3 Year Absolute Returns
25.89% ↑
NAV (₹) on 20 Aug 2026
23.10
1 Day NAV Change
0.39%
Risk Level
Very High Risk
Rating
ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund is a Equity mutual fund categorized under Hybrid, offered by ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co. Ltd.. Launched on 24 Mar 2013, investors can start with a ... Read more
AUM
₹ 74,555.42 Cr
| Sectors | Weightage |
|---|---|
| Finance - Banks - Private Sector | 10.83% |
| Non Convertible Debentures | 6.55% |
| Auto - 2 & 3 Wheelers | 6.41% |
| IT Consulting & Software | 5.00% |
| Finance & Investments | 4.65% |
| Treps/Reverse Repo | 4.49% |
| Government Securities | 3.93% |
| Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) | 3.77% |
| Refineries | 3.23% |
| Auto - Cars & Jeeps | 3.19% |
| Finance - Banks - Public Sector | 2.86% |
| Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) | 2.60% |
| E-Commerce/E-Retail | 2.34% |
| Construction, Contracting & Engineering | 2.15% |
| Cables - Power/Others | 1.49% |
| Airlines | 1.48% |
| Retail - Apparel/Accessories | 1.42% |
| Gems, Jewellery & Precious Metals | 1.41% |
| Pharmaceuticals | 1.37% |
| Finance - Life Insurance | 1.34% |
| Food Processing & Packaging | 1.31% |
| Retail - Departmental Stores | 1.21% |
| Power - Generation/Distribution | 1.20% |
| Aerospace & Defense | 1.15% |
| Telecom Services | 1.12% |
| Cement | 1.10% |
| Finance - Mutual Funds | 1.02% |
| Auto - LCVs/HCVs | 0.95% |
| Aluminium | 0.94% |
| Agro Chemicals/Pesticides | 0.87% |
| Hotels, Resorts & Restaurants | 0.81% |
| Hospitals & Medical Services | 0.76% |
| Logistics - Warehousing/Supply Chain/Others | 0.75% |
| Iron & Steel | 0.72% |
| Auto Ancl - Electrical | 0.72% |
| Financial Technologies (Fintech) | 0.69% |
| Electric Equipment - General | 0.61% |
| Forgings | 0.61% |
| Port & Port Services | 0.54% |
| Holding Company | 0.54% |
| Consumer Electronics | 0.52% |
| Debt | 0.48% |
| Exchange Platform | 0.46% |
| Realty | 0.46% |
| IT Enabled Services | 0.44% |
| Certificate of Deposits | 0.42% |
| Internet & Catalogue Retail | 0.41% |
| Engines | 0.41% |
| Paints/Varnishes | 0.35% |
| Chemicals - Speciality | 0.35% |
| Debentures | 0.33% |
| Mining/Minerals | 0.29% |
| Cash | 0.26% |
| Personal Care | 0.26% |
| Investment Trust | 0.26% |
| Telecom Equipment | 0.24% |
| Finance - Non Life Insurance | 0.24% |
| Lenses/Optical Care | 0.24% |
| Treasury Bill | 0.20% |
| Cigarettes & Tobacco Products | 0.18% |
| Current Assets | 0.18% |
| Engineering - General | 0.17% |
| Power - Transmission/Equipment | 0.14% |
| Steel - Sponge Iron | 0.14% |
| Others - Not Mentioned | 0.13% |
| Oil Drilling And Exploration | 0.12% |
| Domestic Appliances | 0.06% |
| Derivatives | 0.02% |
| Name | Weightage | Value (in Cr.) | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| TVS Motor Company Ltd. | 6.09% | ₹ 4,538.72 | Auto - 2 & 3 Wheelers |
| TREPS | 4.49% | ₹ 3,348.79 | Others |
