Fund manager · Samco

Dhawal Dhanani

Fund Manager at Samco. Runs 12 schemes worth ₹2,546 Cr.

Fund house
SamcoThey run their schemes at Samco.
AUM they run
₹2,546 CrThe AUM of the schemes they run, as main or co-manager, at the latest month's end, as AMFI reports it. A scheme two people run counts for both.
Schemes
12 now · 0 beforeSchemes they run now, as main or co-manager, and ones they ran before, since Sept 2024.
Experience
7 years7 years

Profile^{(Samco's SAI, 30 Sept 2026)}

About

Role: Fund Manager
Studied: B. Com, CA
Age: 31 years
Experience: 7 years

Schemes now12

Samco Active Momentum Fund₹775 Cr
Samco Multi Asset Allocation Fund₹380 Cr
Samco Small Cap Fund₹270 Cr
Samco Flexicap Fund₹239 Cr
Samco Multi Cap Fund₹220 Cr
Samco Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund₹157 Cr
and 6 more, all below

AUM they run^{(Feb 2023 – Sept 2026)}

AUM at month end each month, and its change on the month before
12 months	₹ Cr	Change
Sept 2026	2,546	+0.1%
Aug 2026	2,544	+15.2%
Jul 2026	2,207	−4.9%
Jun 2026	2,320	0.0%
May 2026	2,319	+2.2%
Apr 2026	2,270	+6.5%
Mar 2026	2,132	+0.9%
Feb 2026	2,112	−1.1%
Jan 2026	2,136	−4.5%
Dec 2025	2,237	−5.1%
Nov 2025	2,357	−4.9%
Oct 2025	2,477	+0.2%

AUM at month end, Sept 2026

₹2,546

+2.8% since Oct 2025

Fig. 1.The AUM of the schemes Dhawal Dhanani ran at each month's end, each only in the months they ran it, ₹ crore. A scheme two people run counts in full for both. Source: AMFI.

Schemes over time^{(Feb 2022 – now)}

Samco2023202420252026

Fig. 1.The schemes they ran when, the oldest first: each from the date its fund house gives, or the first document listing them where it gives none, to when they left, coloured by fund house.

Schemes^{(Feb 2022 – now)}

Samco

12 now · since Feb 2022

Samco Active Momentum Fund
Fund managerJul 2023—3y 4m₹775 CrThematicTER 1.92%

Source.Each scheme's Scheme Summary Document at AMFI and its filings at NSE.

Performance^{(12 schemes)}

Growth · Direct plans

Return as manager: +0.74%
Beat peers: 1 of 10
vs peers: −5.65 pt
Longest run: 4.7 years
Beat benchmark: Upcoming

Each scheme Dhawal Dhanani ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI. Click a column's header to sort by it.

Samco Flexicap Fund	Feb '22–now · 4.7y	−0.19%	+13.92%	−14.11 pt	–	–
Samco ELSS Tax Saver Fund	Dec '22–now · 3.8y	+8.85%	+13.48%	−4.63 pt	–	–
Samco Active Momentum Fund	Jul '23–now · 3.3y	+16.28%	+17.22%	−0.95 pt	–	–
Samco Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund	Jan '24–now · 2.8y	+1.67%	+6.81%	−5.14 pt	–	–
Samco Special Opportunities Fund	Jun '24–now · 2.3y	−3.30%	+3.51%	−6.81 pt	–	–
Samco Multi Cap Fund	Nov '24–now · 1.9y	−4.68%	+1.48%	−6.16 pt	–	–
Samco Arbitrage Fund	Nov '24–now · 1.9y	+5.28%	+6.92%	−1.63 pt	–	–
Samco Multi Asset Allocation Fund	Dec '24–now · 1.8y	+11.98%	+10.66%	+1.32 pt	–	–
Samco Large Cap Fund	Mar '25–now · 1.5y	−8.85%	+1.04%	−9.89 pt	–	–
Samco Large Mid Cap Fund	Jun '25–now · 1.3y	−11.18%	−1.18%	−10.00 pt	–	–
Samco Small Cap Fund	Dec '25–now · 0.8y	+29.40%	+13.15%	+16.25 pt	–	–
Samco Mid Cap Fund	Feb '26–now · 0.7y	−1.23%	+3.11%	−4.33 pt	–	–

Fig. 1.Each scheme Dhawal Dhanani ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI.

Works with^{(4 now)}

Nirali BhansaliActive Momentum Fund · Multi Asset Allocation Fund · Small Cap Fund · Flexicap Fund · Multi Cap Fund · Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund · Special Opportunities Fund · ELSS Tax Saver Fund · Large Mid Cap Fund · Large Cap Fund · Mid Cap Fund · Arbitrage Fund12 schemes
Umeshkumar MehtaActive Momentum Fund · Multi Asset Allocation Fund · Small Cap Fund · Flexicap Fund · Multi Cap Fund · Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund · Special Opportunities Fund · ELSS Tax Saver Fund · Large Mid Cap Fund · Large Cap Fund · Mid Cap Fund · Arbitrage Fund12 schemes
Vishal ShindeActive Momentum Fund · Multi Asset Allocation Fund · Small Cap Fund · Flexicap Fund · Multi Cap Fund · Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund · Special Opportunities Fund · ELSS Tax Saver Fund · Large Mid Cap Fund · Large Cap Fund · Mid Cap Fund · Arbitrage Fund12 schemes
Manish NaiyaArbitrage Fund1 scheme