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Balanced Fund are a combination of both debt and Equity Funds. These funds provide benefits of both funds, i.e., long-term wealth creation by equity and regular returns by Investing in Debt fund. Generally, these funds are a good option for the investors who are looking for ways to diversify their investments within a short to medium time period with less risk to moderate risk.
Nippon India Mutual Fund (Formerly known as Reliance Mutual Fund), being one of the leading AMCs in India, investors often look at the top performing schemes of this fund house. Thus, we have shortlisted top 3 best balanced funds by Nippon/Reliance MF. Important parameters like AUM, NAV, past performances, have been undertaken to shortlist these funds. Investors can invest in these balanced funds and earn optimal returns.
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From October 2019, Reliance Mutual Fund has been renamed as Nippon India Mutual Fund
. Nippon Life has acquired majority (75%) stakes in Reliance Nippon Asset Management (RNAM). The company will continue to run its operations without any change in structure and management.
Innovative: The AMC consistently delivers new and innovative schemes to its investors.
Great Customer Care: The company takes great care of its investors. It has a very stable and high-functioning customer support team in place to help the investors.
Seasoned Experience: Reliance has been in the Market for over two decades. It has an experience and expertise in fund management and financial services.
Strong Network: The distribution network of Nippon India Mutual Fund is very strong. It has a presence in over 150 cities in India.
(Erstwhile Reliance Regular Savings Fund - Balanced Plan) The primary investment objective of this option is to generate consistent returns and appreciation of capital by investing in mix of securities comprising of Equity, Equity related instruments & fixed income instruments. Nippon India Equity Hybrid Fund is a Hybrid - Hybrid Equity fund was launched on 8 Jun 05. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Nippon India Equity Hybrid Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile Reliance Arbitrage Advantage Fund) The investment objective of the scheme is to generate income by taking advantage of the arbitrage opportunities that potentially exists between cash and derivative market and within the derivative segment along with investments in debt securities & money market instruments. Nippon India Arbitrage Fund is a Hybrid - Arbitrage fund was launched on 14 Oct 10. It is a fund with Moderately Low risk and has given a Below is the key information for Nippon India Arbitrage Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile Reliance NRI Equity Fund) The investment objective of the Scheme is to generate optimal returns by investing in equity or equity related instruments primarily drawn from the Companies in the S&P BSE 200 Index. The Scheme may also invest in listed
companies that are in the top 200 by market capitalization on the BSE. The Scheme may also invest in large IPO’s where the market capitalization of the Company making the IPO based on the Issue price would make such company to be a part of the top 200 companies listed on the BSE based on market capitalization. The fund will have the flexibility to invest in a broad range of companies with an objective to maximize the returns, at the same time trying to minimize the risk by reasonable diversification. The selection of the companies will be done so as to capture the growth in the Indian economy. The fund will be focusing on companies with relatively higher market capitalization and having good liquidity in the stock market. Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund is a Hybrid - Dynamic Allocation fund was launched on 15 Nov 04. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund Returns up to 1 year are on Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2024 (%) Nippon India Equity Hybrid Fund Growth ₹103.242
↑ 0.26 ₹3,688 8.5 3.7 10.5 18.7 22.7 16.1 Nippon India Arbitrage Fund Growth ₹26.3314
↓ -0.01 ₹13,733 1.6 3.2 6.9 6.6 5.4 7.5 Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund Growth ₹174.967