| ICICI Bank Ltd. | 3.74% | ₹ 2,788.22 | Finance - Banks - Private Sector |
| HDFC Bank Ltd. | 3.47% | ₹ 2,587.96 | Finance - Banks - Private Sector |
| EMBASSY OFFICE PARKS REIT | 2.83% | ₹ 2,111.24 | Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) |
| Reliance Industries Ltd. | 2.71% | ₹ 2,022.66 | Refineries |
| Infosys Ltd. | 2.55% | ₹ 1,897.82 | IT Consulting & Software |
| Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | 2.15% | ₹ 1,605.62 | Construction, Contracting & Engineering |
| Eternal Ltd. | 2.08% | ₹ 1,547.47 | E-Commerce/E-Retail |
| Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. | 2.05% | ₹ 1,529.54 | Auto - Cars & Jeeps |
| State Bank Of India | 1.96% | ₹ 1,462.23 | Finance - Banks - Public Sector |
| Axis Bank Ltd. | 1.89% | ₹ 1,412.17 | Finance - Banks - Private Sector |
| Interglobe Aviation Ltd. | 1.48% | ₹ 1,105.32 | Airlines |
| Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. | 1.46% | ₹ 1,087 | Finance - Banks - Private Sector |
| Trent Ltd. | 1.42% | ₹ 1,055.43 | Retail - Apparel/Accessories |
| Titan Company Ltd. | 1.41% | ₹ 1,052.31 | Gems, Jewellery & Precious Metals |
| Britannia Industries Ltd. | 1.31% | ₹ 975.20 | Food Processing & Packaging |
| Avenue Supermarts Ltd. | 1.21% | ₹ 903.96 | Retail - Departmental Stores |
| HCL Technologies Ltd. | 1.14% | ₹ 848.25 | IT Consulting & Software |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd. | 1.13% | ₹ 842.19 | Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd. | 1.12% | ₹ 834.56 | Telecom Services |
| 6.9 Government Securities | 1.07% | ₹ 800.01 | Others |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. | 1.06% | ₹ 793.85 | Auto - Cars & Jeeps |
| NTPC Ltd. | 1.05% | ₹ 784.06 | Power - Generation/Distribution |
| 6.94 Government Securities | 1.05% | ₹ 785.37 | Others |
| Tata Motors Ltd. | 0.95% | ₹ 706.90 | Auto - LCVs/HCVs |
| 8.12 Cholamandalam Investment And Finance Company Ltd. | 0.94% | ₹ 699.37 | Others |
| HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd. | 0.86% | ₹ 642.15 | Finance - Mutual Funds |
| 7.24 Government Securities | 0.86% | ₹ 644.47 | Others |
| 360 One Wam Ltd. | 0.83% | ₹ 620.16 | Finance & Investments |
| 6.45 Government Securities | 0.78% | ₹ 583.93 | Others |
| Cholamandalam Investment And Finance Company Ltd. | 0.77% | ₹ 570.95 | Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) |
| Ultratech Cement Ltd. | 0.74% | ₹ 550.32 | Cement |
| Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd. | 0.72% | ₹ 540.51 | Auto Ancl - Electrical |
| PI Industries Ltd. | 0.72% | ₹ 535.52 | Agro Chemicals/Pesticides |
| SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd. | 0.71% | ₹ 527.32 | Finance - Life Insurance |
| Polycab India Ltd. | 0.70% | ₹ 523.02 | Cables - Power/Others |
| Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. | 0.69% | ₹ 513.28 | Hospitals & Medical Services |
| PB Fintech Ltd. | 0.69% | ₹ 517.07 | Financial Technologies (Fintech) |
