Sundaram Mutual Fund
Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund ( Formerly Known as Principal Balanced Advantage Fund) - Direct Plan - Growth Option
Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage
+7.9% 3Y CAGR
Union Mutual Fund
Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage · Direct · Growth
NAV as of 30 Oct 2026 · Source: AMFI
Union Balanced Advantage Fund is a Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage fund from Union Mutual Fund, with NAVs going back to January 2018. This page covers its direct plan, growth option. It manages ₹1,141 crore, the 23rd largest of 36 Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage funds. Its expense ratio is 1.47% a year, higher than the median of 1.04% for Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage funds.
Over the last three years it returned 7.84% a year, 22nd of 30 Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage funds (median 9.28%). Over five years it returned 6.94% a year, 15th of 20. It is 1.32 percentage points a year ahead of its benchmark, the NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 50:50 Index, over three years, on AMFI's figures. Its biggest fall from a peak in the last three years was 8.9%, and AMFI's riskometer rates it Very High.
Annualised (CAGR) for periods over a year, calculated from AMFI NAVs up to 30 Oct 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future returns. How we calculate returns
1 Year
-3.39%
3 Years
+7.84%
5 Years
+6.94%
Since launch (5 Jan 2018)
+9.13%
Fund and benchmark returns as published by AMFI for 29 Oct 2026, so both sides use the same date and method. They can differ slightly from the figures above.
| Period | This fund | Benchmark | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Year | -3.33% | -5.55% | +2.22 pts |
| 3 Years | +7.99% | +6.67% | +1.32 pts |
| 5 Years | +7.02% | +5.99% | +1.03 pts |
| Since launch | +9.19% | +8.91% | +0.28 pts |
Measured from this fund's own daily NAVs over the last three years.
Volatility (annualised)
8.7%
How much the NAV typically swings in a year. Higher means a bumpier ride.
Worst fall from a peak
-8.9%
The biggest drop from a high to a later low. A sense of what a bad stretch has looked like.
Daily NAV since 5 Jan 2018.
These come from the fund's monthly factsheet and Scheme Information Document (SID). We don't show them yet, because we can't keep them accurate. Check them on Union Mutual Fund's website before you invest.
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Union Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option
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