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Top 4 Best Balanced Funds by ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund 2025
Balanced Funds, also known as a hybrid scheme aim to bridge the gap between equity and Debt fund. These funds are a combination of both debt and Equity Fund. It provides the twin benefits of growth from equity markets and regular Income from debt markets.
The Balanced Fund by icici mutual fund typically holds up to 65 – 75% of its Portfolio assets in equities and the balance in Fixed Income securities. Investors wanting to invest in these funds can choose from the below-listed top 4 Best Balanced Funds by ICICI Mutual Fund. These funds have been shortlisted by undertaking certain parameters like AUM, past performances, NAV, etc.
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Why Invest in ICICI Balanced Funds?
Best of Both
Balanced funds are less volatile. They offer the best of both equity and debt funds ensuring higher return through equity component and stability through the debt component.
Low/Mid Risk, High Return
On the Basis of allocation of assets, the returns on balanced funds are risk adjusted. By Investing in small cap and mid-cap stocks, the equity gains are much higher and the associated risk Factor is controlled by the debt investment.
Best Balanced Mutual Funds by ICICI MF
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2024 (%) ICICI Prudential MIP 25 Growth ₹76.0149
↑ 0.04 ₹3,188 3.6 5.5 8.5 11 10.4 11.4 ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund Growth ₹34.4112
↑ 0.02 ₹28,444 1.5 3.4 7 7 5.6 7.6 ICICI Prudential Equity and Debt Fund Growth ₹393.89
↑ 0.33 ₹43,159 6.1 9.2 7 22.2 25.9 17.2 ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund Growth ₹22.66
↑ 0.02 ₹13,555 3.4 4.9 8 9.4 10.1 8.5 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 16 Jul 25
The Scheme seeks to generate regular income through investments primarily in debt and money market instruments. As a secondary objective, the Scheme also seeks to generate long term capital appreciation from the portion of equity investments under the Scheme. However, there can be no assurance that the investment objectives of the Scheme will be realized. ICICI Prudential MIP 25 is a Hybrid - Hybrid Debt fund was launched on 30 Mar 04. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for ICICI Prudential MIP 25 Returns up to 1 year are on The investment objective of Income Optimiser Plan under the scheme is to seek to generate low volatility returns by using arbitrage and other derivative strategies in equity markets and investments in short-term debt portfolio. ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund is a Hybrid - Arbitrage fund was launched on 30 Dec 06. It is a fund with Moderate risk and has given a Below is the key information for ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile ICICI Prudential Balanced Fund) To generate long term capital appreciation and current income from a portfolio
that is invested in equity and equity related securities as well as in fixed income
securities. ICICI Prudential Equity and Debt Fund is a Hybrid - Hybrid Equity fund was launched on 3 Nov 99. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for ICICI Prudential Equity and Debt Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile ICICI Prudential Equity Income Fund) The Scheme seeks to generate regular income through investments in fixed income securities and using arbitrage and other derivative strategies. The Scheme also intends to generate long-term capital appreciation by investing a portion of the Scheme?s assets in equity and equity related instruments ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund is a Hybrid - Equity Savings fund was launched on 5 Dec 14. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund Returns up to 1 year are on 1. ICICI Prudential MIP 25