↑ 0.28 ₹8,808 6.5 4.5 9.9 14.6 16.5 13 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 16 May 25 1. Nippon India Equity Hybrid Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 12.4% since its launch. Ranked 8 in Hybrid Equity
category. Return for 2024 was 16.1% , 2023 was 24.1% and 2022 was 6.6% . Nippon India Equity Hybrid Fund
Growth Launch Date 8 Jun 05 NAV (16 May 25) ₹103.242 ↑ 0.26 (0.25 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹3,688 on 31 Mar 25 Category Hybrid - Hybrid Equity AMC Nippon Life Asset Management Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.02 Sharpe Ratio 0.06 Information Ratio 0.99 Alpha Ratio -0.23 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 100 Exit Load 0-12 Months (1%),12 Months and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 20 ₹10,000 30 Apr 21 ₹14,677 30 Apr 22 ₹16,942 30 Apr 23 ₹18,339 30 Apr 24 ₹24,016 30 Apr 25 ₹25,858 Returns for Nippon India Equity Hybrid Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 16 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 5.5% 3 Month 8.5% 6 Month 3.7% 1 Year 10.5% 3 Year 18.7% 5 Year 22.7% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 12.4% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 16.1% 2023 24.1% 2022 6.6% 2021 27.8% 2020 -5.3% 2019 3% 2018 -4.9% 2017 29.5% 2016 4.2% 2015 8.7% Fund Manager information for Nippon India Equity Hybrid Fund
Name Since Tenure Meenakshi Dawar 10 Sep 21 3.64 Yr. Kinjal Desai 25 May 18 6.94 Yr. Sushil Budhia 1 Feb 20 5.25 Yr. Data below for Nippon India Equity Hybrid Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 5.01% Equity 77.51% Debt 17.49% Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 25.51% Industrials 9.43% Consumer Cyclical 7.85% Technology 7.26% Health Care 5.69% Energy 3.92% Communication Services 3.79% Utility 3.71% Real Estate 3.71% Consumer Defensive 3.69% Basic Materials 2.65% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Corporate 11.78% Government 5.71% Cash Equivalent 5.01% Credit Quality
Rating Value A 3.5% AA 55.42% AAA 41.09% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 10 | HDFCBANK6% ₹228 Cr 1,182,356 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 12 | ICICIBANK6% ₹224 Cr 1,570,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 19 | BHARTIARTL3% ₹124 Cr 665,000 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 13 | LT3% ₹119 Cr 354,838 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 14 | RELIANCE3% ₹113 Cr 806,000 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 18 | 5322153% ₹111 Cr 933,200 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 11 | INFY3% ₹110 Cr 730,000 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 20 | 5325553% ₹99 Cr 2,800,620 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 16 | SBIN2% ₹80 Cr 1,010,000 Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 11 | SUNPHARMA2% ₹73 Cr 400,000 2. Nippon India Arbitrage Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 6.9% since its launch. Ranked 3 in Arbitrage
category. Return for 2024 was 7.5% , 2023 was 7% and 2022 was 4.2% . Nippon India Arbitrage Fund
Growth Launch Date 14 Oct 10 NAV (16 May 25) ₹26.3314 ↓ -0.01 (-0.04 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹13,733 on 31 Mar 25 Category Hybrid - Arbitrage AMC Nippon Life Asset Management Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately Low Expense Ratio 1.07 Sharpe Ratio 0.89 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 100 Exit Load 0-1 Months (0.25%),1 Months and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 20 ₹10,000 30 Apr 21 ₹10,349 30 Apr 22 ₹10,747 30 Apr 23 ₹11,298 30 Apr 24 ₹12,157 30 Apr 25 ₹13,018 Returns for Nippon India Arbitrage Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 16 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.3% 3 Month 1.6% 6 Month 3.2% 1 Year 6.9% 3 Year 6.6% 5 Year 5.4% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 6.9% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 7.5% 2023 7% 2022 4.2% 2021 3.8% 2020 4.3% 2019 6.2% 2018 6.8% 2017 5.5% 2016 6.6% 2015 8.1% Fund Manager information for Nippon India Arbitrage Fund
