Mahindra Manulife Balanced Advantage Fund is a Balanced Advantage fund run by Mahindra Manulife Mutual Fund. On 30-09-2026, it managed ₹879 Cr of investors' money. In the 3 years to 30-10-2026, its Direct plan returned 10.9% a year and its Regular plan returned 9.1% a year. Its benchmark, NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 50:50 Index, returned 6.0% a year over the same 3 years.
NAV (Direct plan)
₹15.69
▼ 0.04% · 30-10-2026
NAV (Regular plan)
₹14.42
▼ 0.04% · 30-10-2026
Expense ratio
0.85%Direct2.41%Regular
0.85%
A year
Riskometer
Very High
Set by the fund house
3 year return
10.9%Direct9.1%Regular
10.9%
A year
Mahindra Manulife Balanced Advantage Fund NAV Today
NAV on 30-10-2026: Direct Plan Growth ₹15.69 (down 0.04% that day); Regular Plan Growth ₹14.42 (down 0.04% that day).
This fund (Direct plan)
₹15.6886
Mahindra Manulife Balanced Advantage Fund Returns vs NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 50:50 Index
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)
−0.02%
−2.66%
+1.63%
−0.70%
+10.92%
--
--
This fund (Regular)
−0.15%
−3.04%
+0.82%
−2.29%
+9.10%
--
--
NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 50:50 Index
−3.31%
−3.02%
+1.93%
−2.65%
+6.05%
+5.96%
--
Balanced Advantage average
−0.55%
−2.88%
+0.08%
−2.08%
+9.14%
--
--
Best in Balanced Advantage
+1.54%
+1.98%
+8.19%
+8.40%
+12.82%
--
--
Worst in Balanced Advantage
−3.94%
−6.19%
−4.43%
−6.88%
+2.71%
--
--
Rank in Balanced Advantage
11/37
17/37
7/37
13/36
6/30
--
--
Category rows compare the Direct plans of 38 Balanced Advantage funds. Rank 1 is the highest return. The benchmark row is as on 30-09-2026, as NSE published it.
Mahindra Manulife Balanced Advantage Fund Year-wise Returns
Return of each calendar year
Year
Direct
Regular
2026to date
−0.31%
−1.63%
2025
+5.87%
+4.14%
2024
+16.11%
+14.14%
2023
+22.01%
+19.91%
Mahindra Manulife 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 3-year holding period, plotted on the day it ended. There are 450 periods, one for each trading day from 03-01-2025 to 30-10-2026.
0%5%10%15%20%
Mahindra Manulife Balanced Advantage Fund (Direct)
Category average, 38 Balanced Advantage funds
Feb 2022 to Feb 2025Jun 2022 to Jun 2025Oct 2022 to Oct 2025Jan 2023 to Jan 2026May 2023 to May 2026Sept 2023 to Sept 2026
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.
Mahindra Manulife Balanced Advantage Fund Risk
How much it swings, and the falls an investor had to sit through
Risk and return
Measure
Mahindra Manulife Balanced Advantage Fund (Direct)This fund
Category average
Return (CAGR)
−0.70%
−2.10%
Standard deviation
10.28%
8.39%
Sharpe ratio
-0.58
-0.88
Sortino ratio
-0.76
-1.17
Maximum drawdown
−9.7%
(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
Mahindra Manulife Balanced Advantage Fund (Direct)This fund
Category average
Return (CAGR)
+10.92%
+9.05%
Standard deviation
10.11%
7.94%
Sharpe ratio
0.48
0.38
Sortino ratio
0.64
0.51
Maximum drawdown
−9.8%
(03-03-2025)
−9.4%
(28-02-2025)
From daily NAVs, 30-10-2023 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
Mahindra Manulife Balanced Advantage Fund (Direct)This fund
Category average
Return (CAGR)
+9.77%
+8.64%
Standard deviation
9.44%
7.59%
Sharpe ratio
0.41
0.36
Sortino ratio
0.55
0.49
Maximum drawdown
−9.8%
(03-03-2025)
−9.4%
(28-02-2025)
From daily NAVs, 03-01-2022 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.
−10%−8%−6%−4%−2%0%
Mahindra Manulife Balanced Advantage Fund (Direct)
Mahindra Manulife Balanced Advantage Fund (Direct)
−9.8%
26-09-2024
03-03-2025
06-06-2025
3 months
−4.4%
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 03-01-2022, 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.
