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Reliance Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan Growth Plan - Bonus Option

Combines equity and debt in one fund. Aims for a smoother ride than pure equity funds. From Reliance Mutual Fund. It's been running since 16 Jan 2013.

Latest price per unit
₹9.6826
▼ 0.03% today
As of 24 Dec 2015 · updated once each business day

What ₹1 lakh would have become

Based on past returns
Invested 1 year ago
₹99.6k
▼ ₹411 loss · -0.4% / year

These are calculations from the fund's past prices, not a prediction. Real future returns can and often do differ.

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₹5.0k
Looking back · real
You would have invested₹60.0k
Value today₹57.9k
Gain / loss-₹2.1k
XIRR (annualised)-7.47%
Looking forward · hypothetical
You would invest₹60.0k
Would become*₹57.6k
Projected gain*+-₹2.4k
*at this fund's historical rate of -7.47% per year. Actual future returns can be different — sometimes very different.
Value Cumulative invested
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How it compares to peers

Vs 4 other funds in Hybrid Scheme - Balanced Hybrid Fund

Same plan
1-year return
-0.41%median 28.78% (-29.19%)
Rank #3 of 5Beats 0% of peers
Bumpiness (3Y)
130.89%median 14.63% (+116.25%)
Rank #5 of 5Less risky than 0% of peers
Worst-ever drop
-79.41%median -1.37% (-78.04%)
Rank #1 of 5Less risky than 100% of peers

Descriptive rankings within the same category and plan. Not a recommendation — one fund beating another historically does not mean it will continue to do so.

Year by year

Calendar-year returns. 0 of last 3 years were positive.

-78%
2013
-3%
2014
-4%
2015
Best year
2014 · -3.19%
Worst year
2013 · -77.74%

Price over time

How the per-unit price has moved. Tap a range to zoom in.

Bumpiness & worst drops

Day-to-day bumpiness
130.9%

The value swings roughly 131% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.

Worst drop ever
-79.41%

A lump sum invested at the previous peak would have temporarily lost about this much before recovering. Finance-speak calls this max drawdown.

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Head-to-head comparisons

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Technical details (for the pros)
CAGR — 1 year-0.41%
CAGR — 3 years—
CAGR — 5 years—
CAGR — since launch-40.89%
Volatility — 1 year (annualised)17.60%
Volatility — 3 years (annualised)130.89%
Max drawdown — 1 year-12.11%
Max drawdown — 3 years-79.41%
Sharpe ratio — 1 year (rf=6%)-0.66
Sharpe ratio — 3 years (rf=6%)-0.93

Fund info

Fund house
Reliance Mutual Fund
Category
Hybrid Scheme - Balanced Hybrid Fund
Plan
Direct
Option
Growth
ISIN (Growth)
—
ISIN (Div re-invest)
—
Fund code
118737
First price on record
16 Jan 2013 · 338 daily prices

About Reliance Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan Growth Plan - Bonus Option

Reliance Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan Growth Plan - Bonus Option is a Hybrid Scheme - Balanced Hybrid Fund offered by Reliance Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the Growth option. It has approximately 14 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the hybrid category — Combines equity and debt in one fund. Aims for a smoother ride than pure equity funds.

The current NAV of Reliance Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan Growth Plan - Bonus Option is ₹9.6826 (as of 24 Dec 2015). Historically, it has delivered -0.75% over the last year. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance.

Over the last three years, the fund's prices have moved with 130.9% annualised volatility — a "very high" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 79.4%. Being mentally prepared for drawdowns of this size is what separates long-term investors from reactive traders.

Frequently asked

What is the latest NAV of Reliance Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan Growth Plan - Bonus Option?+

The latest NAV of Reliance Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan Growth Plan - Bonus Option is ₹9.6826 as of 24 Dec 2015, down 0.03% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.

What are the returns of Reliance Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan Growth Plan - Bonus Option?+

Reliance Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan Growth Plan - Bonus Option has delivered 1-year return -0.75%, since-inception CAGR -40.89%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.

What category does Reliance Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan Growth Plan - Bonus Option belong to?+

Reliance Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan Growth Plan - Bonus Option is categorised as Hybrid Scheme - Balanced Hybrid Fund. Combines equity and debt in one fund. Aims for a smoother ride than pure equity funds.

How risky is Reliance Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan Growth Plan - Bonus Option?+

Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 130.9%, Reliance Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan Growth Plan - Bonus Option sits in the "very high" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.

Is Reliance Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan Growth Plan - Bonus Option a direct plan?+

Reliance Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan Growth Plan - Bonus Option is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the Growth option (all returns compound within the fund, no interim payouts).

How old is Reliance Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan Growth Plan - Bonus Option?+

Reliance Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan Growth Plan - Bonus Option has NAV history available from 16 Jan 2013 — approximately 14 years of track record and 338 daily NAV observations.

Numbers are computed from stored daily prices from mfapi.in/AMFI. This is descriptive analytics, not investment advice. Past performance is not indicative of future returns.