Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund ( Formerly Known as Principal Balanced Advantage Fund) - Direct Plan - Growth Option

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Balanced Advantage Data as of Apr 2026 Comparing Mar 2026 → Apr 2026

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Stocks Held

Apr 2026

Equity Holdings

₹1,235.68 Cr

Equity only, excl. debt & cash

Top 5 Weight

24.1%

Diversified

Top 10 Weight

35.0%

Diversified

Changes

16 new · 6 exits

Top Sector

Banks

17.1% of portfolio

📋 What Happened This Month Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund ( Formerly Known as Principal Balanced Advantage Fund) made 16 new additions and exited 6 stocks this month. The biggest new buy was Patanjali Foods Limited (Agricultural Food & other Products) at 0.89% weight. Trent Limited was the biggest exit (Retailing), which was held at 0.40%. Among existing holdings, Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited saw the biggest increase — now at 1.66% of the portfolio. ICICI Bank Limited was trimmed the most, now at 6.09%. ICICI Bank Limited remains the top holding with Banks the dominant sector at 17.1%. ↓ Scroll down for full holdings, sector allocation and month-on-month changes in detail.

NAV Performance

1 year history · Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund ( Formerly Known as Principal Balanced Advantage Fund) - Direct Plan - Growth Option

-2.87%

-1.53%

-5.48%

-1.22%

Latest NAV

₹40.40

04 Jun 2026

52W High

₹42.81

-6% from High

52W Low

₹37.43

+8% from Low

Calendar Year Returns

Jan 1 to Dec 31 each year. Simple point-to-point — not CAGR.

2025

+6.7%

2024

+14.3%

2023

+15.8%

Rolling Returns

Performance across every possible investment start date.

1Y Rolling Avg

12.3%

+ve in 99% windows

26.4% / -0.9%

3Y Rolling Avg

12.5% p.a.

+ve in 100% windows

16.4% / 9.5%

Crisis Period Behaviour

"Pre-inception" = fund didn't exist during that period.

2024–25 Tariff

-9.3%

Rec: Jun 2025 (5 mo)

COVID-19 Crash

Pre-inception

Rec: N/A

2022 Rate Hike

-8.4%

Rec: Aug 2022 (2 mo)

2018 IL&FS

Pre-inception

Rec: N/A

Risk Ratios

3 years daily NAV · Risk-free rate 6.5% p.a. What do these mean? →

Sharpe Ratio (3Y)

0.50

Return per unit of risk. >1 is good.

Sortino Ratio (3Y)

0.71

Penalises downside volatility only.

Std Deviation (3Y)

8.0%

Lower = more consistent returns.

NAV Chart ₹40.40 04 Jun 2026

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Sundaram Balanced Advantage Fund ( Formerly Known as Principal Balanced Advantage Fund) - Direct Plan - Growth Option

Chart shows indexed performance (base = 100). Actual NAV: ₹40.40

Sector Shift Industry allocation month-over-month

Feb 2026 → Mar 2026

Sector	Prev	Curr ▼	Delta
Banks	19.7%	18.4%	▼ -1.3%
IT - Software	4.9%	5.5%	▲ +0.7%
Petroleum Products	5.3%	5.3%	● +0.0%
Finance	6.9%	5.3%	▼ -1.6%
Automobiles	4.6%	4.6%	● +0.0%
Telecom - Services	4.2%	4.5%	▲ +0.3%
Construction	3.1%	2.9%	▼ -0.2%
Aerospace & Defense	2.4%	2.4%	● -0.1%
Capital Markets	1.9%	2.2%	▲ +0.3%
Retailing	1.7%	1.7%	● +0.1%

Mar 2026 → Apr 2026

Sector	Prev	Curr ▼	Delta
Banks	18.4%	17.1%	▼ -1.3%
Finance	5.3%	6.0%	▲ +0.7%
IT - Software	5.5%	5.3%	▼ -0.2%
Petroleum Products	5.3%	5.0%	▼ -0.3%
Automobiles	4.6%	4.8%	▲ +0.2%
Telecom - Services	4.5%	3.7%	▼ -0.8%
Capital Markets	2.2%	3.4%	▲ +1.3%
Construction	2.9%	3.4%	▲ +0.5%
Financial Technology (Fintech)	1.2%	2.3%	▲ +1.1%
Agricultural Food & other Products	0.8%	1.8%	▲ +0.9%

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Biggest New Buy

Patanjali Foods Limited

0.89% weight · Agricultural Food & other Products

🔴

Biggest Exit

Trent Limited

0.40% was held · Retailing

↑

Biggest Add

Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited

+0.76% · now 1.66%

↓

Biggest Trim

ICICI Bank Limited

-0.97% · now 6.09%

🤝 Other funds also bought this month

Talwandi Sabo Power Limited 183 funds

Vedanta Aluminium Metal Limited 183 funds

Vedanta Iron And Steel Limited 183 funds

Malco Energy Limited 176 funds

Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited 43 funds

Vedanta Limited 38 funds

👋 Other funds also exited

Tech Mahindra Limited 30 funds

Trent Limited 21 funds

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited 19 funds

Bank of Baroda 18 funds

United Spirits Limited 17 funds

The Indian Hotels Company Limited 16 funds

What Changed?

