LIC MF Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW
Combines equity and debt in one fund. Aims for a smoother ride than pure equity funds. From LIC Mutual Fund. It's been running since 15 Nov 2021.
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Year by year
Calendar-year returns. 4 of last 6 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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Fund info
- Fund house
- LIC Mutual Fund
- Category
- Hybrid Scheme - Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage
- Plan
- Direct
- Option
- IDCW
- ISIN (Growth)
- INF767K01QZ7
- ISIN (Div re-invest)
- INF767K01RA8
- Fund code
- 149260
- First price on record
- 15 Nov 2021 · 1,186 daily prices
About LIC MF Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW
LIC MF Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is a Hybrid Scheme - Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage offered by LIC Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the IDCW option. It has approximately 5 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 LIC MF Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is ₹12.9588 (as of 4 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered 0.55% over the last year, 4.81% CAGR over 3 years. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance.
Over the last three years, the fund's prices have moved with 9.5% annualised volatility — a "moderate" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 13.1%. 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 LIC MF Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW?+
The latest NAV of LIC MF Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is ₹12.9588 as of 4 Sep 2026, down 0.35% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.
What are the returns of LIC MF Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW?+
LIC MF Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW has delivered 1-year return 0.55%, 3-year CAGR 4.81%, since-inception CAGR 5.50%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.
What category does LIC MF Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW belong to?+
LIC MF Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW 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 LIC MF Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW?+
Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 9.5%, LIC MF Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW sits in the "moderate" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.
Is LIC MF Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW a direct plan?+
LIC MF Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the IDCW option (periodic distributions, taxable at your slab rate).
How old is LIC MF Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW?+
LIC MF Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW has NAV history available from 15 Nov 2021 — approximately 5 years of track record and 1,186 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.