Mahindra Manulife Balanced Advantage Fund vs Other Balanced Advantage Funds
The five Balanced Advantage funds with the best three year return, and this fund. Direct plans.
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.
Mahindra Manulife Balanced Advantage Fund Expense Ratio and Costs
What each plan charges a year, in force from 23-10-2026
Plan
Base expense ratio
Brokerage
Transaction costs
Levies and GST
Total expense ratio
Balanced Advantage median
Cost rank (1 = cheapest)
Direct
0.62%
0.04%
0.00%
0.19%
0.85%
1.04%
9/38
Regular
1.98%
0.04%
0.00%
0.39%
2.41%
2.30%
23/38
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
−2.29%
−0.70%
1.59%
₹97,710
₹99,300
3 years
9.10%
10.92%
1.82% a year
₹1,29,860
₹1,36,468
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.
Mahindra Manulife 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
Step up each year
PeriodFor
₹10,000 on the first trading day of every month, from 03-01-2022 to 30-10-2026: 58 instalments, ₹5,80,000 in all.
Investment
Invested
Value now
Gain
Return a year
Direct planMahindra Manulife Balanced Advantage Fund (Direct)
₹5,80,000
₹7,18,032
₹1,38,032
8.8%
Regular planMahindra Manulife Balanced Advantage Fund (Regular)
Direct planMahindra Manulife Balanced Advantage Fund (Direct)Regular planMahindra Manulife 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.
Mahindra Manulife Balanced Advantage Fund Asset Allocation
Asset allocation as on 30-09-2026
What the fund holds
67.8%Equity
Asset
Fund
Category
Equity
67.8%
69.0%
Debt
24.5%
23.0%
Cash and others
7.7%
7.9%
Market cap of stocks
Market cap
Fund
Category
Large Cap
42.4%
47.4%
Mid Cap
18.7%
11.6%
Small Cap
6.7%
8.8%
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.
Credit rating
Bonds and money market papers by credit rating, % of the fund. Category: the average of 37 Balanced Advantage funds.
Rating
Fund
Category
Sovereign
6.6%
7.4%
AAA and A1+
9.3%
11.3%
AA
8.5%
3.3%
Mahindra Manulife Balanced Advantage Fund Sector Allocation
Sector allocation of the fund's stocks as on 30-09-2026
Largest sectors
Banks16.4%
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology7.2%
Retailing4.5%
IT - Software3.3%
Finance3.1%
Automobiles3.1%
Telecom - Services3.1%
Healthcare Services2.9%
Capital Markets2.7%
Petroleum Products2.2%
The ten largest of 27 sectors. The other 17 add up to 19.3%.
Sector changes
Sector
July 2026
August 2026
September 2026
Change
Banks
16.8%
16.9%
16.4%
−0.4%
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
6.4%
7.3%
7.2%
+0.8%
Retailing
4.4%
4.5%
4.5%
+0.2%
IT - Software
3.2%
3.4%
3.3%
+0.1%
Finance
3.6%
3.9%
3.1%
−0.5%
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.
Mahindra Manulife Balanced Advantage Fund Portfolio Holdings
As on 30-09-2026 · 79 holdings · from the fund house's monthly portfolio
Holdings
Sector / Rating
Weight%
Holdings trend
1M change
ICICI Bank Limited
Banks
3.87%
0.0%
7.71% Government of India 2066 · Government security
SOVEREIGN
3.41%
8.52% Muthoot Finance Limited 2028 · Bond
CRISIL AA+
2.83%
7.44% National Bank For Agriculture and Rural Development 2029 · Bond
CRISIL AAA
2.82%
Bharti Airtel Limited
Telecom - Services
2.36%
0.0%
HDFC Bank Limited
Banks
2.35%
0.0%
Reliance Industries Limited
Petroleum Products
2.23%
0.0%
Eternal Limited
Retailing
2.20%
0.0%
Brookfield India Real Estate Trust
Realty
2.17%
IndusInd Bank Limited
Banks
2.11%
0.0%
Axis Bank Limited
Banks
2.09%
0.0%
Jindal Steel Limited
Ferrous Metals
1.81%
0.0%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited
Healthcare Services
1.72%
0.0%
8.30% Godrej Properties Limited 2027 · Bond
ICRA AA+
1.71%
Laurus Labs Limited
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
1.71%
−18.8%
The Federal Bank Limited
Banks
1.52%
0.0%
Tech Mahindra Limited
IT - Software
1.46%
0.0%
State Bank of India
Banks
1.44%
0.0%
Senores Pharmaceuticals Limited
