this plan comes when the Balanced Advantage funds' plans of the same type are sorted from the lowest total expense ratio to the highest.

Direct vs Regular: what the gap cost

Both plans own the same portfolio, so the difference in what they earned is the Regular plan's extra cost, taken out of its NAV.

Over the last	Regular	Direct	Direct earned more by	₹1 lakh became (Regular)	₹1 lakh became (Direct)
1 year	−3.60%	−2.17%	1.43%	₹96,400	₹97,830

Returns over more than 1 year are a rate a year (CAGR). ₹1 lakh invested once at the start of each period, valued on the last NAV.

Helios Balanced Advantage Fund SIP Calculator

What a one-time or monthly investment in this fund would be worth today, from its own NAV history

Growth of an investment

Every month₹

Step up each year

PeriodFor

₹10,000 on the first trading day of every month, from 28-03-2024 to 30-10-2026: 32 instalments, ₹3,20,000 in all.

Investment	Invested	Value now	Gain	Return a year
Direct planHelios Balanced Advantage Fund (Direct)	₹3,20,000	₹3,32,870	₹12,870	2.9%
Regular planHelios Balanced Advantage Fund (Regular)	₹3,20,000	₹3,26,019	₹6,019	1.4%
Category averageCategory average, 38 Balanced Advantage funds	₹3,20,000	₹3,29,175	₹9,175	2.1%

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Direct planHelios Balanced Advantage Fund (Direct)Regular planHelios Balanced Advantage Fund (Regular)Category averageCategory average, 38 Balanced Advantage fundsAmount invested

From each plan's published NAV (Growth option) and the category average, over the same days. Return a year: XIRR for a SIP, CAGR for a lumpsum, shown for a year or more. It does not include exit load, stamp duty or tax. Past returns do not promise future returns.

Helios Balanced Advantage Fund Asset Allocation

Asset allocation as on 30-09-2026

What the fund holds

88.5%Equity

Asset	Fund	Category
Equity	88.5%	69.0%
Debt	7.6%	23.0%
Cash and others	3.9%	7.9%

Market cap of stocks

Market cap	Fund	Category
Large Cap	66.3%	47.4%
Mid Cap	13.5%	11.6%
Small Cap	6.3%	8.8%
Not on AMFI's list	2.4%	1.4%

Share of the whole fund. Category: the average of the Balanced Advantage funds that hold stocks. Groups follow AMFI's latest list, as SEBI defines them: Large Cap is the 100 largest companies, Mid Cap the next 150, Small Cap the rest.

Helios Balanced Advantage Fund Sector Allocation

Sector allocation of the fund's stocks as on 30-09-2026

Largest sectors

Banks20.9%
Finance9.0%
Capital Markets8.0%
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology5.6%
Financial Technology (Fintech)4.9%
Transport Infrastructure4.6%
Healthcare Services3.9%
Retailing3.7%
Telecom - Services2.9%
Electrical Equipment2.7%

The ten largest of 27 sectors. The other 17 add up to 22.4%.

Sector changes

Sector	July 2026	August 2026	September 2026	Change
Banks	19.6%	19.1%	20.9%	+1.2%
Finance	11.1%	10.5%	9.0%	−2.1%
Capital Markets	7.3%	7.8%	8.0%	+0.7%
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology	4.9%	5.3%	5.6%	+0.7%
Financial Technology (Fintech)	3.5%	4.6%	4.9%	+1.4%

Each sector's share of the fund at the end of each month. The five largest sectors of September 2026. Change: from July 2026 to September 2026, in % of the fund.

