+91-22-489139095 Best Balanced Funds by SBI Mutual Fund 2026
To enjoy the dual benefits of both equity and debt, SBI Mutual Fund have some good Balanced Fund to offer to their investors. Balanced funds, also known as hybrid funds, invest in both equity and debt funds, which allows investors to enjoy the capital growth as well as earn fixed returns at regular intervals.
SBI’s top balanced funds have been shortlisted by undertaking certain criteria such as their past performances, AUM, etc. Investors looking for top hybrid funds can invest these listed SBI Mutual Fund top schemes.
Why Invest in SBI 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.
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Best SBI Balanced Mutual Funds
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2024 (%) SBI Debt Hybrid Fund Growth ₹75.2616
↓ -0.10 ₹9,754 1.7 1.8 3.9 8.7 8.6 6.7 SBI Multi Asset Allocation Fund Growth ₹65.2913
↓ -0.57 ₹17,666 -0.9 1.7 10.6 16.2 12.9 18.6 SBI Equity Hybrid Fund Growth ₹304.088
↓ -2.03 ₹83,353 2.1 -0.7 0.9 12.7 10.5 12.3 SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund Growth ₹35.7126
↑ 0.07 ₹42,847 1.6 3 6 6.9 6.2 6.5 SBI Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund Growth ₹15.9463
↑ 0.03 ₹655 3.9 6.2 25.1 6.9 8.3 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 10 Jun 26 Research Highlights & Commentary of 5 Funds showcased
Commentary SBI Debt Hybrid Fund SBI Multi Asset Allocation Fund SBI Equity Hybrid Fund SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund SBI Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund Point 1 Bottom quartile AUM (₹9,754 Cr). Lower mid AUM (₹17,666 Cr). Highest AUM (₹83,353 Cr). Upper mid AUM (₹42,847 Cr). Bottom quartile AUM (₹655 Cr). Point 2 Oldest track record among peers (25 yrs). Established history (20+ yrs). Established history (21+ yrs). Established history (19+ yrs). Established history (11+ yrs). Point 3 Top rated. Rating: 4★ (upper mid). Rating: 4★ (lower mid). Rating: 2★ (bottom quartile). Not Rated. Point 4 Risk profile: Moderate. Risk profile: Moderate. Risk profile: Moderately High. Risk profile: Moderately Low. Risk profile: Moderately High. Point 5 5Y return: 8.58% (lower mid). 5Y return: 12.85% (top quartile). 5Y return: 10.50% (upper mid). 5Y return: 6.20% (bottom quartile). 5Y return: 8.31% (bottom quartile). Point 6 3Y return: 8.71% (lower mid). 3Y return: 16.24% (top quartile). 3Y return: 12.74% (upper mid). 3Y return: 6.93% (bottom quartile). 3Y return: 6.92% (bottom quartile). Point 7 1Y return: 3.92% (bottom quartile). 1Y return: 10.55% (upper mid). 1Y return: 0.92% (bottom quartile). 1Y return: 5.96% (lower mid). 1Y return: 25.12% (top quartile). Point 8 1M return: -0.51% (lower mid). 1M return: -2.03% (bottom quartile). 1M return: -1.58% (bottom quartile). 1M return: 0.53% (upper mid). 1M return: 1.04% (top quartile). Point 9 Alpha: 0.00 (upper mid). Alpha: 0.00 (lower mid). Alpha: 4.05 (top quartile). Alpha: 0.00 (bottom quartile). Alpha: 0.00 (bottom quartile). Point 10 Sharpe: -0.07 (bottom quartile). Sharpe: 0.97 (upper mid). Sharpe: 0.12 (bottom quartile). Sharpe: 0.87 (lower mid). Sharpe: 2.59 (top quartile). SBI Debt Hybrid Fund
SBI Multi Asset Allocation Fund
SBI Equity Hybrid Fund
SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund
SBI Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund
(Erstwhile SBI Magnum Monthly Income Plan) To provide regular income, liquidity and attractive returns to the investors
through an actively managed portfolio of debt, equity and money market
instruments. Income may be generated through the receipt of coupon payments,
the amortization of the discount on the debt instruments, receipt of dividends or
purchase and sale of securities in the underlying portfolio. Below is the key information for SBI Debt Hybrid Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile SBI Magnum Monthly Income Plan Floater) To provide regular income, liquidity and attractive returns to investors in addition
to mitigating the impact of interest rate risk through an actively managed
portfolio of floating rate and fixed rate debt instruments, equity, money market
