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Scheme

WhiteOak Capital ESG Best In Class Strategy Fund

Holds 49 companies worth ₹43.2 Cr in Sept 2026.

  • Fund house

    WhiteOakThe fund house that runs this scheme.

  • AUM

    ₹46.4 CrWhiteOak Capital ESG Best In Class Strategy Fund's AUM at the end of 30 Sept 2026, as AMFI reports it. Down 10.1% on Aug 2026, ₹51.6 Cr.

  • Largest holding

    ICICI BankICICI Bank is 9.8% of this scheme's NAV.

  • Fund manager

    Dheeresh PathakRuns its co-manager part since 30 Oct 2024, as the fund house dates it. With Piyush Baranwal (co-manager), Ramesh Mantri (co-manager), Trupti Agrawal (co-manager), Ashish Agrawal (arbitrage).

Overview(5 Oct 2026)

Fund managers5

  1. Dheeresh PathakCo-manager, equity · Oct 2024 · 17y
  2. Piyush BaranwalCo-manager, debt · Oct 2024 · 17y · CFA PGDM B.E.
  3. Ramesh MantriCo-manager, equity · Oct 2024 · 21y · CA CFA MBA
  4. Trupti AgrawalCo-manager, equity · Oct 2024 · 16y · CA B.Com
  5. Ashish AgrawalArbitrage · Jan 2025 · 18y · PGDM
  1. Bhavin PatadiaJan 2025 – Jan 2025

Key facts

Benchmark
Nifty 100 ESG TRI
Risk
Very High
Expense
Regular 2.66% · Direct 0.98%
Exit load
Nil
Started
30 Oct 2024
Minimum
₹500

Source.Its Scheme Summary Document as of 5 Oct 2026 at AMFI.

What changed(18 changes)

Sept 2026

1 change
  1. Expense ratio
    10 SeptRegular 2.64% → 2.65%Direct 1% → 0.98%

Jul 2026

1 change
  1. Expense ratio
    9 JulRegular 2.85% → 2.64%Direct 1.11% → 1%

Jun 2026

1 change
  1. Expense ratio
    9 JunRegular 2.47% → 2.85%Direct 0.74% → 1.11%

Source.Its filings at NSE, since Oct 2024.

Fund managers over time(Oct 2024 – now)

  1. Dheeresh Pathak
  2. Piyush Baranwal
  3. Ramesh Mantri
  4. Trupti Agrawal
  5. Ashish Agrawal
  6. Bhavin Patadia
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(Oct 2024 – Oct 2026)

Every change to the expense ratio, newest first.
14 changesRegularDirectΔ pt
10 Sept 20262.65%0.98%0.02
9 Jul 20262.64%1.00%0.11
9 Jun 20262.85%1.11%0.37
12 Apr 20262.47%0.74%0.07
9 Mar 20262.38%0.67%0.04
9 Feb 20262.34%0.63%0.02
10 Nov 20252.34%0.61%0.01
10 Oct 20252.34%0.60%0.03
9 Aug 20252.34%0.57%0.03
12 May 20252.35%0.60%0.02
10 Apr 20252.32%0.58%0.02
10 Feb 20252.36%0.60%0.01
10 Dec 20242.36%0.59%0.10
31 Oct 20242.34%0.49%–
Direct plan, 10 Sept 2026
0.98%
Regular plan 2.65% · Exit load nil
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(5 Oct 2026)

Objective

The investment objective of the scheme is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing in the companies identified based on the Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) theme adopting Best in Class Strategy. There is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved.

Risk, type and benchmark

Riskometer
Very High
At launch
Very High
Type
An open-ended equity scheme investing in companies following Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) theme adopting Best-In-Class Strategy.
Benchmark
Nifty 100 ESG TRI

Asset allocation it may hold% of NAV

  1. Equity & Equity related Instruments of companies (including REITs) following Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) theme adopting Best-In-Class Strategy
    Allowed80–100%
  2. Equity & Equity related Instruments of other companies (including REITs)
    Allowed0–20%
  3. Money Market Instruments, Other Liquid Instruments, Gold and Silver ETFs and units of Domestic Mutual Fund Schemes
    Allowed0–20%
  4. Units issued by InvITs
    Allowed0–10%Holds0.0%

Holds in Sept 2026.93.1% equity · 6.9% debt and cash

How to invest(5 Oct 2026)

Buying

To start
₹500, then re.1
To add
₹500, then re.1
Systematic
SIP - Daily, Weekly, Fortnightly, Monthly, Quarterly; SWP - Monthly, Quarterly, Half-Yearly, Yearly; STP - Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly
Dates
SIP - Daily - All business days, Weekly - Any day from Monday to Friday (Monday will be the default day), Fortnightly - 1st and 16th day of each month, as applicable (1st and 16th of the month will be the default dates), Monthly - Any date of every month (10th will be the default date), Quarterly - Any date of every quarter; SWP - Monthly - Any date of every month (between 1st & 28th), Quarterly- Any date of every Quarter (between 1st & 28th), Half-Yearly- Any date of every half-year (between 1st & 28th), Yearly- Any date of every year (between 1st & 28th); STP - Daily - All business days, Weekly - Any day from Monday to Friday (Monday will be the default day), Monthly - Any date of every month (between 1st & 28th) (10th would be the default date), Quarterly - Any date of every quarter (between 1st & 28th)
Minimum
SIP - Daily/Weekly/Fortnightly/Monthly - Rs.100, Quarterly - Rs. 500; SWP - Rs.500; STP - Daily/Weekly- Rs. 500, Monthly-Rs.1000, Quarterly- Rs.1500, then sIP - Re.1; SWP - Re.1; STP - Re.0.01
Instalments
SIP - Daily/Weekly/Fortnightly/Monthly - 6, Quarterly - 4; SWP - 2; STP - Daily/Weekly- 12 (if the instalment amount is less than Rs.1000/-), 6 (if the instalment amount is more than Rs.1000/-), Monthly - 6, Quarterly - 4

Selling and switching

To redeem
Rs.500 and in multiples of Re. 0.01 or account balance whichever is lower or No minimum redemption criterion for Unit based redemption units
Switch minimum
₹500
Switch multiples
Re.1

Scheme details(5 Oct 2026)

What it is

Category
Thematic Fund
Offer
11 Oct 2024 to 25 Oct 2024
Started
30 Oct 2024
Reopened
31 Oct 2024
Plans
Direct Plan Growth Option · Regular Plan Growth Option
Face value
₹10
Listed
No

How it is run

Swing pricing
No
Side-pocketing
No
Custodian
Deutsche Bank A.G.
Auditor
Chokshi & Chokshi LLP
Registrar
Computer Age Management Services Limited
SEBI code
WHIT/O/E/THE/24/09/0019