| Shriram Finance Ltd. | 0.68% | ₹ 504.40 | Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) |
| 8.45 Muthoot Finance Ltd. | 0.67% | ₹ 499.89 | Others |
| Tata Steel Ltd. | 0.65% | ₹ 483.81 | Iron & Steel |
| Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. | 0.64% | ₹ 479.23 | Aerospace & Defense |
| Sona Blw Precision Forgings Ltd. | 0.61% | ₹ 455.70 | Forgings |
| Tech Mahindra Ltd. | 0.57% | ₹ 421.92 | IT Consulting & Software |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. | 0.55% | ₹ 409.18 | Pharmaceuticals |
| Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. | 0.54% | ₹ 402.97 | Port & Port Services |
| Bajaj Finserv Ltd. | 0.54% | ₹ 399.57 | Holding Company |
| RR Kabel Ltd. | 0.53% | ₹ 397.33 | Cables - Power/Others |
| MINDSPACE BUSINESS PARKS REIT | 0.52% | ₹ 391.35 | Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) |
| Bharat Electronics Ltd. | 0.51% | ₹ 378.72 | Aerospace & Defense |
| CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd. | 0.47% | ₹ 348.11 | Electric Equipment - General |
| Hindalco Industries Ltd. | 0.47% | ₹ 346.85 | Aluminium |
| Vedanta Aluminium Metal Ltd. | 0.47% | ₹ 351.86 | Aluminium |
| 7.42 Tata Capital Ltd. | 0.46% | ₹ 345.09 | Others |
| Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd. | 0.46% | ₹ 341.51 | Exchange Platform |
| The Phoenix Mills Ltd. | 0.46% | ₹ 341.03 | Realty |
| Netweb Technologies India | 0.44% | ₹ 328.21 | IT Enabled Services |
| 8.95 Bharti Telecom Ltd. | 0.43% | ₹ 321.15 | Others |
| Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. | 0.42% | ₹ 312.20 | IT Consulting & Software |
| Cummins India Ltd. | 0.41% | ₹ 304.80 | Engines |
| Info Edge (India) Ltd. | 0.41% | ₹ 307.35 | Internet & Catalogue Retail |
| Container Corporation Of India Ltd. | 0.41% | ₹ 301.96 | Logistics - Warehousing/Supply Chain/Others |
| The Indian Hotels Company Ltd. | 0.39% | ₹ 294.06 | Hotels, Resorts & Restaurants |
| Asian Paints Ltd. | 0.35% | ₹ 259.34 | Paints/Varnishes |
| Brookfield India Real Estate Trust REIT | 0.35% | ₹ 261.59 | Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) |
| Pidilite Industries Ltd. | 0.35% | ₹ 264.25 | Chemicals - Speciality |
| Shadowfax Technologies Ltd | 0.34% | ₹ 253.22 | Logistics - Warehousing/Supply Chain/Others |
| 7.7 Bajaj Finance Ltd. | 0.33% | ₹ 248.84 | Others |
| 6.5 Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd. | 0.33% | ₹ 249.69 | Others |
| Divi's Laboratories Ltd. | 0.33% | ₹ 244.04 | Pharmaceuticals |
| Eicher Motors Ltd. | 0.32% | ₹ 236.37 | Auto - 2 & 3 Wheelers |
| Punjab National Bank | 0.32% | ₹ 241.19 | Finance - Banks - Public Sector |
| Union Bank Of India | 0.32% | ₹ 239.37 | Finance - Banks - Public Sector |
| Travel Food Services Ltd | 0.32% | ₹ 239.19 | Hotels, Resorts & Restaurants |
| HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd. | 0.31% | ₹ 230.78 | Finance - Life Insurance |
