Best Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage funds in India

41 dynamic asset allocation or balanced advantage funds in India, of which 35 meet the eligibility criteria, ranked on Sharpe ratio. Income with less volatility than equity?

Ranked on risk-adjusted return, not raw return — the point of this group is smoother outcomes.

Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage funds ranked by Sharpe ratio

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1ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthPlatinum0.84-27.0%+12.86%54%+9.42%₹74,555 Cr1.04%
2DSP Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthBronze0.81-19.3%+10.31%13%+6.74%₹3,780 Cr1.09%
3NJ Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option0.79-14.8%+12.23%37%+3.65%₹3,425 Cr1.09%
4Axis Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthSilver0.78-17.2%+12.75%53%+5.92%₹3,859 Cr1.06%
5SBI Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthGold0.76-7.4%+14.39%84%+6.08%₹42,244 Cr0.85%
6Aditya Birla Sun Life Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionPlatinum0.73-26.4%+12.54%48%+9.79%₹9,804 Cr0.90%
7HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund - Growth Plan - Direct PlanSilver0.70-34.2%+15.64%72%+3.69%₹1.08 Lakh Cr0.76%
8WhiteOak Capital Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Plan GrowthGold0.70-9.6%+13.06%70%+6.51%₹2,265 Cr0.85%
9Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan Growth Plan - Growth OptionGold0.68-22.8%+12.82%53%+7.35%₹9,898 Cr0.87%
10Mahindra Manulife Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthSilver0.66-9.8%+14.14%86%+7.63%₹917 Cr0.85%
11Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund-Direct Plan-Growth OptionPlatinum0.62-20.7%+15.60%98%+10.23%₹5,166 Cr0.95%
12Mirae Asset Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthGold0.62-7.5%+13.51%69%+7.02%₹2,167 Cr0.94%
13Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund -Direct Plan-Growth OptionGold0.59-16.2%+13.03%54%+8.29%₹13,293 Cr0.82%
14HSBC Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct GrowthSilver0.58-8.7%+11.73%34%+4.21%₹1,527 Cr1.16%
15BANDHAN Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Plan Growth0.57-25.9%+10.50%15%+7.47%₹2,236 Cr1.06%
16Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan -Growth OptionGold0.53-26.3%+12.73%53%+6.22%₹17,429 Cr0.83%
17ITI Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option0.53-33.6%+12.49%48%+3.22%₹354 Cr1.68%
18Tata Balanced Advantage Fund-Direct Plan-GrowthSilver0.48-20.0%+14.01%70%+6.19%₹8,780 Cr0.66%
19Invesco India Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth0.46-26.5%+12.72%51%+0.44%₹952 Cr1.14%
20BANK OF INDIA BALANCED ADVANTAGE FUND DIRECT PLAN GROWTH0.43-17.8%+8.85%21%+8.95%₹178 Cr1.40%
21UTI - Unit Linked Insurance Plan- Direct0.41-17.9%+8.78%3%+5.05%₹5,127 Cr1.00%
22Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund ( Formerly Known as Principal Balanced Advantage Fund) - Direct Plan - Growth OptionBronze0.40-9.7%+11.84%25%+4.13%₹1,682 Cr1.13%
23Union Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option0.37-23.8%+11.96%34%+4.80%₹1,238 Cr1.46%
24LIC MF Balanced Advantage Fund-Direct Plan-GrowthSilver0.32-9.4%+11.16%16%+5.41%₹686 Cr1.60%
25PGIM India Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option0.24-11.6%+11.57%15%+1.82%₹759 Cr0.94%
26Motilal Oswal Balanced Advantage Fund (MOFDYNAMIC) - Direct Plan - Growth Option-0.03-26.5%+9.33%10%+1.07%₹734 Cr1.60%
27Bajaj Finserv Balanced Advantage Fund-Direct Plan-GrowthSilver-12.5%+8.35%₹1,263 Cr1.05%
28Unifi Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund - Direct GrowthSilver-0.1%+8.22%₹1,353 Cr1.40%
29Helios Balanced Advantage Fund- Direct Plan- Growth Option-11.1%+5.98%₹291 Cr1.33%
30Parag Parikh Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund - Direct Plan GrowthBronze-2.4%+4.46%₹2,613 Cr0.40%
31Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund- Growth- DirectGold-8.1%+13.90%68%+3.65%₹2,834 Cr0.76%
32Canara Robeco Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option-11.0%+3.48%₹1,111 Cr1.00%
33UTI Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionBronze-10.5%+2.99%₹3,073 Cr0.71%
34quant Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan-18.4%+18.54%100%+2.42%₹880 Cr1.55%
35Samco Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option-15.3%-0.84%₹178 Cr2.05%

Badges are our own quality tiers — Platinum (top 10%), Gold (25%), Silver (50%), Bronze (75%) — scored within each sub-category, so they compare a fund with its peers and not with funds of a different type. “3Y typical” is the median annualised return across every 3-year holding period the fund has lived through, not a single 3-year figure; “3Y loss odds” is the share of those periods that ended down. “Beat peers” is the share in which it beat its category's median, and “worst fall” is its deepest peak-to-trough drop. Open a fund for the full distribution. Click any column heading to re-sort — including the fund name, which groups a house’s funds together. Funds with no value for a column sort last. Returns over 1 year are annualised (CAGR). Past performance does not indicate future returns. Eligibility: Direct, Growth only, minimum AUM ₹100 Cr, at least 1 year(s) old. Past performance. Returns for 3y/5y are annualised (CAGR) and are withheld where the NAV series does not support the period.

Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage funds — FAQs
Why rank these on risk-adjusted return?

The purpose of this group is a smoother path, not the highest possible number. A fund that earned slightly less with much less volatility is doing the job better, which is what a risk-adjusted measure captures and a raw return does not.

What risks do debt funds carry?

Two main ones. Interest-rate risk: when yields rise, existing bonds fall in value, and longer-duration funds move more. Credit risk: a borrower may be downgraded or default, which affects the NAV directly. Categories differ substantially in how much of each they take.