CAGR/Annualized return of 10% since its launch. Ranked 2 in Hybrid Debt category. Return for 2024 was 11.4% , 2023 was 11.4% and 2022 was 5.1% . ICICI Prudential MIP 25
Growth Launch Date 30 Mar 04 NAV (16 Jul 25) ₹76.0149 ↑ 0.04 (0.05 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹3,188 on 31 May 25 Category Hybrid - Hybrid Debt AMC ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.74 Sharpe Ratio 0.88 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 100 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Jun 20 ₹10,000 30 Jun 21 ₹11,485 30 Jun 22 ₹12,078 30 Jun 23 ₹13,356 30 Jun 24 ₹15,205 30 Jun 25 ₹16,598 Returns for ICICI Prudential MIP 25
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 Jul 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.9% 3 Month 3.6% 6 Month 5.5% 1 Year 8.5% 3 Year 11% 5 Year 10.4% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 10% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 11.4% 2023 11.4% 2022 5.1% 2021 9.9% 2020 10.9% 2019 9.6% 2018 5.1% 2017 12.9% 2016 10.9% 2015 6.4% Fund Manager information for ICICI Prudential MIP 25
Name Since Tenure Manish Banthia 19 Sep 13 11.71 Yr. Akhil Kakkar 22 Jan 24 1.36 Yr. Roshan Chutkey 2 May 22 3.08 Yr. Sharmila D’mello 31 Jul 22 2.84 Yr. Data below for ICICI Prudential MIP 25 as on 31 May 25
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 13.78% Equity 23.55% Debt 62.13% Other 0.55% Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 7.25% Consumer Cyclical 3.64% Health Care 3.35% Communication Services 2.17% Real Estate 1.86% Basic Materials 1.53% Consumer Defensive 1.41% Utility 0.86% Technology 0.7% Energy 0.55% Industrials 0.46% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Corporate 44.88% Government 25.44% Cash Equivalent 5.59% Credit Quality
Rating Value A 8.45% AA 33.76% AAA 57.79% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity 6.79% Govt Stock 2034
Sovereign Bonds | -9% ₹299 Cr 28,854,150
↑ 2,276,850 6.99% Govt Stock 2034
Sovereign Bonds | -5% ₹169 Cr 16,574,750 7.1% Govt Stock 2034
Sovereign Bonds | -4% ₹114 Cr 10,775,880 State Bank Of India
Debentures | -3% ₹100 Cr 1,000 L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited
Debentures | -3% ₹80 Cr 800 360 One Prime Limited
Debentures | -2% ₹76 Cr 7,500 Yes Bank Limited
Debentures | -2% ₹65 Cr 650 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 19 | ICICIBANK2% ₹54 Cr 372,298
↓ -87,582 Godrej Properties Limited
Debentures | -2% ₹51 Cr 5,000 Godrej Industries Limited
Debentures | -2% ₹51 Cr 5,000 2. ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 6.9% since its launch. Ranked 4 in Arbitrage category. Return for 2024 was 7.6% , 2023 was 7.1% and 2022 was 4.2% . ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund
Growth Launch Date 30 Dec 06 NAV (16 Jul 25) ₹34.4112 ↑ 0.02 (0.07 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹28,444 on 31 May 25 Category Hybrid - Arbitrage AMC ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderate Expense Ratio 0.97 Sharpe Ratio 1.16 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 1,000 Exit Load 0-1 Months (0.25%),1 Months and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Jun 20 ₹10,000 30 Jun 21 ₹10,353 30 Jun 22 ₹10,722 30 Jun 23 ₹11,350 30 Jun 24 ₹12,217 30 Jun 25 ₹13,087 Returns for ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 Jul 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.6% 3 Month 1.5% 6 Month 3.4% 1 Year 7% 3 Year 7% 5 Year 5.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 6.9% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 7.6% 2023 7.1% 2022 4.2% 2021 3.9% 2020 4.3% 2019 5.9% 2018 6.2% 2017 5.5% 2016 6.8% 2015 7.6% Fund Manager information for ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund
