Arbitrage · Hybrid

Samco Arbitrage Fund

Samco Asset Management Private Limited

Benchmark

Nifty 50 Arbitrage TRI

Riskometer

Low

Size

₹32 cr

Allotted

27 Nov 2024

Holdings as of

30 Sep 2026

Samco Arbitrage Fund is a arbitrage fund of Samco Asset Management Private Limited with ₹32 cr under management. It is ahead of its benchmark (Nifty 50 Arbitrage TRI) in 0 of 1 periods. Its direct plan charges 1.09% a year. Umeshkumar Mehta has managed it for 1.9 years.

Has Samco Arbitrage Fund beaten its benchmark?

Ahead of its benchmark, Nifty 50 Arbitrage TRI, in 0 of 1 periods in AMFI's figures; +5.07% over the last year against +7.01%.

Period returns

Direct Plan, growth · 3y and longer a year

Period	Fund	Nifty 500 TRI	Ahead
1 month	+0.46%	−3.60%	—
3 months	+0.92%	−5.03%	—
6 months	+2.23%	−1.83%	—
1 year	+5.07%	−4.06%	+9.13 pts
3 years	—	+9.27%	—
5 years	—	+8.00%	—
10 years	—	+12.69%	—
Since start from 29 Nov 2024	+5.18%	—	—

Valarth price history to 13 Oct 2026 · the index is the one the fund is nearest; — not on record

Official figures

AMFI performance feed, 13 Oct 2026

Ahead of its benchmark (Nifty 50 Arbitrage TRI) in 0 of 1 periods.

Period	Direct	Regular	Benchmark	Ahead	Rank
1y	+5.07%	+3.56%	+7.01%	−1.94	🔒
3y	—	—	—	—	—
5y	—	—	—	—	—
10y	—	—	—	—	—

Ahead in points a year · its rank among Arbitrage funds, and how steady the lead is, in the app

Value of 100, month-end

Nov 2024 to 13 Oct 2026

Fund 110Nifty 500 TRI 99

₹100 put in at the start of Nov 2024 would be ₹110 on 13 Oct 2026, against ₹99 in the Nifty 500 TRI.

Risk, falls and every year

🔒 Pro

Its worst fall and how long it took to recover, three-year stretches, Sharpe, beta and capture ratios, calendar years beside the index, and money in and out: in the app.

See them in the app →

What does Samco Arbitrage Fund cost?

1.09% a year on the direct plan, 2.54% on the regular plan; 5 of 40 funds in its category charge less.

Direct plan

1.09% a year

Category median 1.44%

Regular plan

2.54% a year

Category median 2.07%

Gap

1.45 points

for the same holdings

5 of 40 funds in its category charge less on the direct plan.

Expense report, Oct 2026 · Hybrid Schemes - Arbitrage Fund

What the regular plan costs you over time

🔒 Pro

The same money left for years in the direct and the regular plan, side by side, and what the commission takes: in the app.

Who manages Samco Arbitrage Fund?

Umeshkumar Mehta, since 27 Nov 2024; Nirali Bhansali, since 19 Feb 2025; Dhawal Dhanani, since 27 Nov 2024.

Umeshkumar Mehta

Director, CIO & Fund Manager

1.9 years

since 27 Nov 2024

Nirali Bhansali

Fund Manager

1.6 years

since 19 Feb 2025

Dhawal Dhanani

Fund Manager

1.9 years

since 27 Nov 2024

And 2 more; every manager, the other funds each runs and the changes over time are in the app.

Benchmark as filedNifty 50 Arbitrage TRI

Exit load

•0.25% If the investment is redeemed or switched out on or before 7 days from the date of allotment of units. • .No Exit Load will be charged if investment is redeemed or switched out after 7 days from the date of allotment of units.

From 3 Scheme Summary Documents filed with NSE, first on 9 Sep 2026; as on 8 Oct 2026

What does Samco Arbitrage Fund hold?

36 holdings as of 30 Sep 2026; the ten largest are 56.5% of the fund, the largest Bharti Airtel Limited at 9.3%.

Mix

Holdings as of 30 Sep 2026

Equity76.9%Debt0.0%Cash100.3%Other-77.2%

Holdings

17 shares

Top ten

56.5%

of the fund

Effective holdings

14.2

spread, as if equal-weighted

Matched to our table

100%

of the equity

Five largest

% of fund

Bharti Airtel Limited9.32%

HDFC Bank Limited7.80%

Reliance Industries Limited7.08%

One 97 Communications Limited7.02%

InterGlobe Aviation Limited4.89%

Five largest industries

% of fund

Banks23.8%

Telecom - Services17.7%

Automobiles9.40%

Finance9.30%

Petroleum Products9.20%

By company size

% of equity · SEBI size lists

Large Cap90.9%Mid Cap9.1%Small Cap0.0%

How does Samco Arbitrage Fund score against its category?

Seven scores against funds of its kind, and the warning signs it trips.

Scorecard

🔒 Pro

Seven scores, each out of 5, against funds in its category, with the reasons, and the warning signs it trips: in the app.

Open scorecard in the app →

Are the companies inside any good?

The holdings by valuation, forensic risk, business quality and balance sheet, weighted by their share of the fund.

The companies inside

🔒 Pro

The holdings weighted by their share of the fund: P/E and ROE, forensic risk levels, Valarth's valuation view, quality, moats, balance sheets and who owns them: in the app.

How is Samco Arbitrage Fund run?

Turnover, what it bought and sold, its cash and its record in new listings, from its monthly holdings files.

How it is run

🔒 Pro

Turnover, what it bought and sold and when, how long it holds, size drift, cash and its record in new listings, from up to two years of monthly holdings files: in the app.

Which funds hold much the same?

The index it is nearest and the funds whose holdings overlap most.

Moves with its indexnot an index tracker

Nearest to the Nifty 50: 53% of it differs from the index (an active fund is usually above 60%).

Active share 52.7%60%

Funds that hold much the same

% of holdings in common

DSP BSE SENSEX ETF49.5% the same

11 shared holdings

HDFC BSE SENSEX ETF49.5% the same

11 shared holdings

HDFC BSE Sensex Index Fund49.5% the same

11 shared holdings

How much is in its sponsor's own group?

Holdings in companies of the fund house's sponsor group, beside the index.

Related-party exposure

🔒 Pro

How much of the fund is in companies of its sponsor's own group, beside what the index holds of them: in the app.

Questions people ask

Who manages Samco Arbitrage Fund?

Umeshkumar Mehta (Director, CIO & Fund Manager) since 27 Nov 2024; Nirali Bhansali (Fund Manager) since 19 Feb 2025; Dhawal Dhanani (Fund Manager) since 27 Nov 2024; Vishal Shinde (Fund Manager) since 1 Jul 2026; Manish Naiya (Fund Manager) since 1 Aug 2026.

What is the expense ratio of Samco Arbitrage Fund?

1.09% a year on the direct plan and 2.54% on the regular plan (expense report, Oct 2026).