HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund vs Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund
HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund (Direct) and Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund (Direct) head to head: growth of ₹100, returns across every window, risk, cost, and portfolio overlap — every figure computed from AMFI NAV history, nothing supplied by a fund house. Both are Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage schemes — see the best balanced advantage mutual funds for the full ranking.
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NAVs as of 20 Aug 2026
Growth of ₹100 (rebased over the selected window)
Common period 20 Nov 2018 – 20 Aug 2026, limited by Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund. Every series is rebased to ₹100 at the start of this window. Benchmark lines are the category index WealthTicker measures against, which is not always the benchmark the scheme itself declares — the fund page’s Scheme Info names that one.
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| Date | HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund | Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund | Nifty 50 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 2018 | ₹100.00 | ₹100.00 | ₹100.00 |
| 14 Jul 2019 | ₹109.40 | ₹106.68 | ₹108.41 |
| 06 Mar 2020 | ₹99.42 | ₹111.86 | ₹103.13 |
| 28 Oct 2020 | ₹97.93 | ₹130.91 | ₹110.07 |
| 20 Jun 2021 | ₹140.20 | ₹153.94 | ₹147.18 |
| 11 Feb 2022 | ₹157.73 | ₹168.10 | ₹163.05 |
| 05 Oct 2022 | ₹169.77 | ₹172.72 | ₹162.11 |
| 29 May 2023 | ₹189.03 | ₹185.65 | ₹174.53 |
| 20 Jan 2024 | ₹243.11 | ₹219.49 | ₹202.91 |
| 12 Sep 2024 | ₹286.22 | ₹257.19 | ₹238.25 |
| 05 May 2025 | ₹283.61 | ₹253.36 | ₹229.55 |
| 27 Dec 2025 | ₹301.24 | ₹276.08 | ₹244.39 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | ₹298.47 | ₹288.71 | ₹227.40 |
Portfolio overlap (same stocks held through more than one fund)
Some overlap is structural: SEBI defines large cap as the top 100 stocks by market capitalisation, so two large-cap funds are fishing the same pond by regulation. The bands below are measured per sleeve pairing rather than against one blanket threshold. How this is measured →
HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund and Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund share 35% of their equity book by weight.
Shared holdings — HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund vs Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund
| Stock | HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund | Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HDFC Bank Ltd | 6.61% | 4.21% | 4.21% |
| Reliance Industries Ltd | 5.40% | 3.67% | 3.67% |
| Larsen & Toubro Ltd | 3.62% | 3.23% | 3.23% |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd | 4.25% | 3.00% | 3.00% |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd | 2.06% | 2.23% | 2.06% |
| State Bank of India | 4.78% | 1.97% | 1.97% |
| Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd | 1.98% | 1.90% | 1.90% |
| ICICI Bank Ltd | 7.16% | 1.81% | 1.81% |
| Interglobe Aviation Ltd | 1.72% | 1.74% | 1.72% |
| NTPC Ltd | 3.01% | 1.72% | 1.72% |
| Axis Bank Ltd | 3.70% | 1.69% | 1.69% |
| Infosys Ltd | 2.16% | 1.44% | 1.44% |
| Lupin Ltd | 1.82% | 1.31% | 1.31% |
| SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd | 1.24% | 1.27% | 1.24% |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd | 1.16% | 2.39% | 1.16% |
11 more stocks in common. 26 shared of 159 / 61 positions. Weights are shown as a share of each fund's equity book.
| Metric | HDFC · Direct NAV ₹572.87 High risk ★★★★★ | Baroda BNP Paribas · Direct NAV ₹28.96 High risk ★★★★☆ | Category median Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage · 37 funds |
|---|---|---|---|
| +2.41% | +8.61%Best in row | +4.48% | |
| +13.38% | +13.90%Best in row | +11.02% | |
| +16.11%Best in row | +12.50% | +10.08% | |
| +14.43% | — | +10.76% | |
| +14.11% | +14.66%Best in row | +9.91% | |
| +12.74% | +12.67% | — | |
| +15.93% | +15.86% | +12.11% | |
| +15.45% | +16.04%Best in row | +11.73% | |
| +15.72% | — | +11.91% | |
| Risk | |||
| 9.86%Best in row | 10.44% | 8.34% | |
| 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.52 | |
| 0.94 | 0.96 | 0.72 | |
| -34.20% | -20.72%Best in row | -15.25% | |
| +4.97% | +5.27%Best in row | +2.88% | |
| 0.71 | 0.78 | 0.62 | |
| 86.2% | 92.7%Best in row | 73.8% | |
| 45.7%Best in row | 53.1% | 43.9% | |
| 0.76%Best in row | 0.95% | 1.04% | |
| ₹1,04,783Cr | ₹4,798Cr | ₹2,076Cr | |
| ₹100 | ₹250 | — | |
| ₹100 | ₹5.00K | — | |
| 27% | 378% | 185% | |
| Arun Agarwal | Sanjay Chawla · 7.8y | — | |
| 01 Jan 2013 | 20 Nov 2018 | — | |
| 159 | 61 | — | |
| 30.6% | 24.3% | — | |
| 2.0% | -1.5% | — | |
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Frequently asked questions
Which fund has delivered higher returns — HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund or Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund?
Over the last 3 years, Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund returned +13.90% CAGR against HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund's +13.38%, computed from AMFI NAV history. Over 5 years: HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund +16.11% vs Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund +12.50% CAGR. Past returns don't guarantee future performance.
Which fund is cheaper — HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund or Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund?
HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund has the lower expense ratio: HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund charges 0.76% a year against Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund's 0.95%. The expense ratio is deducted from the NAV daily, so a lower one compounds in the investor's favour.
Which fund is riskier — HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund or Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund?
Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund has shown higher volatility (+10.44% annualized vs HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund's +9.86%), measured as the annualized standard deviation of daily returns over the trailing 3 years. Worst 3-year drawdown: HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund -10.18% vs Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund -11.46%.
Which fund manages more money — HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund or Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund?
HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund is the larger fund: HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund manages ₹1,04,783Cr against Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund's ₹4,798Cr in assets. Size cuts both ways — scale lowers costs, but a very large fund can find it harder to move in and out of positions.
Are HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund and Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund in the same category?
Yes — both are Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage schemes, so their returns, risk and cost are directly comparable against the same peer set.
Figures update daily from AMFI NAV history; ratings and ranks are WealthTicker’s own — see the methodology. This is data, not investment advice.