Union Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option
Combines equity and debt in one fund. Aims for a smoother ride than pure equity funds. From Union Mutual Fund. It's been running since 5 Jan 2018.
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Year by year
Calendar-year returns. 6 of last 7 years were positive.
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Bumpiness & worst drops
The value swings roughly 9% 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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Technical details (for the pros)
Fund info
- Fund house
- Union Mutual Fund
- Category
- Hybrid Scheme - Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage
- Plan
- Direct
- Option
- IDCW
- ISIN (Growth)
- INF582M01DG4
- ISIN (Div re-invest)
- INF582M01DF6
- Fund code
- 142037
- First price on record
- 5 Jan 2018 · 2,132 daily prices
About Union Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option
Union Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option is a Hybrid Scheme - Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage offered by Union Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the IDCW option. It has approximately 9 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 Union Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option is ₹20.6800 (as of 4 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered -5.05% over the last year, 6.01% CAGR over 3 years, 6.20% 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 8.6% annualised volatility — a "moderate" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 23.8%. 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 Union Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option?+
The latest NAV of Union Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option is ₹20.6800 as of 4 Sep 2026, up 0.15% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.
What are the returns of Union Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option?+
Union Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option has delivered 1-year return -5.05%, 3-year CAGR 6.01%, 5-year CAGR 6.20%, since-inception CAGR 8.71%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.
What category does Union Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option belong to?+
Union Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option 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 Union Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option?+
Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 8.6%, Union Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option sits in the "moderate" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.
Is Union Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option a direct plan?+
Union Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the IDCW option (periodic distributions, taxable at your slab rate).
How old is Union Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option?+
Union Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option has NAV history available from 5 Jan 2018 — approximately 9 years of track record and 2,132 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.