instruments and derivatives. Research Highlights for SBI Multi Asset Allocation Fund Below is the key information for SBI Multi Asset Allocation Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile SBI Magnum Balanced Fund) To provide investors long term capital appreciation along with the liquidity of open-ended scheme by investing in a mix of debt and equity. The scheme will invest in a diversified portfolio of equities of high growth companies and balance the risk through investing the rest in a relatively safe portfolio of debt. Research Highlights for SBI Equity Hybrid Fund Below is the key information for SBI Equity Hybrid Fund Returns up to 1 year are on To provide capital appreciation and regular income for unitholders by identifying profitable arbitrage opportunities between the spot and derivative market segments as also through investment of surplus cash in debt and money market instruments. Research Highlights for SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund Below is the key information for SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The objective of the fund will be to provide investors with an opportunity to invest in a portfolio of a mix of equity and equity related securities and fixed income instruments. The allocation between fixed income and equity instruments will be managed dynamically so as to provide investors with long term capital appreciation However, there can be no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved. Research Highlights for SBI Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund Below is the key information for SBI Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund Returns up to 1 year are on 1. SBI Debt Hybrid Fund
SBI Debt Hybrid Fund
Growth Launch Date 9 Apr 01 NAV (10 Jun 26) ₹75.2616 ↓ -0.10 (-0.13 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹9,754 on 30 Apr 26 Category Hybrid - Hybrid Debt AMC SBI Funds Management Private Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderate Expense Ratio 1.23 Sharpe Ratio -0.07 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 May 21 ₹10,000 31 May 22 ₹10,696 31 May 23 ₹11,797 31 May 24 ₹13,385 31 May 25 ₹14,580 31 May 26 ₹15,223 Returns for SBI Debt Hybrid Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 10 Jun 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -0.5% 3 Month 1.7% 6 Month 1.8% 1 Year 3.9% 3 Year 8.7% 5 Year 8.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 8.3% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 6.7% 2023 11% 2022 12.2% 2021 4.5% 2020 14.1% 2019 13.5% 2018 8.1% 2017 -0.2% 2016 8.5% 2015 12.5% Fund Manager information for SBI Debt Hybrid Fund
Name Since Tenure Saurabh Pant 1 Jan 22 4.42 Yr. Mansi Sajeja 30 Jun 21 4.92 Yr. Data below for SBI Debt Hybrid Fund as on 30 Apr 26
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 11.75% Equity 24.48% Debt 63.47% Other 0.3% Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Basic Materials 6.53% Financial Services 5.35% Industrials 4.13% Consumer Defensive 2.75% Health Care 2.28% Consumer Cyclical 2.18% Energy 1.26% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Corporate 56.67% Government 11.05% Cash Equivalent 7.49% Credit Quality
Rating Value A 2.65% AA 46.56% AAA 50.79% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Infopark Properties Limited
Debentures | -3% ₹300 Cr 30,000 Aditya Birla Renewables Limited
Debentures | -3% ₹300 Cr 30,000 Adani Power Limited
Debentures | -3% ₹297 Cr 30,000 State Government Of Tamil Nadu
Sovereign Bonds | -3% ₹289 Cr 30,000,000 Jtpm Metal TRaders Limited
Debentures | -3% ₹262 Cr 25,000 Jsw Kalinga Steel Limited
Debentures | -3% ₹259 Cr 26,000 Bajaj Finance Limited
Debentures | -3% ₹249 Cr 25,000 LIC Housing Finance Ltd
Debentures | -2% ₹224 Cr 22,500 Cholamandalam Investment And Finance Company Limited
Debentures | -2% ₹201 Cr 20,000 Small Industries Development Bank Of India
Debentures | -2% ₹197 Cr 20,000 2. SBI Multi Asset Allocation Fund
SBI Multi Asset Allocation Fund
Growth Launch Date 21 Dec 05 NAV (10 Jun 26) ₹65.2913 ↓ -0.57 (-0.86 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹17,666 on 30 Apr 26 Category Hybrid - Multi Asset AMC SBI Funds Management Private Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderate Expense Ratio 1.46 Sharpe Ratio 0.97 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-12 Months (1%),12 Months and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 May 21 ₹10,000 31 May 22 ₹10,488 31 May 23 ₹11,773 31 May 24 ₹15,039 31 May 25 ₹16,585 31 May 26 ₹18,948 Returns for SBI Multi Asset Allocation Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 10 Jun 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -2% 3 Month -0.9% 6 Month 1.7% 1 Year 10.6% 3 Year 16.2% 5 Year 12.9% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 9.6% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 18.6% 2023 12.8% 2022 24.4% 2021 6% 2020 13% 2019 14.2% 2018 10.6% 2017 0.4% 2016 10.9% 2015 8.7% Fund Manager information for SBI Multi Asset Allocation Fund