| Pg Electroplast Ltd. | 0.30% | ₹ 223.71 | Consumer Electronics |
| Vedanta Ltd. | 0.29% | ₹ 214.39 | Mining/Minerals |
| India Universal Trust AL2 | 0.29% | ₹ 217.63 | Others |
| Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. | 0.28% | ₹ 206.19 | Refineries |
| 7.29 ICICI Home Finance Company Ltd. | 0.27% | ₹ 200.65 | Others |
| 8.95 Vedanta Ltd. | 0.27% | ₹ 201.78 | Others |
| IndusInd Bank Ltd. | 0.27% | ₹ 203.68 | Finance - Banks - Private Sector |
| 8 Yes Bank Ltd. | 0.26% | ₹ 194.79 | Others |
| 7.24 State Government of Uttar Pradesh | 0.26% | ₹ 196.55 | Finance & Investments |
| 7.57 State Government of Rajasthan | 0.26% | ₹ 191.75 | Finance & Investments |
| Small Industries Development Bank Of India. | 0.26% | ₹ 193.24 | Others |
| FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd. | 0.26% | ₹ 193.94 | E-Commerce/E-Retail |
| Motherson Sumi Wiring India Ltd. | 0.26% | ₹ 190.93 | Cables - Power/Others |
| Hindustan Unilever Ltd. | 0.26% | ₹ 190.30 | Personal Care |
| Bank Of Baroda | 0.26% | ₹ 193.53 | Finance - Banks - Public Sector |
| Cash Margin - Derivatives | 0.26% | ₹ 194.04 | Others |
| Angel One Ltd. | 0.25% | ₹ 183.36 | Finance & Investments |
| Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. | 0.24% | ₹ 175.42 | Refineries |
| ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd. | 0.24% | ₹ 180.93 | Finance - Non Life Insurance |
| Lenskart Solutions Ltd. | 0.24% | ₹ 179.07 | Lenses/Optical Care |
| Indus Towers Ltd. | 0.24% | ₹ 175.26 | Telecom Equipment |
| Tata Capital Ltd. | 0.23% | ₹ 171.67 | Finance & Investments |
| 7.57 State Government of Madhya Pradesh | 0.22% | ₹ 165.25 | Finance & Investments |
| 8.78 Muthoot Finance Ltd. | 0.20% | ₹ 150.29 | Others |
| 9.3 JM Financial Credit Solution Ltd. | 0.20% | ₹ 150.25 | Others |
| 7.48 NABARD | 0.20% | ₹ 150.10 | Others |
| 7.46 State Government of Rajasthan | 0.20% | ₹ 148.97 | Finance & Investments |
| India Universal Trust AL1 | 0.19% | ₹ 144.17 | Others |
| COFORGE Ltd. | 0.19% | ₹ 142.15 | IT Consulting & Software |
| Cipla Ltd. | 0.19% | ₹ 144.07 | Pharmaceuticals |
| Ambuja Cements Ltd. | 0.18% | ₹ 130.48 | Cement |
| Altius Telecom Infrastructure Trust | 0.18% | ₹ 136.84 | Investment Trust |
| Net Current Assets | 0.18% | ₹ 131.61 | Others |
| ITC Ltd. | 0.18% | ₹ 137.29 | Cigarettes & Tobacco Products |
| 8.9 Muthoot Finance Ltd. | 0.17% | ₹ 125.44 | Others |
| 8.7 Adani Enterprises Ltd. | 0.17% | ₹ 125.17 | Others |
| 8.65 Bharti Telecom Ltd. | 0.17% | ₹ 125.84 | Others |
| 7.24 State Government of Maharashtra | 0.17% | ₹ 124.13 | Finance & Investments |
| Azad Engineering Ltd | 0.17% | ₹ 127.94 | Engineering - General |
| 8.23 Godrej Industries Ltd. | 0.16% | ₹ 122.58 | Others |
| 7.54 State Government of Rajasthan | 0.16% | ₹ 117.41 | Finance & Investments |
| Export-Import Bank Of India | 0.16% | ₹ 120.19 | Others |
| Life Insurance Corporation of India | 0.16% | ₹ 120.59 | Finance - Life Insurance |
