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Scheme

Samco Special Opportunities Fund

Holds 49 companies worth ₹124 Cr in Sept 2026.

  • Fund house

    SamcoThe fund house that runs this scheme.

  • AUM

    ₹124 CrSamco Special Opportunities Fund's AUM at the end of 30 Sept 2026, as AMFI reports it. Down 2.3% on Aug 2026, ₹127 Cr.

  • Largest holding

    Sterlite Technologies LimitedSterlite Technologies Limited is 6.5% of this scheme's NAV.

  • Fund manager

    Dhawal DhananiRuns it since 6 Jun 2024, as the fund house dates it. With Umeshkumar Mehta (fund manager), Nirali Bhansali (fund manager), Vishal Shinde (fund manager).

Overview(8 Oct 2026)

Fund managers4

  1. Dhawal DhananiFund manager · Jun 2024 · 7y · CA B.Com
  2. Umeshkumar MehtaFund manager · Jun 2024 · 22y · CA PGDM B.Com
  3. Nirali BhansaliFund manager · Feb 2025 · 10y · MBA B.E.
  4. Vishal ShindeFund manager · Jul 2026 · 12y · MMS
  1. Komal GroverJul 2025 – Jun 2026
  2. Paras MataliaJun 2024 – Mar 2025

Key facts

Benchmark
Nifty 500 TRI
Risk
Very High Risk(The Scheme risk-o-meter isbased on evalution of the portfolio data as on August 31, 2026)
Expense
Regular 3.52% · Direct 2.05%
Exit load
1% within 365 days
Started
6 Jun 2024
Minimum
₹5,000

Source.Its Scheme Summary Document as of 8 Oct 2026 at AMFI.

What changed(13 changes)

Oct 2026

1 change
  1. Expense ratio
    8 OctRegular 3.71% → 3.52%Direct 2.24% → 2.05%

Sept 2026

1 change
  1. Expense ratio
    9 SeptRegular 3.2% → 3.71%Direct 1.73% → 2.24%

Aug 2026

2 changes
  1. Vishal Shinde joined
    9 Augas fund manager
  2. Expense ratio
    9 AugRegular 2.59% → 3.2%Direct 1.04% → 1.73%

Source.Its filings at NSE, since Sept 2024.

Fund managers over time(Jun 2024 – now)

  1. Dhawal Dhanani
  2. Umeshkumar Mehta
  3. Nirali Bhansali
  4. Vishal Shinde
  5. Komal Grover
  6. Paras Matalia
MainCoSlice20252026
Fig. 1.Who ran it when: each manager from the date the fund house gives, or the first document listing them where it gives none, to when they left. A slice is part of it: overseas, gold and silver, or arbitrage.

Costs(Sept 2024 – Oct 2026)

Every change to the expense ratio, newest first.
8 changesRegularDirectΔ pt
8 Oct 20263.52%2.05%0.19
9 Sept 20263.71%2.24%0.51
9 Aug 20263.20%1.73%0.69
9 Jun 20262.59%1.04%0.11
8 May 20262.47%0.93%0.07
10 Jun 20252.41%0.86%0.05
10 Feb 20252.41%0.91%0.14
11 Sept 20242.39%0.77%–
Direct plan, 8 Oct 2026
2.05%
Regular plan 3.52% · Exit load 1% within 365 days
Fig. 1.Total expense ratio a year, each plan's, as its Scheme Summary Documents state it, filing by filing at NSE. A change holds until the next.

Objective and risk(8 Oct 2026)

Objective

The investment objective of the scheme is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing in a portfolio of securities that are involved in special situations such as restructurings, turnarounds, spin-offs, mergers & acquisitions, new trends, new & emerging sectors, digitization, premiumization, and other special corporate actions. These situations often create mispricings and undervalued opportunities that the fund aims to exploit for potential capital appreciation. However, there can be no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the scheme would be achieved.

Risk, type and benchmark

At launch
Very High
Type
An open-ended equity scheme following special situations theme
Benchmark
Nifty 500 TRI

Asset allocation it may hold% of NAV

  1. Equity & Equity related instruments of special situations theme
    Allowed80–100%
  2. Equity & Equity related securities of other Companies
    Allowed0–20%
  3. Debt and Money Market Instruments, including Units of Debt Oriented mutual fund schemes
    Allowed0–20%

Holds in Sept 2026.99.8% equity · 0.2% debt and cash

How to invest(8 Oct 2026)

Buying

To start
₹5,000, then rs. 1/- thereafter
To add
₹500, then rs. 1/- thereafter
Systematic
SIP- Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Half yearly SWP - Monthly/ quarterly / half yearly/ Yearly. STP - Daily/ weekly / fortnightly/ monthly / quarterly
Dates
SIP- Daily - All business day / Weekly - Monday to Friday / Monthly,quarterly, Half yearly - Any day other than 29,30 and 31 SWP - 1/ 5/ 10/15/and 25 STP- daily - Any business day / weekly any one business day/ fortnight -Alternative Wednesday / monthly -1/ 7/ 10/15/or 25 / quarterly- 1/ 7/ 10/ 15/ 25
Minimum
SIP - Daily - Rs. 250 (24 installments) Rs.1000 (6 installments) / Weekly - Rs. 250 (24 installments) Rs.1000 (6 installments) / Monthly - Rs. 250 (12 installments) Rs.1000 (6 installments) / quarterly - 1500/ Half yearly - 3000 SWP - 1000 STP - daily- 1000, weekly/ fortnight/ monthly - 1000 and quarterly 3000, then rs. 1/- thereafter for all frequencies
Instalments
SIP- Daily - 24 & 6 / Weekly - 24 & 6 / Monthly - 12 & 6/ quarterly - 4/ Half yearly -2 SWP - Monthly - 6, quarterly and half yearly- 4 and yearly 2 STP - Daily - 12, weekly - 6 fortnight - 6 / monthly -6 and quarterly 2

Selling and switching

To redeem
₹0.01 or 0.001 units
Switch minimum
₹5,000 or 0.001 units
Switch multiples
Rs. 1/- thereafter or 0.001 units

Scheme details(8 Oct 2026)

What it is

Category
Sectoral/Thematic
Offer
17 May 2024 to 31 May 2024
Started
6 Jun 2024
Reopened
13 Jun 2024
Plans
Samco Special Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan · Samco Special Opportunities Fund - Regualr Plan
Face value
Rs. 10 per unit
Listed
No

How it is run

Swing pricing
No
Side-pocketing
Yes
Custodian
Deutsche Bank A.G.
Auditor
S. R. Batliboi & Co. LLP
Registrar
M/s. KFin Technologies Ltd