Name Since Tenure Dinesh Balachandran 31 Oct 21 4.59 Yr. Mansi Sajeja 1 Dec 23 2.5 Yr. Vandna Soni 1 Jan 24 2.42 Yr. Data below for SBI Multi Asset Allocation Fund as on 30 Apr 26
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 12.58% Equity 48.09% Debt 28.64% Other 10.69% Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 12.03% Consumer Cyclical 5.76% Energy 4.64% Real Estate 4.56% Utility 4.4% Basic Materials 4.11% Health Care 3.82% Industrials 2.64% Communication Services 2.17% Consumer Defensive 2.02% Technology 1.95% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Corporate 23.36% Cash Equivalent 11.67% Government 6.19% Credit Quality
Rating Value A 3.2% AA 51.85% AAA 44.94% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity SBI Gold ETF
- | -6% ₹1,141 Cr 85,591,000 SBI Silver ETF
- | -5% ₹823 Cr 32,296,178 Brookfield India Real Estate Trust (Real Estate)
-, Since 30 Apr 25 | 5432613% ₹487 Cr 15,164,234 Bandhan Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 24 | 5411532% ₹399 Cr 20,500,000 GAIL (India) Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 21 | 5321552% ₹379 Cr 23,350,297 Indus Towers Ltd Ordinary Shares (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 26 | 5348162% ₹353 Cr 8,200,000
↑ 2,000,000 Oil & Natural Gas Corp Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 15 Apr 24 | 5003122% ₹344 Cr 11,500,000 Biocon Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 24 | 5325232% ₹341 Cr 7,920,476 Adani Power Limited
Debentures | -2% ₹297 Cr 30,000 Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 15 Oct 25 | M&MFIN2% ₹296 Cr 9,232,926 3. SBI Equity Hybrid Fund
SBI Equity Hybrid Fund
Growth Launch Date 19 Jan 05 NAV (10 Jun 26) ₹304.088 ↓ -2.03 (-0.66 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹83,353 on 30 Apr 26 Category Hybrid - Hybrid Equity AMC SBI Funds Management Private Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.4 Sharpe Ratio 0.12 Information Ratio 0.92 Alpha Ratio 4.05 Min Investment 1,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-12 Months (1%),12 Months and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 May 21 ₹10,000 31 May 22 ₹10,775 31 May 23 ₹11,626 31 May 24 ₹14,289 31 May 25 ₹16,288 31 May 26 ₹17,023 Returns for SBI Equity Hybrid Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 10 Jun 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -1.6% 3 Month 2.1% 6 Month -0.7% 1 Year 0.9% 3 Year 12.7% 5 Year 10.5% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 14.4% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 12.3% 2023 14.2% 2022 16.4% 2021 2.3% 2020 23.6% 2019 12.9% 2018 13.5% 2017 -0.1% 2016 27.7% 2015 3.7% Fund Manager information for SBI Equity Hybrid Fund
Name Since Tenure R. Srinivasan 1 Jan 12 14.42 Yr. Rajeev Radhakrishnan 1 Dec 23 2.5 Yr. Mansi Sajeja 1 Dec 23 2.5 Yr. Pradeep Kesavan 1 Dec 23 2.5 Yr. Data below for SBI Equity Hybrid Fund as on 30 Apr 26
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 10.33% Equity 73% Debt 16.67% Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 18.82% Basic Materials 9.97% Utility 9.14% Consumer Cyclical 7.47% Industrials 7.06% Health Care 4.83% Energy 4.14% Consumer Defensive 3.71% Communication Services 3.17% Technology 2.88% Real Estate 1.82% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Corporate 14.86% Cash Equivalent 9.05% Government 3.09% Credit Quality
Rating Value A 6.57% AA 40.02% AAA 51.34% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 14 | SBIN4% ₹3,526 Cr 33,000,000 Adani Power Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 25 | 5330964% ₹3,087 Cr 139,152,354 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 17 | ICICIBANK4% ₹3,032 Cr 24,000,000 Solar Industries India Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 16 | SOLARINDS3% ₹2,764 Cr 1,790,000 Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 25 | ADANIENSOL3% ₹2,708 Cr 20,174,466 Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 24 | KOTAKBANK3% ₹2,683 Cr 70,000,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 17 | BHARTIARTL3% ₹2,642 Cr 14,000,000 Muthoot Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 22 | 5333983% ₹2,397 Cr 7,000,000 MRF Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 May 18 | 5002903% ₹2,205 Cr 170,000 Hindalco Industries Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 20 | HINDALCO3% ₹2,180 Cr 21,000,000