Name Since Tenure Nikhil Kabra 29 Dec 20 4.42 Yr. Sharmila D’mello 31 Jul 22 2.84 Yr. Darshil Dedhia 13 Sep 24 0.72 Yr. Ajaykumar Solanki 23 Aug 24 0.77 Yr. Archana Nair 1 Feb 24 1.33 Yr. Data below for ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund as on 31 May 25
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 92.18% Debt 8.17% Other 0.04% Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 18.22% Consumer Cyclical 7.73% Technology 7.06% Industrials 6.8% Energy 6.47% Basic Materials 5.92% Communication Services 5.23% Consumer Defensive 4.36% Health Care 3.79% Utility 2.27% Real Estate 1.45% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Cash Equivalent 76.62% Corporate 17.87% Government 5.86% Credit Quality
Rating Value AAA 100% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Pru Money Market Dir Gr
Investment Fund | -11% ₹3,063 Cr 80,068,582 ICICI Pru Savings Dir Gr
Investment Fund | -6% ₹1,780 Cr 32,418,220 Future on HDFC Bank Ltd
Derivatives | -6% -₹1,618 Cr 8,282,450
↑ 2,558,050 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 21 | HDFCBANK6% ₹1,611 Cr 8,282,450
↑ 2,558,050 Future on Reliance Industries Ltd
Derivatives | -4% -₹1,015 Cr 7,100,000
↓ -1,622,500 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 18 | RELIANCE4% ₹1,009 Cr 7,100,000
↓ -1,622,500 Future on Bharti Airtel Ltd
Derivatives | -3% -₹980 Cr 5,246,375
↑ 875,900 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | BHARTIARTL3% ₹974 Cr 5,246,375
↑ 875,900 Future on Infosys Ltd
Derivatives | -3% -₹767 Cr 4,883,200
↓ -701,600 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 22 | INFY3% ₹763 Cr 4,883,200
↓ -701,600 3. ICICI Prudential Equity and Debt Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 15.4% since its launch. Ranked 7 in Hybrid Equity category. Return for 2024 was 17.2% , 2023 was 28.2% and 2022 was 11.7% . ICICI Prudential Equity and Debt Fund
Growth Launch Date 3 Nov 99 NAV (16 Jul 25) ₹393.89 ↑ 0.33 (0.08 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹43,159 on 31 May 25 Category Hybrid - Hybrid Equity AMC ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.78 Sharpe Ratio 0.48 Information Ratio 1.63 Alpha Ratio 2.14 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 100 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Jun 20 ₹10,000 30 Jun 21 ₹15,117 30 Jun 22 ₹17,416 30 Jun 23 ₹21,118 30 Jun 24 ₹29,104 30 Jun 25 ₹32,018 Returns for ICICI Prudential Equity and Debt Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 Jul 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 1.4% 3 Month 6.1% 6 Month 9.2% 1 Year 7% 3 Year 22.2% 5 Year 25.9% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 15.4% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 17.2% 2023 28.2% 2022 11.7% 2021 41.7% 2020 9% 2019 9.3% 2018 -1.9% 2017 24.8% 2016 13.7% 2015 2.1% Fund Manager information for ICICI Prudential Equity and Debt Fund
Name Since Tenure Sankaran Naren 7 Dec 15 9.49 Yr. Manish Banthia 19 Sep 13 11.71 Yr. Mittul Kalawadia 29 Dec 20 4.42 Yr. Akhil Kakkar 22 Jan 24 1.36 Yr. Sri Sharma 30 Apr 21 4.09 Yr. Sharmila D’mello 31 Jul 22 2.84 Yr. Nitya Mishra 4 Nov 24 0.57 Yr. Data below for ICICI Prudential Equity and Debt Fund as on 31 May 25
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 9.94% Equity 74.3% Debt 15.59% Other 0.17% Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 21.2% Consumer Cyclical 13% Energy 6.35% Industrials 6.21% Health Care 5.72% Utility 5.3% Consumer Defensive 4.61% Technology 3.31% Communication Services 3.28% Basic Materials 3.05% Real Estate 2.31% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Corporate 11.67% Government 8.16% Cash Equivalent 5.7% Credit Quality
Rating Value A 3.23% AA 25.25% AAA 71.52% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 12 | ICICIBANK7% ₹2,990 Cr 20,680,765
↑ 371,000 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 17 | NTPC5% ₹2,277 Cr 68,189,261