Helios Balanced Advantage Fund Portfolio Holdings

As on 30-09-2026 · 60 holdings · from the fund house's monthly portfolio

Holdings	Sector / Rating	Weight%	1M change
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.	Banks	6.30%	+50.4%
ICICI Bank Ltd.	Banks	5.39%	0.0%
One 97 Communications Ltd.	Financial Technology (Fintech)	4.86%	0.0%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.	Transport Infrastructure	4.56%	0.0%
Eternal Ltd.	Retailing	3.72%	0.0%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.	Finance	2.95%	0.0%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.	Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology	2.95%	0.0%
HDFC Bank Ltd.	Banks	2.67%	0.0%
State Bank of India	Banks	2.56%	0.0%
Shriram Finance Ltd.	Finance	2.54%	−36.0%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.	Metals & Minerals Trading	2.53%	0.0%
Punjab National Bank	Banks	2.46%	0.0%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.	Aerospace & Defense	2.38%	0.0%
Embassy Office Parks Reit	Realty	2.34%
7.06% CGL 2028 · Government security	Sovereign	1.97%
7.10% CGL 2034 · Government security	Sovereign	1.95%
364 DAY T-BILL 19.11.26 · Treasury bill	Sovereign	1.87%
364 DAY T-BILL 05.08.27 · Treasury bill	Sovereign	1.80%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.	Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology	1.66%	0.0%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.	Finance	1.64%	0.0%
Vodafone Idea Ltd.	Telecom - Services	1.64%	0.0%
Reliance Industries Ltd.	Petroleum Products	1.51%	0.0%
Axis Bank Ltd.	Banks	1.50%	−40.9%
ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Ltd.	Capital Markets	1.48%	0.0%
Coforge Ltd.	IT - Software	1.43%	New
The Phoenix Mills Ltd.	Realty	1.42%	0.0%
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd.	Capital Markets	1.38%	0.0%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.	Healthcare Services	1.37%	0.0%
Siemens Energy India Ltd.	Electrical Equipment	1.34%	0.0%
Indegene Ltd.	Healthcare Services	1.33%	0.0%
ABB India Ltd.	Electrical Equipment	1.33%	0.0%
Billionbrains Garage Ventures Ltd.	Capital Markets	1.30%	0.0%
HDFC Asset Management Co. Ltd.	Capital Markets	1.26%	0.0%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.	Telecom - Services	1.23%	−47.2%
Fortis Healthcare Ltd.	Healthcare Services	1.21%	0.0%
Lalithaa Jewellery Mart Ltd.	Consumer Durables	1.07%	New
ITC Ltd.	Diversified FMCG	1.04%	New
Adani Energy Solutions Ltd.	Power	1.04%	0.0%
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.	Power	1.03%	0.0%
Cipla Ltd.	Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology	1.02%	0.0%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.	Construction	1.01%	0.0%
Titan Company Ltd.	Consumer Durables	1.00%	0.0%
Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.	Capital Markets	0.95%	0.0%
360 ONE WAM Ltd.	Capital Markets	0.94%	0.0%
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd.	Automobiles	0.89%	0.0%
Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Co. Ltd.	Finance	0.87%	0.0%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.	Transport Services	0.86%	0.0%
SAREGAMA India Ltd.	Entertainment	0.83%	New
Gokaldas Exports Ltd.	Textiles & Apparels	0.78%	0.0%
SBI funds Management ltd.	Capital Markets	0.70%	0.0%
NBCC (India) Ltd.	Construction	0.67%	0.0%
Rentomojo Ltd.	Commercial Services & Supplies	0.60%	New
Jio Financial Services Ltd.	Finance	0.60%	0.0%
Coal India Ltd.	Consumable Fuels	0.51%	−79.5%
Tata Steel Ltd.	Ferrous Metals	0.50%	0.0%
Ather Energy Ltd.	Automobiles	0.47%	0.0%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.	Finance	0.40%	0.0%
Ambuja Cements Ltd.	Cement & Cement Products	0.36%	0.0%
Tips Music Ltd.	Entertainment	0.23%	New
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.	Diversified FMCG	0.23%	0.0%

Helios Balanced Advantage Fund Stocks Bought and Sold

All changes are between August 2026 and September 2026

Stocks bought and sold in September 2026

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.	Added	+50.4%	6.30%
Shriram Finance Ltd.	Reduced	−36.0%	2.54%
Axis Bank Ltd.	Reduced	−40.9%	1.50%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.	Reduced	−47.2%	1.23%
Coal India Ltd.	Reduced	−79.5%	0.51%
Coforge Ltd.	New	New	1.43%
NTPC Ltd.	Sold out	−100%	was 1.21%
Lalithaa Jewellery Mart Ltd.	New	New	1.07%
ITC Ltd.	New	New	1.04%
SAREGAMA India Ltd.	New	New	0.83%
Rentomojo Ltd.	New	New	0.60%
Tips Music Ltd.	New	New	0.23%

A change is counted by the number of shares the fund holds, not by price. A stock can become a smaller part of the fund in a month when the fund bought more of it, if its price fell. Debt papers are left out.

What Helios Balanced Advantage Fund bought and sold

Helios Balanced Advantage Fund Portfolio Overlap

Funds with the most similar portfolios, across every fund house and category

Fund	Overlap	Holdings in common
Helios Flexi Cap FundFlexi Cap · Helios	63.5%	43	Compare
Helios Large & Mid Cap FundLarge & Mid Cap · Helios	57.0%	35	Compare
JM Large Cap FundLarge Cap · JM Financial	42.9%	24	Compare
Union Largecap FundLarge Cap · Union	37.7%	24	Compare
Motilal Oswal Nifty 100 ETFETF · Motilal Oswal	37.4%	35	Compare
HDFC NIFTY 100 ETFETF · HDFC	37.3%	35	Compare
HDFC NIFTY 100 Index FundIndex · HDFC	37.3%	35	Compare
Axis Nifty 100 Index FundIndex · Axis	37.3%	35	Compare

Overlap: for each holding both funds own, the smaller of its two weights, added up. 40% means 40% of each fund's money sits in positions the other also holds. From each fund's latest monthly portfolio, matched by ISIN. Cash and hedged positions are left out. Funds that overlap under 10% are not listed. A high overlap does not make two funds the same: their costs, lock-in and category can differ.