↓ -2,000,000 4. SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund
SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund
Growth Launch Date 3 Nov 06 NAV (10 Jun 26) ₹35.7126 ↑ 0.07 (0.21 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹42,847 on 30 Apr 26 Category Hybrid - Arbitrage AMC SBI Funds Management Private Limited Rating ☆☆ Risk Moderately Low Expense Ratio 0.95 Sharpe Ratio 0.87 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-1 Months (0.5%),1 Months and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 May 21 ₹10,000 31 May 22 ₹10,413 31 May 23 ₹11,038 31 May 24 ₹11,884 31 May 25 ₹12,731 31 May 26 ₹13,440 Returns for SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 10 Jun 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.5% 3 Month 1.6% 6 Month 3% 1 Year 6% 3 Year 6.9% 5 Year 6.2% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 6.7% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 6.5% 2023 7.5% 2022 7.4% 2021 4.6% 2020 4% 2019 3.5% 2018 6% 2017 6.2% 2016 5.3% 2015 6.4% Fund Manager information for SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund
Name Since Tenure Neeraj Kumar 5 Oct 12 13.66 Yr. Ardhendu Bhattacharya 27 Dec 24 1.43 Yr. Data below for SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund as on 30 Apr 26
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 98.77% Debt 1.85% Other 0.05% Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 27.84% Basic Materials 7.69% Industrials 7.6% Consumer Cyclical 5.51% Energy 4.19% Health Care 4.16% Communication Services 4.05% Consumer Defensive 3.88% Utility 2.97% Real Estate 1.84% Technology 1.26% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Cash Equivalent 87.7% Corporate 9.85% Government 2.71% Credit Quality
Rating Value AA 1.63% AAA 98.37% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity SBI Savings Dir Gr
Investment Fund | -8% ₹3,400 Cr 726,722,883 SBI Liquid Dir Gr
Investment Fund | -6% ₹2,456 Cr 5,666,562
↓ -1,157,892 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 22 | HDFCBANK5% ₹2,247 Cr 29,115,350
↓ -1,584,550 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 21 | ICICIBANK4% ₹1,632 Cr 12,917,800
↑ 763,700 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 23 | SBIN3% ₹1,431 Cr 13,397,250
↑ 7,580,250 Icici Bank Ltd. 26-May-26
Derivatives | -3% -₹1,347 Cr 10,600,100
↑ 10,600,100 Hdfc Bank Ltd. 30-Jun-26
Derivatives | -3% -₹1,235 Cr 16,065,500
↑ 16,065,500 State Bank Of India 26-May-26
Derivatives | -3% -₹1,138 Cr 10,696,500
↑ 10,696,500 SBI Low Duration Dir Gr
Investment Fund | -3% ₹1,107 Cr 2,904,125 Hdfc Bank Ltd. 26-May-26
Derivatives | -2% -₹1,009 Cr 12,999,800
↑ 12,999,800 5. SBI Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund
SBI Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund
Growth Launch Date 26 Mar 15 NAV (02 Jul 21) ₹15.9463 ↑ 0.03 (0.18 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹655 on 31 May 21 Category Hybrid - Dynamic Allocation AMC SBI Funds Management Private Limited Rating Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.07 Sharpe Ratio 2.59 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-12 Months (1%),12 Months and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 May 21 ₹10,000 Returns for SBI Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 10 Jun 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 1% 3 Month 3.9% 6 Month 6.2% 1 Year 25.1% 3 Year 6.9% 5 Year 8.3% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 7.7% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 Fund Manager information for SBI Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund
Name Since Tenure Data below for SBI Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund as on 31 May 21
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Credit Quality
Rating Value Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity
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