| Canara HSBC Life Insurance Co Ltd | 0.16% | ₹ 119.81 | Finance - Life Insurance |
| Voltas Ltd. | 0.16% | ₹ 117.83 | Consumer Electronics |
| SBI Funds Management Ltd. | 0.16% | ₹ 117.28 | Finance - Mutual Funds |
| Shree Cements Ltd. | 0.15% | ₹ 111.33 | Cement |
| Atul Ltd. | 0.15% | ₹ 109.68 | Agro Chemicals/Pesticides |
| 91 Days Treasury Bills | 0.15% | ₹ 114.23 | Others |
| Jindal Steel Ltd. | 0.14% | ₹ 102.04 | Steel - Sponge Iron |
| 7.29 State Government of Rajasthan | 0.14% | ₹ 101.51 | Finance & Investments |
| Computer Age Management Services Ltd. | 0.14% | ₹ 103.49 | Finance & Investments |
| Ge Vernova T&D India Ltd. | 0.14% | ₹ 106.07 | Power - Transmission/Equipment |
| ABB India Ltd. | 0.14% | ₹ 105.84 | Electric Equipment - General |
| 10.81 Bamboo Hotels & Global Centre (Delhi) Pvt Ltd. | 0.13% | ₹ 100.43 | Others |
| 7.26 State Government of Tamil Nadu | 0.13% | ₹ 99.31 | Finance & Investments |
| 7.51 State Government of Madhya Pradesh | 0.13% | ₹ 98.03 | Finance & Investments |
| 7.14 State Government of Maharashtra | 0.13% | ₹ 97 | Finance & Investments |
| 7.25 State Government of Maharashtra | 0.13% | ₹ 96.84 | Finance & Investments |
| 7.12 State Government of Maharashtra | 0.13% | ₹ 96.54 | Finance & Investments |
| 7.56 State Government of Himachal pradesh | 0.13% | ₹ 99.48 | Finance & Investments |
| 7.56 State Government of Rajasthan | 0.13% | ₹ 99.46 | Finance & Investments |
| 8.05 Oberoi Realty Ltd. | 0.13% | ₹ 100.25 | Others |
| 364 Days Treasury Bills | 0.13% | ₹ 99.33 | Others - Not Mentioned |
| 7.84 HDFC Bank Ltd. ( Additional Tier I Bond under Basel III ) | 0.13% | ₹ 100.03 | Others |
| 8.6 Manappuram Finance Ltd. | 0.13% | ₹ 99.83 | Others |
| 7.5 State Government of Andhra Pradesh | 0.12% | ₹ 88.91 | Finance & Investments |
| 7.76 State Government of Telangana | 0.12% | ₹ 89.11 | Finance & Investments |
| Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. | 0.12% | ₹ 88.20 | Oil Drilling And Exploration |
| Neuland Laboratories Ltd. | 0.12% | ₹ 86.35 | Pharmaceuticals |
| 8.85 TVS Credit Services Ltd. | 0.11% | ₹ 85.46 | Others |
| NHPC Ltd. | 0.11% | ₹ 85.12 | Power - Generation/Distribution |
| Jubilant Foodworks Ltd. | 0.10% | ₹ 73.99 | Hotels, Resorts & Restaurants |
| Mphasis Ltd. | 0.10% | ₹ 73.84 | IT Consulting & Software |
| 8.46 Aavas Financiers Ltd. | 0.10% | ₹ 74.85 | Others |
| 10.25 Tyger Capital Private Ltd. | 0.10% | ₹ 74.82 | Others |
| 8.2 Adani Power Ltd. | 0.10% | ₹ 74.72 | Others |
| 7.35 Bharti Telecom Ltd. | 0.10% | ₹ 74.42 | Others |
| Mankind Pharma Ltd. | 0.10% | ₹ 74.09 | Pharmaceuticals |
| 7.48 State Government of Madhya Pradesh | 0.09% | ₹ 70.80 | Finance & Investments |
| 6.75 Government Securities | 0.09% | ₹ 70.22 | Others |
| 7.53 State Government of Telangana | 0.08% | ₹ 61.98 | Others |
| 7.24 State Government of Rajasthan | 0.08% | ₹ 57.58 | Finance & Investments |
