L&T Balanced Advantage Fund-Direct Plan-Growth
Combines equity and debt in one fund. Aims for a smoother ride than pure equity funds. From L&T Mutual Fund. It's been running since 2 Jan 2013.
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Vs 64 other funds in Hybrid Scheme - Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage
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Year by year
Calendar-year returns. 7 of last 7 years were positive.
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Bumpiness & worst drops
The value swings roughly 10% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.
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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Fund info
- Fund house
- L&T Mutual Fund
- Category
- Hybrid Scheme - Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage
- Plan
- Direct
- Option
- Growth
- ISIN (Growth)
- —
- ISIN (Div re-invest)
- —
- Fund code
- 119298
- First price on record
- 2 Jan 2013 · 2,420 daily prices
About L&T Balanced Advantage Fund-Direct Plan-Growth
L&T Balanced Advantage Fund-Direct Plan-Growth is a Hybrid Scheme - Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage offered by L&T 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 L&T Balanced Advantage Fund-Direct Plan-Growth is ₹35.3261 (as of 24 Nov 2022). Historically, it has delivered 2.86% over the last year, 9.44% CAGR over 3 years, 8.35% CAGR over 5 years. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance.
Over the last three years, the fund's prices have moved with 10.1% annualised volatility — a "moderate" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 19.1%. 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 L&T Balanced Advantage Fund-Direct Plan-Growth?+
The latest NAV of L&T Balanced Advantage Fund-Direct Plan-Growth is ₹35.3261 as of 24 Nov 2022, up 0.32% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.
What are the returns of L&T Balanced Advantage Fund-Direct Plan-Growth?+
L&T Balanced Advantage Fund-Direct Plan-Growth has delivered 1-year return 2.86%, 3-year CAGR 9.44%, 5-year CAGR 8.35%, since-inception CAGR 11.46%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.
What category does L&T Balanced Advantage Fund-Direct Plan-Growth belong to?+
L&T Balanced Advantage Fund-Direct Plan-Growth is categorised as Hybrid Scheme - Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage. Combines equity and debt in one fund. Aims for a smoother ride than pure equity funds.
How risky is L&T Balanced Advantage Fund-Direct Plan-Growth?+
Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 10.1%, L&T Balanced Advantage Fund-Direct Plan-Growth sits in the "moderate" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.
Is L&T Balanced Advantage Fund-Direct Plan-Growth a direct plan?+
L&T Balanced Advantage Fund-Direct Plan-Growth 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 L&T Balanced Advantage Fund-Direct Plan-Growth?+
L&T Balanced Advantage Fund-Direct Plan-Growth has NAV history available from 2 Jan 2013 — approximately 14 years of track record and 2,420 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.