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
1.42%
0.0%
Bajaj Finance Ltd
Finance
1.41%
0.0%
Aditya Vision Ltd
Retailing
1.40%
0.0%
Titan Company Limited
Consumer Durables
1.38%
0.0%
Larsen & Toubro Limited
Construction
1.34%
0.0%
Mahindra & Mahindra Limited
Automobiles
1.33%
0.0%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
Electrical Equipment
1.31%
0.0%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
1.28%
0.0%
Bharat Electronics Limited
Aerospace & Defense
1.27%
0.0%
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited
Capital Markets
1.25%
0.0%
Bank of Maharashtra
Banks
1.21%
0.0%
Divi's Laboratories Limited
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
1.19%
0.0%
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited
Oil
1.18%
0.0%
8.75% Bharti Telecom Limited 2028 · Bond
CRISIL AAA
1.15%
7.55% Power Finance Corporation Limited 2027 · Bond
CRISIL AAA
1.14%
Fortis Healthcare Limited
Healthcare Services
1.14%
0.0%
8.42% Muthoot Finance Limited 2029 (FRN) · Bond
CRISIL AA+
1.14%
7.8350% LIC Housing Finance Limited 2027 · Bond
CRISIL AAA
1.14%
8.52% Muthoot Finance Limited 2028 · Bond
CRISIL AA+
1.13%
6.9601% Mindspace Business Parks REIT 2028 · Bond
ICRA AAA
1.12%
7.24% Government of India 2055 · Government security
SOVEREIGN
1.08%
6.98% State Government Securities 2037 · State government security
SOVEREIGN
1.07%
Coal India Limited
Consumable Fuels
1.02%
0.0%
Aditya Birla Capital Limited
Finance
1.00%
0.0%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
0.99%
0.0%
Indian Bank
Banks
0.96%
0.0%
Bosch Limited
Auto Components
0.96%
0.0%
UltraTech Cement Limited
Cement & Cement Products
0.95%
0.0%
Coforge Limited
IT - Software
0.93%
0.0%
Maruti Suzuki India Limited
Automobiles
0.93%
0.0%
Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited
Capital Markets
0.91%
0.0%
Delhivery Limited
Transport Services
0.89%
0.0%
Infosys Limited
IT - Software
0.88%
0.0%
IDFC First Bank Limited
Banks
0.86%
0.0%
Bajaj Auto Limited
Automobiles
0.86%
0.0%
Radico Khaitan Limited
Beverages
0.84%
0.0%
Black Buck Ltd
Transport Services
0.80%
0.0%
8.3% JM Financial Services Limited 2027 · Bond
CRISIL AA
0.79%
Polycab India Limited
Industrial Products
0.79%
0.0%
The Phoenix Mills Limited
Realty
0.77%
0.0%
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
Aerospace & Defense
0.77%
0.0%
Vishal Mega Mart Limited
Retailing
0.73%
0.0%
L&T Finance Limited
Finance
0.73%
0.0%
Indus Towers Limited
Telecom - Services
0.70%
0.0%
Marico Limited
Agricultural Food & other Products
0.67%
0.0%
Acutaas Chemicals Limited
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
0.61%
0.0%
8.85% TVS Credit Services Limited 2027 · Bond
CRISIL AA+
0.57%
7.62% National Bank For Agriculture and Rural Development 2029 · Bond
CRISIL AAA
0.57%
7.29% Small Industries Dev Bank of India 2029 · Bond
CRISIL AAA
0.56%
7.73% Embassy Office Parks REIT 2029 · Bond
CRISIL AAA
0.56%
JSW Energy Limited
Power
0.55%
0.0%
Cummins India Limited
Industrial Products
0.54%
0.0%
7.25% State Government Securities 2037 · State government security
SOVEREIGN
0.54%
7.2% State Government Securities 2036 · State government security
SOVEREIGN
0.54%
DLF Limited
Realty
0.52%
0.0%
HDFC Asset Management Company Limited
Capital Markets
0.52%
0.0%
Mahanagar Gas Limited
Gas
0.48%
0.0%
Max Financial Services Limited
Insurance
0.41%
0.0%
8.95% 360 One Prime Limited 2027 · Bond
ICRA AA
0.34%
7.70% National Bank For Agriculture and Rural Development 2027 · Bond
ICRA AAA
0.28%
Arvind Fashions Limited
Retailing
0.22%
0.0%
Mahindra Manulife Balanced Advantage Fund Stocks Bought and Sold
All changes are between August 2026 and September 2026
More
Stocks bought and sold in September 2026
Laurus Labs Limited
↓Reduced
−18.8%
1.71%
IIFL Finance Limited
↓Sold out
−100%
was 0.53%
No stocks in this group for September 2026.