Comparing Mar 2026 → Apr 2026

Mar 2026 → Apr 2026

🟢 16 New Entries 🔴 6 Exits ↑ 38 Increased ↓ 8 Decreased

#	Stock	Sector	Weight (Apr 2026)
1	Patanjali Foods Limited ₹14.72 Cr	Agricultural Food & other Products	0.89%
2	One 97 Communications Limited ₹14.36 Cr	Financial Technology (Fintech)	0.87%
3	Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited ₹12.86 Cr	Oil	0.78%
4	Vedanta Limited ₹6.05 Cr	Diversified Metals	0.37%
5	Coal India Limited ₹4.87 Cr	Consumable Fuels	0.29%
6	Persistent Systems Limited ₹4.80 Cr	IT - Software	0.29%
7	Affle 3i Limited ₹4.73 Cr	IT - Services	0.29%
8	Aster DM Healthcare Limited ₹4.25 Cr	Healthcare Services	0.26%
9	PG Electroplast Limited ₹3.96 Cr	Consumer Durables	0.24%
10	Union Bank of India ₹3.16 Cr	Banks	0.19%
11	Vedanta Aluminium Metal Limited ₹2.70 Cr	Metals & Minerals Trading	0.16%
12	Talwandi Sabo Power Limited ₹2.70 Cr	Power	0.16%
13	Vedanta Iron And Steel Limited ₹2.70 Cr	Metals & Minerals Trading	0.16%
14	Malco Energy Limited ₹2.70 Cr	Power	0.16%
15	Elecon Engineering Company Limited ₹2.64 Cr	Electrical Equipment	0.16%
16	360 One WAM Limited ₹41.39 L	Capital Markets	0.02%

#	Stock	Sector	Last Weight (Mar 2026)
1	Trent Limited ₹6.19 Cr	Retailing	0.40%
2	Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited ₹5.34 Cr	Petroleum Products	0.34%
3	Tech Mahindra Limited ₹4.80 Cr	IT - Software	0.31%
4	United Spirits Limited ₹4.25 Cr	Beverages	0.27%
5	Bank of Baroda ₹3.84 Cr	Banks	0.25%
6	The Indian Hotels Company Limited ₹3.48 Cr	Leisure Services	0.22%