↑ 3,268,087 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 21 | HDFCBANK5% ₹2,137 Cr 10,987,602 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 21 | MARUTI5% ₹2,113 Cr 1,715,417 Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 May 16 | SUNPHARMA4% ₹1,789 Cr 10,666,631
↑ 2,134,300 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 21 | AXISBANK4% ₹1,633 Cr 13,696,775
↑ 3,747,435 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 22 | RELIANCE3% ₹1,475 Cr 10,378,392
↑ 177,026 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 16 | BHARTIARTL3% ₹1,334 Cr 7,187,284
↑ 779,104 Avenue Supermarts Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 23 | DMART3% ₹1,291 Cr 3,225,630
↑ 66,981 TVS Motor Co Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 18 | TVSMOTOR3% ₹1,183 Cr 4,255,345 4. ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 8% since its launch. Return for 2024 was 8.5% , 2023 was 9.9% and 2022 was 7.1% . ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund
Growth Launch Date 5 Dec 14 NAV (16 Jul 25) ₹22.66 ↑ 0.02 (0.09 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹13,555 on 31 May 25 Category Hybrid - Equity Savings AMC ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited Rating Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1 Sharpe Ratio 0.83 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 100 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Jun 20 ₹10,000 30 Jun 21 ₹11,776 30 Jun 22 ₹12,527 30 Jun 23 ₹13,574 30 Jun 24 ₹14,996 30 Jun 25 ₹16,274 Returns for ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 Jul 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.9% 3 Month 3.4% 6 Month 4.9% 1 Year 8% 3 Year 9.4% 5 Year 10.1% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 8% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 8.5% 2023 9.9% 2022 7.1% 2021 9.5% 2020 4.8% 2019 10.4% 2018 3.4% 2017 10.9% 2016 11.4% 2015 4% Fund Manager information for ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund
Name Since Tenure Manish Banthia 5 Dec 14 10.5 Yr. Ritesh Lunawat 29 Dec 20 4.42 Yr. Dharmesh Kakkad 23 Feb 21 4.27 Yr. Sri Sharma 30 Apr 21 4.09 Yr. Sharmila D’mello 31 Jul 22 2.84 Yr. Ajaykumar Solanki 23 Aug 24 0.77 Yr. Archana Nair 1 Feb 24 1.33 Yr. Data below for ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund as on 31 May 25
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 69.07% Equity 19.66% Debt 11.25% Other 0.03% Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 19.9% Health Care 7.72% Energy 7.57% Consumer Cyclical 6.46% Technology 5.82% Basic Materials 5.76% Industrials 5.6% Consumer Defensive 5.48% Utility 3.73% Communication Services 1.73% Real Estate 1.38% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Cash Equivalent 57.66% Corporate 12.05% Government 10.59% Credit Quality
Rating Value AA 8.1% AAA 91.9% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Pru Money Market Dir Gr
Investment Fund | -12% ₹1,609 Cr 42,056,882 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 21 | HDFCBANK8% ₹1,109 Cr 5,701,058
↑ 1,399,200 Future on HDFC Bank Ltd
Derivatives | -8% -₹1,071 Cr 5,481,300
↑ 1,399,200 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 16 | RELIANCE6% ₹808 Cr 5,686,903
↓ -825,000 Future on Reliance Industries Ltd
Derivatives | -5% -₹668 Cr 4,673,500 Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 15 | SUNPHARMA4% ₹595 Cr 3,544,956
↑ 200,000 Hindustan Unilever Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 16 | HINDUNILVR3% ₹442 Cr 1,881,680
↑ 204,262 Future on Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd
Derivatives | -3% -₹396 Cr 2,347,100 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 16 | NTPC3% ₹377 Cr 11,298,122
↑ 1,146,972 6.79% Govt Stock 2034
Sovereign Bonds | -3% ₹375 Cr 36,224,650
↑ 36,224,650
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