Scheme

WhiteOak Capital Special Opportunities Fund

Holds 84 companies worth ₹1,736 Cr in Sept 2026.

Fund house
WhiteOakThe fund house that runs this scheme.
AUM
₹1,959 CrWhiteOak Capital Special Opportunities Fund's AUM at the end of 30 Sept 2026, as AMFI reports it. Up 0.9% on Aug 2026, ₹1,941 Cr.
Largest holding
ICICI BankICICI Bank is 4.1% of this scheme's NAV.
Fund manager
Dheeresh PathakRuns its co-manager part since 4 Jun 2024, as the fund house dates it. With Piyush Baranwal (co-manager), Trupti Agrawal (co-manager), Ramesh Mantri (co-manager), Ashish Agrawal (arbitrage).

Overview^{(9 Oct 2026)}

Fund managers5

Dheeresh PathakCo-manager, equity · Jun 2024 · 17y
Piyush BaranwalCo-manager, debt · Jun 2024 · 17y · CFA PGDM B.E.
Trupti AgrawalCo-manager, equity · Jun 2024 · 16y · CA B.Com
Ramesh MantriCo-manager, equity · May 2025 · 21y · CA CFA MBA
Ashish AgrawalArbitrage · Jan 2025 · 18y · PGDM

Bhavin PatadiaJan 2025 – Jan 2025

Key facts

Benchmark: BSE 500 TRI
Risk: Very High
Expense: Regular 2.74% · Direct 1.27%
Exit load: Nil
Started: 4 Jun 2024
Minimum: ₹500

Source.Its Scheme Summary Document as of 9 Oct 2026 at AMFI.

What changed^{(26 changes)}

Sept 2026

1 change

Expense ratio
10 SeptRegular 2.9% → 2.8%Direct 1.42% → 1.34%

Jul 2026

1 change

Expense ratio
9 JulRegular 3.14% → 2.9%Direct 1.85% → 1.42%

Jun 2026

1 change

Expense ratio
9 JunRegular 2.13% → 3.14%Direct 0.57% → 1.85%

Source.Its filings at NSE, since Oct 2024.

Fund managers over time^{(Jun 2024 – now)}

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.
22 changes	Regular	Direct	Δ pt
10 Sept 2026	2.80%	1.34%	0.08
9 Jul 2026	2.90%	1.42%	0.43
9 Jun 2026	3.14%	1.85%	1.28
11 May 2026	2.13%	0.57%	0.88
12 Apr 2026	3.01%	1.45%	0.68
9 Mar 2026	2.12%	0.77%	0.13
9 Feb 2026	2.11%	0.64%	0.06
11 Jan 2026	2.09%	0.58%	0.05
7 Dec 2025	2.09%	0.53%	0.03
10 Nov 2025	2.12%	0.56%	0.03
10 Oct 2025	2.12%	0.53%	0.02
10 Sept 2025	2.14%	0.51%	0.01
9 Aug 2025	2.15%	0.52%	0.03
10 Jul 2025	2.15%	0.49%	0.04
10 Jun 2025	2.19%	0.53%	0.05
12 May 2025	2.24%	0.58%	0.16
10 Apr 2025	2.30%	0.74%	0.14
10 Feb 2025	2.29%	0.60%	0.01
10 Jan 2025	2.29%	0.59%	0.02
10 Dec 2024	2.31%	0.61%	0.01
31 Oct 2024	2.32%	0.62%	0.01
10 Oct 2024	2.33%	0.63%	–

Direct plan, 10 Sept 2026

1.34%

Regular plan 2.80% · 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^{(9 Oct 2026)}

Objective

To generate long-term capital appreciation by investing in opportunities presented by special situations such as corporate restructuring (including mergers & acquisitions etc.), government policy and/or regulatory changes, technology led disruption and innovation, new trends, new & emerging sectors, companies/sectors going through temporary unique challenges and other similar instances. 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 special situations theme.
Benchmark: BSE 500 TRI

Asset allocation it may hold% of NAV

Equity & Equity related Instruments of special situations theme (including REITs)
Allowed80–100%
Equity & Equity related Instruments of other companies (including REITs)
Allowed0–20%
Money Market Instruments#, Other Liquid Instruments^, Gold and Silver ETFs and units of Domestic Mutual Fund Schemes@
Allowed0–20%
Units issued by InvITs
Allowed0–10%Holds0.0%

Holds in Sept 2026.88.6% equity · 11.4% debt and cash

How to invest^{(9 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 (between 1st & 28th) (10th will be the default date), Quarterly - Any date of every quarter (between 1st & 28th); 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^{(9 Oct 2026)}

What it is

Category: Thematic Fund
Offer: 15 May 2024 to 29 May 2024
Started: 4 Jun 2024
Reopened: 5 Jun 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: M/s. Chokshi & Chokshi LLP
Registrar: Computer Age Management Services Limited
SEBI code: WHIT/O/E/THE/24/04/0016