Name Since Tenure Vikash Agarwal 14 Sep 24 0.63 Yr. Nemish Sheth 21 Mar 25 0.11 Yr. Rohit Shah 8 Apr 24 1.06 Yr. Data below for Nippon India Arbitrage Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 26.9% Equity 68.36% Debt 4.69% Other 0.06% Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 23.08% Industrials 7.14% Basic Materials 6.71% Consumer Cyclical 6.47% Energy 6.44% Technology 5.74% Consumer Defensive 4.53% Health Care 3.09% Communication Services 2.65% Utility 1.73% Real Estate 0.78% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Cash Equivalent 17.7% Corporate 9.44% Government 4.44% Credit Quality
Rating Value AAA 100% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Nippon India Money Market Dir Gr
Investment Fund | -12% ₹1,704 Cr 4,132,789 Nippon India Liquid Dir Gr
Investment Fund | -12% ₹1,684 Cr 2,653,349
↑ 1,341,760 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 17 | RELIANCE4% ₹551 Cr 4,318,000
↓ -616,500 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 24 | ICICIBANK4% ₹493 Cr 3,655,400
↓ -529,900 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | 5322153% ₹426 Cr 3,865,000
↓ -1,173,750 Jio Financial Services Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 24 | JIOFIN2% ₹343 Cr 15,082,650
↑ 4,227,300 ITC Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 25 | ITC2% ₹280 Cr 6,830,400
↑ 302,400 Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Ordinary Shares (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 23 | HAL2% ₹252 Cr 604,200
↓ -264,750 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 23 | HDFCBANK2% ₹232 Cr 1,268,300
↑ 422,950 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | INFY2% ₹230 Cr 1,464,000
↑ 274,800 3. Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 15% since its launch. Ranked 46 in Dynamic Allocation
category. Return for 2024 was 13% , 2023 was 17.5% and 2022 was 5.1% . Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund
Growth Launch Date 15 Nov 04 NAV (16 May 25) ₹174.967 ↑ 0.28 (0.16 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹8,808 on 31 Mar 25 Category Hybrid - Dynamic Allocation AMC Nippon Life Asset Management Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.77 Sharpe Ratio 0.16 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 Apr 20 ₹10,000 30 Apr 21 ₹13,006 30 Apr 22 ₹14,308 30 Apr 23 ₹15,189 30 Apr 24 ₹18,937 30 Apr 25 ₹20,473 Returns for Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 16 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 3.4% 3 Month 6.5% 6 Month 4.5% 1 Year 9.9% 3 Year 14.6% 5 Year 16.5% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 15% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 13% 2023 17.5% 2022 5.1% 2021 15.7% 2020 11.2% 2019 8.3% 2018 0.4% 2017 25.2% 2016 6.4% 2015 0.9% Fund Manager information for Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund
Name Since Tenure Ashutosh Bhargava 7 May 18 6.99 Yr. Kinjal Desai 25 May 18 6.94 Yr. Amar Kalkundrikar 20 Oct 20 4.53 Yr. Sushil Budhia 31 Mar 21 4.09 Yr. Data below for Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 14.3% Equity 63.72% Debt 21.98% Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 22.97% Consumer Cyclical 8.58% Industrials 8.56% Consumer Defensive 7.82% Technology 5.41% Basic Materials 3.86% Communication Services 3.78% Real Estate 3.19% Utility 3.08% Health Care 3.06% Energy 2.72% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Cash Equivalent 14.3% Corporate 13.23% Government 8.75% Credit Quality
Rating Value AA 36.85% AAA 63.15% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 11 | HDFCBANK6% ₹555 Cr 2,884,813 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 18 | ICICIBANK6% ₹523 Cr 3,665,426 Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 May 09 | INFY3% ₹288 Cr 1,922,950 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 18 | BHARTIARTL3% ₹282 Cr 1,512,468 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | 5322153% ₹239 Cr 2,014,434 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 21 | 5325552% ₹205 Cr 5,769,300 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 May 18 | RELIANCE2% ₹199 Cr 1,413,490 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 09 | SBIN2% ₹160 Cr 2,027,992 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 21 | LT2% ₹155 Cr 464,495 Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 20 | 5324242% ₹147 Cr 1,163,000
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