#	Stock	Sector	Mar 2026	Apr 2026	Change
1	Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited ₹27.61 Cr	Capital Markets	0.90%	1.66%	+0.76%
2	Larsen & Toubro Limited ₹56.76 Cr	Construction	2.92%	3.42%	+0.50%
3	Billionbrains Garage Ventures Ltd ₹18.19 Cr	Capital Markets	0.75%	1.10%	+0.35%
4	Bajaj Finance Limited ₹33.38 Cr	Finance	1.69%	2.01%	+0.32%
5	Fractal Analytics Ltd ₹20.14 Cr	IT - Software	0.93%	1.21%	+0.28%
6	PB Fintech Limited ₹24.03 Cr	Financial Technology (Fintech)	1.19%	1.45%	+0.26%
7	Tata Power Company Limited ₹22.97 Cr	Power	1.15%	1.39%	+0.24%
8	Amber Enterprises India Limited ₹19.43 Cr	Consumer Durables	0.95%	1.17%	+0.22%
9	Tata Steel Limited ₹21.81 Cr	Ferrous Metals	1.11%	1.32%	+0.21%
10	Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd ₹24.29 Cr	Finance	1.27%	1.46%	+0.19%
11	State Bank of India ₹25.46 Cr	Banks	1.36%	1.54%	+0.18%
12	Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited ₹57.13 Cr	Banks	3.27%	3.44%	+0.17%
13	Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Ltd ₹14.49 Cr	Auto Components	0.71%	0.87%	+0.16%
14	UltraTech Cement Limited ₹16.26 Cr	Cement & Cement Products	0.83%	0.98%	+0.15%
15	Home First Finance Company India Limited ₹13.89 Cr	Finance	0.69%	0.84%	+0.15%
16	Prudent Corporate Advisory Services Limited ₹10.85 Cr	Capital Markets	0.53%	0.65%	+0.12%
17	Coforge Limited ₹18.64 Cr	IT - Software	1.01%	1.12%	+0.11%
18	Hindustan Unilever Limited ₹21.70 Cr	Diversified FMCG	1.21%	1.31%	+0.10%
19	Coromandel International Limited ₹20.56 Cr	Fertilizers & Agrochemicals	1.14%	1.24%	+0.10%
20	Mankind Pharma Limited ₹12.93 Cr	Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology	0.70%	0.78%	+0.08%
21	Bajaj Auto Limited ₹11.99 Cr	Automobiles	0.64%	0.72%	+0.08%
22	Prestige Estates Projects Limited ₹6.89 Cr	Realty	0.35%	0.42%	+0.07%
23	Mahindra & Mahindra Limited ₹38.37 Cr	Automobiles	2.25%	2.31%	+0.06%
24	Reliance Industries Limited ₹83.12 Cr	Petroleum Products	4.96%	5.01%	+0.05%
25	Tata Consumer Products Limited ₹14.58 Cr	Agricultural Food & other Products	0.83%	0.88%	+0.05%
26	GAIL (India) Limited ₹7.07 Cr	Gas	0.38%	0.43%	+0.05%
27	TVS Motor Company Limited ₹18.77 Cr	Automobiles	1.09%	1.13%	+0.04%
28	Jubilant Foodworks Limited ₹15.60 Cr	Leisure Services	0.90%	0.94%	+0.04%
29	Maruti Suzuki India Limited ₹10.97 Cr	Automobiles	0.62%	0.66%	+0.04%
30	CRISIL Limited ₹10.62 Cr	Finance	0.60%	0.64%	+0.04%
31	UNO Minda Limited ₹9.99 Cr	Auto Components	0.56%	0.60%	+0.04%
32	Indraprastha Gas Limited ₹7.32 Cr	Gas	0.41%	0.44%	+0.03%
33	Indegene Limited ₹6.79 Cr	Healthcare Services	0.38%	0.41%	+0.03%
34	Bharat Electronics Limited ₹23.44 Cr	Aerospace & Defense	1.39%	1.41%	+0.02%
35	Eternal Limited ₹22.05 Cr	Retailing	1.31%	1.33%	+0.02%
36	Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited ₹11.38 Cr	Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology	0.67%	0.69%	+0.02%
37	JK Cement Limited ₹10.98 Cr	Cement & Cement Products	0.64%	0.66%	+0.02%
38	Bajaj Finserv Limited ₹16.86 Cr	Finance	1.01%	1.02%	+0.01%

#	Stock	Sector	Mar 2026	Apr 2026	Change
1	ICICI Bank Limited ₹100.92 Cr	Banks	7.06%	6.09%	-0.97%
2	Bharti Airtel Limited ₹61.19 Cr	Telecom - Services	4.53%	3.69%	-0.84%
3	Hindustan Aeronautics Limited ₹3.64 Cr	Aerospace & Defense	0.99%	0.22%	-0.77%
4	HDFC Bank Limited ₹97.08 Cr	Banks	6.48%	5.85%	-0.63%
5	Infosys Limited ₹20.91 Cr	IT - Software	1.75%	1.26%	-0.49%
6	Cipla Limited ₹2.29 L	Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology	0.22%	0.00%	-0.22%
7	HCL Technologies Limited ₹23.22 Cr	IT - Software	1.51%	1.40%	-0.11%
8	InterGlobe Aviation Limited ₹12.63 Cr	Transport Services	0.84%	0.76%	-0.08%

