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Scheme

Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund

Holds 68 companies worth ₹4,359 Cr in Sept 2026.

  • Fund house

    BNPThe fund house that runs this scheme.

  • AUM

    Not reportedAMFI reports no AUM for it.

  • Largest holding

    HDFC BankHDFC Bank is 3.1% of this scheme's NAV.

  • Fund manager

    Neeraj SaxenaRuns it since 21 Oct 2024, as the fund house dates it. With Jitendra Sriram (fund manager), Kushant Arora (fund manager), Prashant Pimple (fund manager).

Overview(5 Oct 2026)

Fund managers4

  1. Neeraj SaxenaFund manager, equity · Oct 2024 · 21y · PGDM
  2. Jitendra SriramFund manager, equity · Jul 2026 · 27y · B.E.
  3. Kushant AroraFund manager · Jul 2026 · 11y · CA FRM
  4. Prashant PimpleFund manager · Sept 2026 · 26y · MMS B.Com
  1. Gurvinder Singh WasanOct 2024 – Sept 2026
  2. Sanjay ChawlaNov 2018 – Jul 2026

Key facts

Benchmark
NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite debt 50:50 Index
Risk
Very High
Expense
Regular 2.05% · Direct 0.93%
Exit load
If units are redeemed upto 10% of the units, on or before one year from the date of allotment: Nil, If units are redeemed over and above the 10% limit, on or before one year from the date of allotment: 1% of the applicable Net asset Value (NAV), If the units are redeemed after one year from the date of allotment: Nil.
Started
14 Nov 2018
Minimum
₹5,000

Source.Its Scheme Summary Document as of 5 Oct 2026 at AMFI.

What changed(24 changes)

Sept 2026

4 changes
  1. Prashant Pimple joined
    24 Septas fund manager
  2. Gurvinder Singh Wasan left
    24 Septran it as fund manager from Oct 2024
  3. Expense ratio
    14 SeptRegular 2.08% → 2.05%Direct 0.95% → 0.92%
  4. Renamed
    14 SeptBaroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund → Baroda BNP Paribas Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund

Aug 2026

1 change
  1. Expense ratio
    13 AugRegular 2.16% → 2.08%Direct 1% → 0.95%

Jul 2026

4 changes
  1. Jitendra Sriram joined
    14 Julas fund manager (equity)
  2. Kushant Arora joined
    14 Julas fund manager
  3. Sanjay Chawla left
    14 Julran it as fund manager (equity) from Nov 2018
  4. Expense ratio
    14 JulRegular 2.54% → 2.16%Direct 1.39% → 1%

Source.Its filings at NSE, since Jul 2024.

Fund managers over time(Nov 2018 – now)

  1. Neeraj Saxena
  2. Jitendra Sriram
  3. Kushant Arora
  4. Prashant Pimple
  5. Gurvinder Singh Wasan
  6. Sanjay Chawla
  7. Pratish Krishnan
  8. Miten Vora
  9. Prashant Pimple
MainCoSlice20192020202120222023202420252026
Fig. 1.Who ran it when: each manager from the date the fund house gives, or the first document listing them where it gives none, to when they left. A slice is part of it: overseas, gold and silver, or arbitrage.

Costs(Jul 2024 – Oct 2026)

Every change to the expense ratio, newest first.
14 changesRegularDirectΔ pt
14 Sept 20262.05%0.92%0.03
13 Aug 20262.08%0.95%0.05
14 Jul 20262.16%1.00%0.39
14 Jun 20262.54%1.39%0.32
14 May 20262.22%1.07%0.07
14 Apr 20262.29%1.14%0.39
14 Dec 20251.88%0.75%0.01
14 Aug 20251.88%0.74%0
15 Jul 20251.89%0.74%0.01
12 Jun 20251.89%0.75%0
14 May 20251.90%0.75%0.02
13 Dec 20241.89%0.77%0.04
15 Oct 20241.89%0.73%0.02
31 Jul 20241.90%0.71%–
Direct plan, 14 Sept 2026
0.92%
Regular plan 2.05% · Exit load If units are redeemed upto 10% of the units, on or before one year from the date of allotment: Nil, If units are redeemed over and above the 10% limit, on or before one year from the date of allotment: 1% of the applicable Net asset Value (NAV), If the units are redeemed after one year from the date of allotment: Nil.
Fig. 1.Total expense ratio a year, each plan's, as its Scheme Summary Documents state it, filing by filing at NSE. A change holds until the next.

Objective and risk(5 Oct 2026)

Objective

The primary objective of the Scheme is to generate capital appreciation by investing in a portfolio of equity or equity linked securities while the secondary objective is to generate income through investments in debt and money market instruments. It also aims to manage risk through active asset allocation. However, there can be no assurance that the investment objectives of the Scheme will be realized. The Scheme does not guarantee/indicate any returns.

Risk, type and benchmark

Riskometer
Very High
At launch
Moderately High
Type
An open ended dynamic asset allocation fund investing in debt and equity instruments only
Benchmark
NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite debt 50:50 Index

Asset allocation it may hold% of NAV

  1. Equity & Equity related securities
    Allowed65–100%Holds81.2%
  2. Debt and Money Market instruments
    Allowed0–35%Holds15.6%

Holds in Sept 2026.81.2% equity · 15.6% debt and cash · 3.2% REITs and InvITs

How to invest(5 Oct 2026)

Buying

To start
₹5,000, then in multiples of ₹1
To add
₹1,000, then in multiples of ₹1
Systematic
SIP - Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly SWP - Weekly, Monthly & Quarterly STP - Daily, Weekly, Forthrightly, Monthly & Quarterly
Minimum
SIP - 500 for daily, weekly & monthly and 1500 for quarterly, SWP - Rs. 1000 for Weekly, Monthly and 1500 for quarterly, STP - Rs. 1000 for Daily, Rs. 1000 for weekly, fortnightly, monthly and Rs. 1500 for quarterly, then sIP - Rs. 1, SWP - Rs. 1, STP - Rs. 1

Selling and switching

To redeem
₹1,000 or There will be no minimum redemption criterion for Unit based redemption units
Switch minimum
Minimum Amount for Switch In : 5000 Minimum Amount for Switch Out : 1000

Scheme details(5 Oct 2026)

What it is

Category
Dynamic Asset Allocation / Balanced Advantage Fund
Offer
22 Oct 2018 to 5 Nov 2018
Started
14 Nov 2018
Reopened
14 Nov 2018
Plans
Regular & Direct
Face value
₹10
Listed
At present, the Units of the Scheme are not proposed to be listed on any stock exchange. However, the AMC / Trustee may at their sole discretion list the Units under the Scheme on one or more stock exchanges at a later date.

How it is run

Swing pricing
No
Side-pocketing
Yes
Custodian
Deutsche Bank AG
Auditor
S.R. Batliboi & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants
Registrar
KFin Technologies Limited
SEBI code
BBNP/O/H/BAF/18/07/0020