Balanced advantage funds are gaining currency, outdoing plain-vanilla equity mutual funds in popularity.
The NFO from SBI Balanced Advantage Fund in September raised ₹15,000 crore - the highest by any equity-oriented fund - while Axis MF has repositioned its existing Dynamic equity fund to a balanced advantage fund. NJ MF is making its debut with a balanced advantage fund offering. Assets under management rose 62% over the last year to ₹1.41 lakh crore.