Full Portfolio

64 stocks — Apr 2026

#	Stock	Sector	Weight & Value
1	ICICI Bank Limited ₹100.92 Cr	Banks	6.09%
2	HDFC Bank Limited ₹97.08 Cr	Banks	5.85%
3	Reliance Industries Limited ₹83.12 Cr	Petroleum Products	5.01%
4	Bharti Airtel Limited ₹61.19 Cr	Telecom - Services	3.69%
5	Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited ₹57.13 Cr	Banks	3.44%
6	Larsen & Toubro Limited ₹56.76 Cr	Construction	3.42%
7	Mahindra & Mahindra Limited ₹38.37 Cr	Automobiles	2.31%
8	Bajaj Finance Limited ₹33.38 Cr	Finance	2.01%
9	Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited ₹27.61 Cr	Capital Markets	1.66%
10	State Bank of India ₹25.46 Cr	Banks	1.54%
11	Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd ₹24.29 Cr	Finance	1.46%
12	PB Fintech Limited ₹24.03 Cr	Financial Technology (Fintech)	1.45%
13	Bharat Electronics Limited ₹23.44 Cr	Aerospace & Defense	1.41%
14	HCL Technologies Limited ₹23.22 Cr	IT - Software	1.40%
15	Tata Power Company Limited ₹22.97 Cr	Power	1.39%
16	Eternal Limited ₹22.05 Cr	Retailing	1.33%
17	Tata Steel Limited ₹21.81 Cr	Ferrous Metals	1.32%
18	Hindustan Unilever Limited ₹21.70 Cr	Diversified FMCG	1.31%
19	Infosys Limited ₹20.91 Cr	IT - Software	1.26%
20	Cummins India Limited ₹20.89 Cr	Industrial Products	1.26%
21	Coromandel International Limited ₹20.56 Cr	Fertilizers & Agrochemicals	1.24%
22	Fractal Analytics Ltd ₹20.14 Cr	IT - Software	1.21%
23	Amber Enterprises India Limited ₹19.43 Cr	Consumer Durables	1.17%
24	TVS Motor Company Limited ₹18.77 Cr	Automobiles	1.13%
25	Coforge Limited ₹18.64 Cr	IT - Software	1.12%
26	Billionbrains Garage Ventures Ltd ₹18.19 Cr	Capital Markets	1.10%
27	Bajaj Finserv Limited ₹16.86 Cr	Finance	1.02%
28	UltraTech Cement Limited ₹16.26 Cr	Cement & Cement Products	0.98%
29	Jubilant Foodworks Limited ₹15.60 Cr	Leisure Services	0.94%
30	Patanjali Foods Limited ₹14.72 Cr	Agricultural Food & other Products	0.89%
31	Tata Consumer Products Limited ₹14.58 Cr	Agricultural Food & other Products	0.88%
32	One 97 Communications Limited ₹14.36 Cr	Financial Technology (Fintech)	0.87%
33	Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Ltd ₹14.49 Cr	Auto Components	0.87%
34	Home First Finance Company India Limited ₹13.89 Cr	Finance	0.84%
35	Mankind Pharma Limited ₹12.93 Cr	Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology	0.78%
36	Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited ₹12.86 Cr	Oil	0.78%
37	InterGlobe Aviation Limited ₹12.63 Cr	Transport Services	0.76%
38	Bajaj Auto Limited ₹11.99 Cr	Automobiles	0.72%
39	Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited ₹11.38 Cr	Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology	0.69%
40	JK Cement Limited ₹10.98 Cr	Cement & Cement Products	0.66%
41	Maruti Suzuki India Limited ₹10.97 Cr	Automobiles	0.66%
42	Prudent Corporate Advisory Services Limited ₹10.85 Cr	Capital Markets	0.65%
43	CRISIL Limited ₹10.62 Cr	Finance	0.64%
44	UNO Minda Limited ₹9.99 Cr	Auto Components	0.60%
45	Indraprastha Gas Limited ₹7.32 Cr	Gas	0.44%
46	GAIL (India) Limited ₹7.07 Cr	Gas	0.43%
47	Prestige Estates Projects Limited ₹6.89 Cr	Realty	0.42%
48	Indegene Limited ₹6.79 Cr	Healthcare Services	0.41%
49	Vedanta Limited ₹6.05 Cr	Diversified Metals	0.37%
50	Coal India Limited ₹4.87 Cr	Consumable Fuels	0.29%
51	Persistent Systems Limited ₹4.80 Cr	IT - Software	0.29%
52	Affle 3i Limited ₹4.73 Cr	IT - Services	0.29%
53	Aster DM Healthcare Limited ₹4.25 Cr	Healthcare Services	0.26%
54	PG Electroplast Limited ₹3.96 Cr	Consumer Durables	0.24%
55	Hindustan Aeronautics Limited ₹3.64 Cr	Aerospace & Defense	0.22%
56	Union Bank of India ₹3.16 Cr	Banks	0.19%
57	Vedanta Aluminium Metal Limited ₹2.70 Cr	Metals & Minerals Trading	0.16%
58	Talwandi Sabo Power Limited ₹2.70 Cr	Power	0.16%
59	Vedanta Iron And Steel Limited ₹2.70 Cr	Metals & Minerals Trading	0.16%
60	Malco Energy Limited ₹2.70 Cr	Power	0.16%
61	Elecon Engineering Company Limited ₹2.64 Cr	Electrical Equipment	0.16%
62	360 One WAM Limited ₹41.39 L	Capital Markets	0.02%
63	Kwality Walls (India) Limited ₹24.63 L	Food Products	0.01%
64	Cipla Limited ₹2.29 L	Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology	0.00%