| Hyundai Motor India Ltd. | 0.08% | ₹ 59.12 | Auto - Cars & Jeeps |
| 7.16 NABARD | 0.08% | ₹ 59.56 | Others |
| Indus Infra Trust | 0.07% | ₹ 52.75 | Investment Trust |
| 7.8 NABARD | 0.07% | ₹ 50.11 | Others |
| MAX Healthcare Institute Ltd | 0.07% | ₹ 54.92 | Hospitals & Medical Services |
| Max Financial Services Ltd. | 0.07% | ₹ 53.02 | Finance & Investments |
| 7.44 NABARD | 0.07% | ₹ 50.07 | Others |
| 9.25 Bahadur Chand Investments Pvt. Ltd. | 0.07% | ₹ 49.98 | Others |
| 8.4 Godrej Properties Ltd. | 0.07% | ₹ 50.37 | Others |
| 7.68 NABARD | 0.07% | ₹ 50.27 | Others |
| 8.85 Muthoot Finance Ltd. | 0.07% | ₹ 50.13 | Others |
| Nexus Select Trust | 0.07% | ₹ 48.59 | Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) |
| JSW Steel Ltd. | 0.07% | ₹ 55.21 | Iron & Steel |
| 7.52 State Government of Haryana | 0.06% | ₹ 48.38 | Finance & Investments |
| V-Guard Industries Ltd. | 0.06% | ₹ 47.07 | Domestic Appliances |
| Havells India Ltd. | 0.06% | ₹ 42.61 | Consumer Electronics |
| 8.1 Torrent Power Ltd. | 0.06% | ₹ 45.27 | Others |
| 7.34 State Government of Telangana | 0.05% | ₹ 40.56 | Finance & Investments |
| 7.63 State Government of Andhra Pradesh | 0.05% | ₹ 37.41 | Finance & Investments |
| 182 Days Treasury Bills | 0.05% | ₹ 33.84 | Others |
| Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. | 0.05% | ₹ 35.01 | Pharmaceuticals |
| 7.43 State Government of Haryana | 0.04% | ₹ 27.49 | Finance & Investments |
| 7.13 State Government of Karnataka | 0.04% | ₹ 26.26 | Finance & Investments |
| 7.44 State Government of Haryana | 0.04% | ₹ 28.49 | Finance & Investments |
| Vedanta Power Ltd. | 0.04% | ₹ 32.01 | Power - Generation/Distribution |
| 7.12 State Government of Uttar Pradesh | 0.03% | ₹ 26.05 | Finance & Investments |
| 7.78 State Government of Haryana | 0.03% | ₹ 24.84 | Finance & Investments |
| Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | 0.03% | ₹ 25.72 | Pharmaceuticals |
| Grasim Industries Ltd. | 0.03% | ₹ 24.78 | Cement |
| 8 Adani Power Ltd. | 0.03% | ₹ 24.88 | Others |
| LTIMindtree Ltd. | 0.03% | ₹ 19.37 | IT Consulting & Software |
| 7.27 State Government of Maharashtra | 0.02% | ₹ 12.97 | Finance & Investments |
| 7.43 State Government of Odisha | 0.02% | ₹ 15.56 | Finance & Investments |
| 7.29 State Government of West Bengal | 0.02% | ₹ 14.17 | Finance & Investments |
| Nifty 50 Index Put option | 0.02% | ₹ 14.65 | Others |
| Sundaram Finance Ltd. | 0.02% | ₹ 13.52 | Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) |
| 7.99 Mankind Pharma Ltd | 0.02% | ₹ 15.02 | Others |
| Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust | 0.01% | ₹ 8.74 | Investment Trust |
| 8.32 Torrent Power Ltd. | 0.01% | ₹ 10.06 | Others |
| Annualised returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9M | 1Y | 2Y | 3Y | |
| Fund returns | 0.79% | 3.26% | 3.20% | 7.98% |
| Category returns | 2.82% | 5.46% | 8.76% | 24.14% |
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