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HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund Vs ICICI Prudential Equity and Debt Fund

Updated on August 7, 2025 , 10034 views

HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund and ICICI Prudential Equity and Debt fund both belong to the Balanced Fund category of Mutual Funds. These schemes invest a considerable stake of their fund money in equity and equity-related instruments while the remaining amount in fixed Income instruments. These schemes are suitable for individuals seeking for Capital appreciation in long-term along with regular flow of income. Equity-oriented debt funds invest more than 65% of their pooled money in equity instruments. Balanced funds in many situations have given more returns as compared to other schemes. Though both HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund and ICICI Prudential Equity and Debt Fund belong to the same category they differ on various parameters such as NAV, performance, Fincash Ratings, and so on. So, let us have an in-depth understanding about the differences between HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund and ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund.

HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund (Erstwhile HDFC Growth Fund)

HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund (earlier known as HDFC Balanced Fund) is a part of HDFC Mutual Fund. It is an open-ended Mutual Fund scheme that was launched in September 2000. The objective of the scheme is to attain growth of capital along with regular income from a Portfolio that contains equity, equity-related, debt, and money market instruments. The scheme invests around 65-72% of its corpus in equity-related instruments. It uses CRISIL Balanced Fund Index as its primary benchmark and Nifty 50 as an additional benchmark to construct its portfolio. As on March 31, 2018, some of the top constituents that form part of HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund’s portfolio included HDFC Bank Limited, ITC Limited, Larsen & Toubro Limited, ICICI Bank Limited, and Voltas Limited. HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund is jointly managed by Mr. Chirag Setalvad and Mr. Rakesh Vyas.

ICICI Prudential Equity and Debt Fund (Erstwhile ICICI Prudential Balanced Fund)

ICICI Prudential Equity and Debt Fund is managed and offered by ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund. The inception date of the scheme is November 03, 1999 and is an open-ended scheme. ICICI Prudential Equity and Debt Fund is jointly managed by Mr. Sankaran Naren, Mr. Atul Patel, and Mr. Manish Banthia. Here, Mr. Manish Banthia looks after the debt investment while the others manage equity investments. The scheme uses CRISIL Hybrid 35+65- Aggressive Index as its benchmark to construct its portfolio. It also uses Nifty 50 Index and 1 Year T Bill as an additional benchmark. The key benefits of this scheme include:

  • It provides dual benefits of regular income and capital growth
  • Through diversification, the scheme tries to reduce the fluctuation in risks and lower the risks involved.

HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund Vs ICICI Prudential Equity and Debt Fund

Though both HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund and ICICI Prudential Equity and Debt Fund belong to the same category of balanced fund equity category, yet there are differences between them in terms of NAV, AUM, portfolio composition, and others. So, let us compare and understand the differences between the schemes that are divided into four sections, namely, basics section, performance section, yearly performance section, and other details section.

Basics Section

Basics section is the first section that includes parameters like Fincash Ratings, Scheme Category, and Current NAV. The comparison of Current NAV of both the schemes reveals that HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund leads the race. As on April 11, 2018, the NAV of HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund was approximately INR 149 while NAV of ICICI Prudential Equity and Debt Fund was approximately INR 127. With respect to scheme category, it can be said that both the scheme belong to the same category, which is, Hybrid Balanced – Equity. Moving on to Fincash Ratings, it can be said that ICICI Prudential Equity and Debt Fund is a 5-Star rated scheme while ICICI Prudential Equity and Debt Fund is a 4-Star rated scheme. The summary of basics section is tabulated as follows.

Parameters
BasicsNAV
Net Assets (Cr)
Launch Date
Rating
Category
Sub Cat.
Category Rank
Risk
Expense Ratio
Sharpe Ratio
Information Ratio
Alpha Ratio
Benchmark
Exit Load
HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund
Growth
Fund Details
₹509.362 ↓ -2.81   (-0.55 %)
₹102,790 on 30 Jun 25
11 Sep 00
Hybrid
Dynamic Allocation
23
Moderately High
1.43
0
0
0
Not Available
0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL)
ICICI Prudential Equity and Debt Fund
Growth
Fund Details
₹385.63 ↓ -2.25   (-0.58 %)
₹44,552 on 30 Jun 25
3 Nov 99
Hybrid
Hybrid Equity
7
Moderately High
1.78
0.33
1.72
2.78
Not Available
0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL)

Performance Section

Performance section compares the Compounded Annual Growth Rate or CAGR returns of both the schemes at different time intervals. These time intervals include 1 Month Return, 6 Month Return, 3 Year Return, 5 Year Return, and Return Since Inception. Comparison of the performance section reveals that there is no significant difference between both the schemes though, in many instances, HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund leads the race. The comparison summary of performance section is given the table below.

Parameters
Performance1 Month
3 Month
6 Month
1 Year
3 Year
5 Year
Since launch
HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund
Growth
Fund Details
-2.9%
2.2%
4.4%
1.4%
19%
23.3%
18.1%
ICICI Prudential Equity and Debt Fund
Growth
Fund Details
-2.2%
2.1%
5.9%
4.7%
18.9%
24.7%
15.2%

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Yearly Performance Section

It is the third section in the comparison of both the schemes. The yearly performance section compares the absolute returns between both the schemes for a particular year. The assessment of yearly performance section shows at for certain years, HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund leads the race while for other, ICICI Prudential Equity and Debt Fund leads the race. The table given below shows the summary comparison of yearly performance section.

