Should I invest in Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund?

We don't give personal investment advice. Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund -Direct Plan-Growth Option is suitable for an investor whose:horizon is 3-5 years — too short for pure equity, too long for pure debtwants a single fund that automatically rebalances between equity and debtis comfortable trading some upside for lower volatility vs a pure equity fundCross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 11.1%. 5-year CAGR: 10.57%.

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Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund -Direct Plan-Growth Option

Latest NAV

₹58.7400

As of

3 Jun 2026

3,287 NAV records on file

NAV history & peer comparison

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Returns matrix

Fund return alongside the category average and peer rank for every standard window. Returns under one year are absolute; one year and longer are compound annualised (CAGR).

Window	Fund	Category avg	+/− vs avg	Rank	Quartile
1D	+0.22%	+0.09%	+0.13	16 / 37	Q2
1W	-1.11%	-1.03%	-0.08	23 / 37	Q3
2W	+0.14%	-0.05%	+0.19	11 / 37	Q2
1M	-0.54%	-0.84%	+0.30	10 / 37	Q2
3M	-0.44%	-0.70%	+0.26	14 / 37	Q2
6M	-1.85%	-2.95%	+1.10	13 / 36	Q2
YTD	-2.50%	-3.14%	+0.64	12 / 35	Q2
1Y	+3.50%	+1.34%	+2.16	6 / 35	Q1
2Y	+4.44%	+3.74%	+0.70	14 / 34	Q2
3Y	+11.69%	+9.42%	+2.27	11 / 29	Q2
4Y	+11.82%	+11.06%	+0.76	8 / 23	Q2
5Y	+10.57%	+9.89%	+0.69	7 / 18	Q2
7Y	+12.79%	+10.91%	+1.89	3 / 16	Q1
10Y	+12.05%	+11.21%	+0.83	2 / 9	Q1
Inception	+12.15%	+8.05%	+4.10	6 / 37	Q1

Quartile legend: Q1 top 25% Q2 25-50% Q3 50-75% Q4 bottom 25%

Calendar-year returns

Full-year performance vs category average. Current year is partial (year-to-date).

Year	Fund	Category avg	+/− vs avg	Rank
2026 YTD	-2.50%	-3.14%	+0.64	12 / 35
2025	+7.98%	+6.42%	+1.56	12 / 34
2024	+14.39%	+14.12%	+0.28	13 / 31
2023	+19.80%	+19.93%	-0.12	11 / 26
2022	+3.53%	+5.24%	-1.71	16 / 23
2021	+20.11%	+15.64%	+4.47	3 / 17
2020	+24.34%	+13.59%	+10.74	2 / 17
2019	+9.22%	+9.20%	+0.02	10 / 14
2018	+3.25%	+2.19%	+1.06	4 / 12
2017	+24.55%	+22.25%	+2.31	5 / 10
2016	-0.96%	+6.53%	-7.49	9 / 9

Rolling returns

Removes start-date bias by averaging CAGR over every overlapping N-year window in the fund's history. Higher average plus tight min/max plus high "% positive" = consistent.

1-Year rolling

+13.38%

151 windows

min -7.0% · max 47.3%

92% positive

3-Year rolling

+12.51%

127 windows

min 3.3% · max 20.2%

100% positive

5-Year rolling

+12.67%

102 windows

min 3.6% · max 18.5%

100% positive

7-Year rolling

+12.56%

78 windows

min 9.0% · max 14.6%

100% positive

SIP returns — historical "what if"

If you had invested every month in this fund over the chosen period, this is what your investment would be worth today.

Period

Total invested

₹ —

Today's value

₹ —

XIRR

Annualised

Wealth multiplier

Period	Total invested	Today's value	XIRR	Wealth multiplier

XIRR is the annualised internal rate of return on the SIP cash flow — invariant to the monthly amount. "Today's value" and "Total invested" scale linearly with the slider. Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Excludes exit load and taxes.

Risk profile

Risk-adjusted return and volatility, computed from monthly NAV returns over the trailing 3-year and 5-year windows.

Std deviation

8.38%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

0.59

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

0.94

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-11.09%

Sep 2024 → Feb 2025

% positive months

77.8%

Share of monthly returns > 0 over the 3-year window

Sharpe / Sortino use a risk-free rate of 6.5% (1-year T-bill proxy). Higher Sharpe = more return per unit of total risk; higher Sortino = more return per unit of downside risk.