Helios Balanced Advantage Fund Overview

Fund facts from the scheme summary document, as on 16-10-2026

Expense ratio (Direct): 1.32%
Expense ratio (Regular): 2.84%
Category: Balanced Advantage
Risk: Very High
Benchmark: CRISIL Hybrid 50+50 - Moderate Index
Launch date: 27-03-2024
Minimum investment: ₹5,000
Minimum additional investment: ₹1,000
AUM: ₹264.85 Cr (30-09-2026)
Lock in: None
Scheme code (Direct): 152509
ISIN (Direct): INF0R8701145
Scheme code (Regular): 152512
ISIN (Regular): INF0R8701111
NAV history: From 28-03-2024, 2.6 years

Exit load: NIL

Tax on Helios Balanced Advantage Fund returns

How the gain is taxed depends on what the fund holds. A fund with 65% or more in Indian stocks is taxed as an equity fund: 20% within 1 year, 12.5% after, on gains above ₹1.25 lakh a year.
A fund with 65% or more in debt is taxed at your slab rate. Any other fund: your slab rate within 2 years, 12.5% after.
IDCW (dividend) payouts are added to your income and taxed at your slab rate.
A stamp duty of 0.005% is deducted when you invest.

Rules in force from 23-07-2024 (Finance Act 2024). Tax depends on your own income; this is general information, not tax advice.

All plans and options

Plan	Option	NAV	As on
direct	Growth	₹11.71	30-10-2026
direct	IDCW	₹11.63	30-10-2026
direct	Monthly IDCW	₹9.95	30-10-2026
regular	Growth	₹11.25	30-10-2026
regular	IDCW	₹11.18	30-10-2026
regular	Monthly IDCW	₹10.07	30-10-2026

About Helios Balanced Advantage Fund

Helios Balanced Advantage Fund is a mutual fund from Helios Mutual Fund. Its category is Balanced Advantage. It was launched on 27-03-2024. Its benchmark is CRISIL Hybrid 50+50 - Moderate Index. At the end of September 2026 it held 60 securities.

Fund Manager

Alok Bahl - FM1
Fund manager of Helios Balanced Advantage Fund, since 27-03-2024
Pratik Singh - FM2
Fund manager of Helios Balanced Advantage Fund, since 27-03-2024
Devesh Kumar Bhatt - FM3
Fund manager of Helios Balanced Advantage Fund, since 01-06-2026

See all funds of Helios Mutual Fund

AUM change

September 2026: ₹264.85 Cr; −8.15% from August 2026
August 2026: ₹288.35 Cr; −1.05% from July 2026
July 2026: ₹291.42 Cr; +0.18% from June 2026

AUM moves with money invested or taken out, and with the value of what the fund holds.

Compare Helios Balanced Advantage Fund with Other Funds

Returns, risk, costs and the stocks they share, side by side

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Frequently Asked Questions for Helios Balanced Advantage Fund

What is the current NAV of Helios Balanced Advantage Fund?

The Direct plan NAV is ₹11.71. The Regular plan NAV is ₹11.25, as on 30-10-2026.

What are the returns of Helios Balanced Advantage Fund?

The Direct plan returned −2.17% in 1 year. The Regular plan returned −3.60% in 1 year. These figures are as on 30-10-2026.

What is the expense ratio of Helios Balanced Advantage Fund?

The Direct plan charges 1.32% a year. The Regular plan charges 2.84% a year. This is the figure the fund house reported to AMFI, in force from 01-10-2026.

What is the AUM of Helios Balanced Advantage Fund?

Helios Balanced Advantage Fund managed ₹264.85 Cr on 30-09-2026, as its fund house reported in its monthly portfolio.

What are the top holdings of Helios Balanced Advantage Fund?

At the end of September 2026 the largest holdings were KOTAKBANK (6.30%), ICICIBANK (5.39%), PAYTM (4.86%), ADANIPORTS (4.56%), ETERNAL (3.72%). The fund held 60 securities in all.

What did Helios Balanced Advantage Fund buy and sell in September 2026?

It bought 6 new stocks: Rentomojo Ltd, Lalithaa Jewellery Mart Ltd, ITC Ltd, Coforge Ltd, Tips Music Ltd. It sold out of 1: NTPC Ltd. It added shares in 1. It reduced 4.

How do I invest in Helios Balanced Advantage Fund?

Through Helios Mutual Fund's website or app, a mutual fund distributor, or an investment platform. Choose the Direct plan to pay no distributor commission, or the Regular plan to invest through a distributor. The first investment is at least ₹5,000. You can invest once or through a monthly SIP.

Who is the fund manager of Helios Balanced Advantage Fund?

Alok Bahl - FM1 (since 27-03-2024), Pratik Singh - FM2 (since 27-03-2024), Devesh Kumar Bhatt - FM3 (since 01-06-2026).

Sources: NAV and expense ratio from AMFI. Holdings from the fund house's monthly portfolio statement. Fund facts from its scheme summary document, as on 16-10-2026.

This page is information, not investment advice. Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks; read all scheme related documents carefully. Past returns do not promise future returns. Figures come from AMFI, NSE, BSE and each fund house's own documents.