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.
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.
Mahindra Manulife Balanced Advantage Fund Overview
Fund facts from the scheme summary document, as on 16-10-2026
Expense ratio (Direct)
0.85%
Expense ratio (Regular)
2.41%
Category
Balanced Advantage
Risk
Very High
Launch date
30-12-2021
Minimum investment
₹1,000
Minimum additional investment
₹1,000
AUM
₹878.76 Cr (30-09-2026)
Lock in
None
Scheme code (Direct)
149406
ISIN (Direct)
INF174V01BE0
Scheme code (Regular)
149404
ISIN (Regular)
INF174V01BB6
NAV history
From 03-01-2022, 4.8 years
Benchmark
NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 50:50 Index
Exit load
Exit load for units in excess of 10% of the investment 1% will be charged for redemption within 3 months.
Tax on Mahindra Manulife 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
₹15.6886
30-10-2026
direct
IDCW
₹12.5999
30-10-2026
regular
Growth
₹14.4233
30-10-2026
regular
IDCW
₹11.4224
30-10-2026
About Mahindra Manulife Balanced Advantage Fund
Mahindra Manulife Balanced Advantage Fund is a mutual fund from Mahindra Manulife Mutual Fund. Its category is Balanced Advantage. It was launched on 30-12-2021. Its benchmark is NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 50:50 Index. At the end of September 2026 it held 79 securities.
Fund Manager
$ Mr. Hemang Kapasi
Fund manager of Mahindra Manulife Balanced Advantage Fund, since 25-09-2026
$ Mr. Neelesh Dhamnaskar
Fund manager of Mahindra Manulife Balanced Advantage Fund, since 16-02-2026
$ Mr. Rahul Pal
Fund manager of Mahindra Manulife Balanced Advantage Fund, since 30-12-2021
$ Mr. Amit Garg
Fund manager of Mahindra Manulife Balanced Advantage Fund, since 01-01-2026
Frequently Asked Questions for Mahindra Manulife Balanced Advantage Fund
What is the current NAV of Mahindra Manulife Balanced Advantage Fund?
The Direct plan NAV is ₹15.6886. The Regular plan NAV is ₹14.4233, as on 30-10-2026.
What are the returns of Mahindra Manulife Balanced Advantage Fund?
The Direct plan returned −0.70% in 1 year, +10.92% a year over 3 years. The Regular plan returned −2.29% in 1 year, +9.10% a year over 3 years. These figures are as on 30-10-2026.
What is the expense ratio of Mahindra Manulife Balanced Advantage Fund?
The Direct plan charges 0.85% a year. The Regular plan charges 2.41% a year. This is the figure the fund house reported to AMFI, in force from 23-10-2026.
What is the AUM of Mahindra Manulife Balanced Advantage Fund?
Mahindra Manulife Balanced Advantage Fund managed ₹878.76 Cr on 30-09-2026, as its fund house reported in its monthly portfolio.
What are the top holdings of Mahindra Manulife Balanced Advantage Fund?
At the end of September 2026 the largest holdings were ICICIBANK (3.87%), 7.71% Government of India 2066 (3.41%), 8.52% Muthoot Finance Limited 2028 (2.83%), 7.44% National Bank For Agriculture and Rural Development 2029 (2.82%), BHARTIARTL (2.36%). The fund held 79 securities in all.
What did Mahindra Manulife Balanced Advantage Fund buy and sell in September 2026?
It sold out of 1: IIFL Finance Limited. It reduced 1.
How do I invest in Mahindra Manulife Balanced Advantage Fund?
Through Mahindra Manulife 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 ₹1,000. You can invest once or through a monthly SIP.
Who is the fund manager of Mahindra Manulife Balanced Advantage Fund?
$ Mr. Hemang Kapasi (since 25-09-2026), $ Mr. Neelesh Dhamnaskar (since 16-02-2026), $ Mr. Rahul Pal (since 30-12-2021), $ Mr. Amit Garg (since 01-01-2026).
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.
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