Peers in Balanced Advantage Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund - Growth Plan - Direct Plan	HDFC	₹549.0620	3 Jun 2026
Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan Growth Plan - Growth Option	Nippon India	₹201.7847	3 Jun 2026
SBI Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth	SBI	₹16.3194	3 Jun 2026
ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth	ICICI Prudential	₹84.1900	3 Jun 2026
Invesco India Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth	Invesco	₹61.1200	3 Jun 2026
BANDHAN Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Plan Growth	Bandhan	₹28.4650	3 Jun 2026
quant Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan	Quant	₹17.2733	3 Jun 2026
Aditya Birla Sun Life Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option	Aditya Birla Sun Life	₹124.2700	3 Jun 2026
Motilal Oswal Balanced Advantage Fund (MOFDYNAMIC) - Direct Plan - Growth Option	Motilal Oswal	₹20.2454	3 Jun 2026
Franklin India Balanced Advantage Fund- Growth- Direct	Franklin India	₹14.8560	3 Jun 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
3 Jun 2026	₹58.7400
2 Jun 2026	₹58.8800
1 Jun 2026	₹58.7500
29 May 2026	₹59.1600
27 May 2026	₹59.6500
26 May 2026	₹59.5400
25 May 2026	₹59.5700
22 May 2026	₹59.0900
21 May 2026	₹58.9500
20 May 2026	₹58.9400

Frequently asked questions

These answers are generated from this fund's live metrics — NAV, returns, peer rank, drawdown, SIP backtest. Numbers refresh nightly after AMFI's NAV feed lands.

As of 03 Jun 2026, the NAV of Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund -Direct Plan-Growth Option is ₹58.7400. It's a Balanced Advantage Fund from Edelweiss, run as a Direct plan Growth option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund -Direct Plan-Growth Option has NAV history starting from 22 Jan 2013, a track record of about 13 years 4 months. That's enough history to evaluate the fund across one or two market cycles. Look at rolling returns rather than point-to-point to judge consistency.

Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund -Direct Plan-Growth Option is managed by Edelweiss. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Balanced Advantage Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund -Direct Plan-Growth Option has delivered a absolute return of 3.50% — +2.16 pp ahead of the Balanced Advantage Fund category average of 1.34%. The fund ranks #6 of 35 in its category — the top (Q1) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund -Direct Plan-Growth Option has delivered a CAGR of 11.69% — +2.27 pp ahead of the Balanced Advantage Fund category average of 9.42%. The fund ranks #11 of 29 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund -Direct Plan-Growth Option has delivered a CAGR of 10.57% — +0.69 pp ahead of the Balanced Advantage Fund category average of 9.89%. The fund ranks #7 of 18 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund -Direct Plan-Growth Option exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹311,866 today — a multiplier of 3.12×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 12.05%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹289,420.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund -Direct Plan-Growth Option over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹763,063 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 9.54%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund -Direct Plan-Growth Option = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹2,249,048 (multiplier 1.87×). XIRR: 12.07%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund -Direct Plan-Growth Option ranks #7 out of 18 funds in the Balanced Advantage Fund category — that places it in the second quartile (Q2) — above the median. The category average return over the same window is 9.89%; this fund delivered 10.57%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund -Direct Plan-Growth Option has experienced over the last 5-year window is 11.09% — its NAV fell from a high on 27 Sep 2024 to a low on 28 Feb 2025. Drawdown is a useful gauge of how much short-term pain you'd have endured to capture the long-term return.

Across all 5-year rolling windows, Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund -Direct Plan-Growth Option averaged 12.67% (best 18.52%, worst 3.58%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is 0.48 — weak risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund -Direct Plan-Growth Option returned 7.98% — beating the Balanced Advantage Fund category average of 6.42% by 1.56 pp. It ranked #12 of 34 in its category that year.

Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund -Direct Plan-Growth Option is a Hybrid scheme. Tax treatment follows its actual equity allocation as disclosed by the AMC: at least 65% equity behaves like an equity fund (12.5% LTCG over 12 months, 20% STCG); 35-65% equity often gets an equity-style treatment with a 24-month threshold; under 35% equity is taxed at slab rate like a debt fund. Check the AMC's latest factsheet for the current classification.

We don't give personal investment advice. Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund -Direct Plan-Growth Option is suitable for an investor whose:

horizon is 3-5 years — too short for pure equity, too long for pure debt
wants a single fund that automatically rebalances between equity and debt
is comfortable trading some upside for lower volatility vs a pure equity fund

Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 11.1%. 5-year CAGR: 10.57%.

Educational content only — not investment advice. Tax rules summarised above reflect Budget 2024; consult a qualified adviser before transacting.

Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund -Direct Plan-Growth Option

NAV history & peer comparison

Returns matrix

Calendar-year returns

Rolling returns

SIP returns — historical "what if"

Risk profile

Peers in Balanced Advantage Fund

Recent NAVs

Frequently asked questions

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