A balanced valve trim for a regulator valve, comprising: a seat defining a flow through orifice for fluid flowing through a valve body; and a flow control member for controlling flow of the fluid through the flow through orifice, characterized in that the flow control member includes: a sleeve to be operatively connected to an actuator so as to move toward and away from the seat, the sleeve having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, an interior space extending along the sleeve between the first end and the second end, an inner annular shoulder disposed between the first end and the second end to at least partially define the interior space, and a through bore extending through the inner annular shoulder; a valve disk assembly disposed at the second end and arranged to engage the seat, wherein the valve disk assembly includes a passageway to provide fluid communication with the interior space (64; and a plunger having a first end disposed in the through bore and a second end disposed outside of the through bore; wherein a first effective pressure area is defined at the first end of the interior space, and a second effective pressure area is defined at the second end of the interior space, and the second effective pressure area opposes the first effective pressure area. a seat defining a flow through orifice for fluid flowing through a valve body; and a flow control member for controlling flow of the fluid through the flow through orifice, characterized in that the flow control member includes: a sleeve to be operatively connected to an actuator so as to move toward and away from the seat, the sleeve having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, an interior space extending along the sleeve between the first end and the second end, an inner annular shoulder disposed between the first end and the second end to at least partially define the interior space, and a through bore extending through the inner annular shoulder; a valve disk assembly disposed at the second end and arranged to engage the seat, wherein the valve disk assembly includes a passageway to provide fluid communication with the interior space (64; and a plunger having a first end disposed in the through bore and a second end disposed outside of the through bore; a sleeve to be operatively connected to an actuator so as to move toward and away from the seat, the sleeve having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, an interior space extending along the sleeve between the first end and the second end, an inner annular shoulder disposed between the first end and the second end to at least partially define the interior space, and a through bore extending through the inner annular shoulder; a valve disk assembly disposed at the second end and arranged to engage the seat, wherein the valve disk assembly includes a passageway to provide fluid communication with the interior space (64; and a plunger having a first end disposed in the through bore and a second end disposed outside of the through bore; wherein a first effective pressure area is defined at the first end of the interior space, and a second effective pressure area is defined at the second end of the interior space, and the second effective pressure area opposes the first effective pressure area.