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Scheme

Tata Balanced Advantage Fund

Holds 61 companies worth ₹5,583 Cr in Sept 2026.

  • Fund house

    TataThe fund house that runs this scheme.

  • AUM

    ₹8,005 CrTata Balanced Advantage Fund's AUM at the end of 30 Sept 2026, as AMFI reports it. Down 6.2% on Aug 2026, ₹8,539 Cr.

  • Largest holding

    Reliance IndustriesReliance Industries is 4.2% of this scheme's NAV.

  • Fund manager

    Rahul SinghRuns it since 9 Jan 2019, as the fund house dates it. With Sailesh Jain (fund manager), Murthy Nagarajan (fund manager), Amit Somani (co-manager).

Overview(9 Oct 2026)

Fund managers4

  1. Rahul SinghFund manager · Jan 2019 · 30y · PGDM B.Tech
  2. Sailesh JainFund manager · Jan 2019 · 23y · MBA B.Com
  3. Murthy NagarajanFund manager · Jun 2026 · 29y · CMA M.Com B.Com
  4. Amit SomaniCo-manager · Jun 2026 · 24y · CFA PGDM B.Com
  1. Akhil MittalJan 2019 – Aug 2026

Key facts

Benchmark
CRISIL Hybrid 50+50 - Moderate Index
Risk
Very High
Expense
Regular 1.88% · Direct 0.7%
Exit load
0.5% within 30 days
Started
28 Jan 2019
Minimum
₹5,000

Source.Its Scheme Summary Document as of 9 Oct 2026 at AMFI.

What changed(13 changes)

Sept 2026

1 change
  1. Expense ratio
    11 SeptRegular 1.88% → 1.87%Direct 0.68% → 0.69%

Aug 2026

4 changes
  1. Murthy Nagarajan joined
    13 Augas fund manager
  2. Amit Somani joined
    13 Augas co-manager
  3. Akhil Mittal left
    13 Augran it as fund manager from Jan 2019
  4. Expense ratio
    13 AugRegular 1.96% → 1.88%Direct 0.72% → 0.68%

Apr 2026

1 change
  1. Expense ratio
    29 AprRegular 1.73% → 1.96%Direct 0.51% → 0.72%

Source.Its filings at NSE, since Mar 2025.

Fund managers over time(Jan 2019 – now)

  1. Rahul Singh
  2. Sailesh Jain
  3. Murthy Nagarajan
  4. Amit Somani
  5. Akhil Mittal
MainCoSlice2020202120222023202420252026
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(Mar 2025 – Oct 2026)

Every change to the expense ratio, newest first.
9 changesRegularDirectΔ pt
11 Sept 20261.87%0.69%0.01
13 Aug 20261.88%0.68%0.04
29 Apr 20261.96%0.72%0.21
27 Feb 20261.73%0.51%0.07
30 Dec 20251.71%0.44%0.01
31 Aug 20251.71%0.43%0.01
31 Jul 20251.69%0.42%0.01
30 Jun 20251.69%0.41%0.01
31 Mar 20251.69%0.42%–
Direct plan, 11 Sept 2026
0.69%
Regular plan 1.87% · Exit load 0.5% within 30 days
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(9 Oct 2026)

Objective

The investment objective of the Scheme is to provide capital appreciation and income distribution to the investors by using equity derivatives strategies, arbitrage opportunities and pure equity investments. However, there is no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved. The scheme does not assure or guarantee any returns.

Risk, type and benchmark

Riskometer
Very High
At launch
Moderately High
Type
An open ended dynamic asset allocation fund.
Benchmark
CRISIL Hybrid 50+50 - Moderate Index

Asset allocation it may hold% of NAV

  1. Equity and Equity related instruments and Equity Derivatives
    Allowed65–100%Holds68.6%
  2. Debt (including money market instruments, securitized debt ) & Cash
    Allowed0–35%Holds30.2%
  3. InvITs @ $
    Allowed0–0%Holds1.1%

Holds in Sept 2026.68.6% equity · 30.2% debt and cash · 1.1% REITs and InvITs

How to invest(9 Oct 2026)

Buying

To start
₹5,000, then in multiples of ₹1
To add
₹1,000, then in multiples of ₹1
Most
Not Applicable.
Systematic
SIP-- Monthly/Monthly/Quarterly/Quarterly/Weekly/Daily (Business Days) ;STP --Monthly/Quarterly/Weekly/Daily (Business Days) ;SWP --Monthly/Quarterly/Half-yearly/Yearly
Dates
SIP-- Any day/Any day/Any day/Any day/Monday-Friday/All Business Days ;STP --Any day/Any day/Monday-Friday/All Business Days ;SWP --Any day/Any day/Any day/Any day
Minimum
SIP-- 100.00/100.00/100.00/100.00/100.00/100.00 ;STP --500.00/500.00/500.00/500.00 ;SWP --500.00/500.00/500.00/500.00, then sIP-- 1.00/1.00/1.00/1.00/1.00/1.00 ;STP --1.00/1.00/1.00/1.00 ;SWP --1.00/1.00/1.00/1.00
Instalments
SIP-- 12 Instalments/6 instalments/6 instalments/4 instalments/12 instalments/12 instalments ;STP --500.00 to 999.00 - 12 instalments; 1,000.00 to 1,999.00 - 6 instalments; 2,000.00 and more - 3 instalments ;SWP --1.00/1.00/1.00/1.00
Most
SIP-- 999.00/Not Applicable/Not Applicable/Not Applicable/Not Applicable/Not Applicable ;STP --Not Applicable/Not Applicable/Not Applicable/Not Applicable ;SWP --Not Applicable/Not Applicable/Not Applicable/Not Applicable

Selling and switching

To redeem
₹500 or 50 units
Minimum balance
No mimimum balance required or No mimimum unit balance required units
Switch minimum
For all units there is no minimum switch amount. or For all units there is no minimum switch units. units
Switch multiples
Not Applicable. or Not Applicable. units
Switch most
Not Applicable. or Not Applicable. units

Scheme details(9 Oct 2026)

What it is

Category
Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage Fund
Offer
9 Jan 2019 to 23 Jan 2019
Started
28 Jan 2019
Reopened
29 Jan 2019
Plans
Tata Balanced Advantage Fund - Regular Plan - IDCW · Tata Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW · Tata Balanced Advantage Fund - Regular Plan - Growth · Tata Balanced Advantage Fund -Direct Plan - Growth
Face value
₹10
Listed
No

How it is run

Swing pricing
No
Side-pocketing
Yes
Custodian
ICICI Bank LTD
Auditor
S.R. Batliboi & CO. LLP
Registrar
Computer Age Management Services Limited
SEBI code
TATA/O/H/BAF/18/07/0031