Parameters
Yearly Performance2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund
Growth
Fund Details
16.7%
31.3%
18.8%
26.4%
7.6%
ICICI Prudential Equity and Debt Fund
Growth
Fund Details
17.2%
28.2%
11.7%
41.7%
9%

Other Details Section

It is the last section in comparison of both the schemes. This section includes parameters such as AUM, Minimum SIP investment, Minimum Lumpsum investment, and others. To begin with the AUM, it can be said that ICICI Prudential Equity and Debt Fund leads the race. As on February 28, 2018, the AUM of ICICI Prudential Equity and Debt Fund was approximately INR 27,801 crores. On the other hand, the AUM of HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund was approximately INR 20,191 crores. The Minimum SIP investment is different for both the schemes. For HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund it is INR 500 while for ICICI Prudential Equity and Debt Fund it is INR 1,000. Nevertheless, the Minimum lumpsum amount for both the schemes is same, that is INR 5,000. The table given below summarizes the comparison of other details section.

Parameters
Other DetailsMin SIP Investment
Min Investment
Fund Manager
HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund
Growth
Fund Details
₹300
₹5,000
Anil Bamboli - 3.01 Yr.
ICICI Prudential Equity and Debt Fund
Growth
Fund Details
₹100
₹5,000
Sankaran Naren - 9.66 Yr.

Growth of 10k Investments over the years

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund
Growth
Fund Details
DateValue
31 Jul 20₹10,000
31 Jul 21₹14,889
31 Jul 22₹16,917
31 Jul 23₹20,878
31 Jul 24₹29,009
31 Jul 25₹29,213
Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
ICICI Prudential Equity and Debt Fund
Growth
Fund Details
DateValue
31 Jul 20₹10,000
31 Jul 21₹15,368
31 Jul 22₹17,851
31 Jul 23₹21,661
31 Jul 24₹29,691
31 Jul 25₹30,906

Detailed Assets & Holdings Comparison

Asset Allocation
HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund
Growth
Fund Details
Asset ClassValue
Cash10.36%
Equity62.76%
Debt26.88%
Equity Sector Allocation
SectorValue
Financial Services22.17%
Industrials8.45%
Energy7.41%
Consumer Cyclical6.25%
Technology5.85%
Utility4.3%
Health Care4.09%
Communication Services3.6%
Consumer Defensive2.62%
Basic Materials1.95%
Real Estate1.44%
Debt Sector Allocation
SectorValue
Corporate13.37%
Government13.09%
Cash Equivalent10.78%
Credit Quality
RatingValue
AA0.91%
AAA97.55%
Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
NameHoldingValueQuantity
HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 22 | HDFCBANK
5%₹5,585 Cr27,904,351
ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 09 | 532174
4%₹4,005 Cr27,699,224
Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 21 | RELIANCE
4%₹3,701 Cr24,664,288
Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 20 | BHARTIARTL
3%₹3,271 Cr16,279,354
Infosys Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 09 | INFY
3%₹2,950 Cr18,414,203
↓ -1,737,600
State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 07 | SBIN
3%₹2,871 Cr35,000,000
Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 12 | LT
2%₹2,414 Cr6,579,083
↓ -66,600
7.18% Govt Stock 2033
Sovereign Bonds | -
2%₹2,396 Cr228,533,300
Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 17 | 532215
2%₹2,378 Cr19,827,457
NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 16 | 532555
2%₹2,324 Cr69,395,915
↓ -537,000
Asset Allocation
ICICI Prudential Equity and Debt Fund
Growth
Fund Details
Asset ClassValue
Cash9.96%
Equity74.95%
Debt15.08%
Equity Sector Allocation
SectorValue
Financial Services20.05%
Consumer Cyclical12.91%
Energy7.04%
Industrials6.56%
Health Care6.1%
Utility5.8%
Consumer Defensive4.83%
Technology3.81%
Communication Services2.78%
Basic Materials2.73%
Real Estate2.37%
Debt Sector Allocation
SectorValue
Corporate11.62%
Government7.81%
Cash Equivalent5.61%
Credit Quality
RatingValue
A3.18%
AA23.77%
AAA73.05%
Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
NameHoldingValueQuantity
ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 12 | 532174
6%₹2,701 Cr18,684,365
↓ -1,996,400
NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 17 | 532555
6%₹2,498 Cr74,574,915
↑ 6,385,654
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 21 | MARUTI
5%₹2,127 Cr1,715,417
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 May 16 | SUNPHARMA
4%₹1,965 Cr11,723,757
↑ 1,057,126
HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 21 | HDFCBANK
4%₹1,939 Cr9,687,952
↓ -1,299,650
Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 22 | RELIANCE
4%₹1,698 Cr11,317,892
↑ 939,500
Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 21 | 532215
4%₹1,643 Cr13,696,775
Avenue Supermarts Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 23 | 540376
3%₹1,351 Cr3,090,630
↓ -135,000
TVS Motor Co Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 18 | 532343
3%₹1,242 Cr4,255,345
Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 16 | BHARTIARTL
3%₹1,155 Cr5,745,184
↓ -1,442,100

Thus, from the above pointers, it can be said that there are significant differences between both the schemes based on numerous parameters. As a result, investors should be careful while choosing the appropriate Mutual Fund scheme to invest. They should check whether the scheme matches with their investment objectives and understand the functioning of the scheme thoroughly. Even, individuals can consult a financial advisor, if required. This will help them to accomplish their objectives on time and in a hassle-free manner.

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