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Samco Small Cap Fund

Samco Asset Management Private Limited
Benchmark
Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI
Riskometer
Very High
Size
₹286 cr
Allotted
4 Dec 2025
Holdings as of
30 Sep 2026

Samco Small Cap Fund is a small cap fund of Samco Asset Management Private Limited with ₹286 cr under management. Its direct plan charges 1.93% a year. Umeshkumar Mehta has managed it for 0.9 years.

Has Samco Small Cap Fund beaten its benchmark?

Period returns

Direct Plan, growth · 3y and longer a year
PeriodFundNifty Smallcap 250 TRIAhead
1 month−2.53% −2.73% —
3 months+17.72% −1.21% —
6 months+30.02% +11.53% —
1 year— +6.04% —
3 years— +13.53% —
5 years— +13.22% —
10 years— +14.34% —
Since start
from 9 Dec 2025
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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
PeriodDirectRegularBenchmarkAheadRank
1y ——— — —
3y ——— — —
5y ——— — —
10y ——— — —
Ahead in points a year · its rank among Small Cap funds, and how steady the lead is, in the app

Value of 100, month-end

Dec 2025 to 13 Oct 2026
50100150
Fund 127Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI 107

₹100 put in at the start of Dec 2025 would be ₹127 on 13 Oct 2026, against ₹107 in the Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI.

Risk, falls and every year

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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.

What does Samco Small Cap Fund cost?

1.93% a year on the direct plan, 3.37% on the regular plan; 35 of 36 funds in its category charge less.

Direct plan
1.93% a year
Category median 0.90%
Regular plan
3.37% a year
Category median 2.05%
Gap
1.44 points
for the same holdings
35 of 36 funds in its category charge less on the direct plan.
Expense report, Oct 2026 · Equity Schemes - Small Cap Fund

What the regular plan costs you over time

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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 Small Cap Fund?

Umeshkumar Mehta, since 4 Dec 2025; Nirali Bhansali, since 4 Dec 2025; Dhawal Dhanani, since 4 Dec 2025.

Umeshkumar Mehta
Director, CIO & Fund Manager
0.9 years
since 4 Dec 2025
Nirali Bhansali
Fund Manager
0.9 years
since 4 Dec 2025
Dhawal Dhanani
Fund Manager
0.9 years
since 4 Dec 2025
And 1 more; every manager, the other funds each runs and the changes over time are in the app.
Benchmark as filedNifty Smallcap 250 TRI
Exit load
• 1.00% if the investment is redeemed or switched out on or before 30 days from the date of allotment of units. • No Exit load will be charged if the investment is redeeemed or switched out after 30 days from the date of allotment of units.
From 2 Scheme Summary Documents filed with NSE, first on 9 Sep 2026; as on 8 Oct 2026

What does Samco Small Cap Fund hold?

77 holdings as of 30 Sep 2026; the ten largest are 35.5% of the fund, the largest ESDS Software Solution Ltd at 6.5%.

Mix

Holdings as of 30 Sep 2026
Equity77.5%Debt0.0%Cash17.7%Other4.8%
Holdings
77
62 shares
Top ten
35.5%
of the fund
Effective holdings
31.8
spread, as if equal-weighted
Matched to our table
100%
of the equity

Five largest industries

% of fund
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology15.9%
Industrial Products12.2%
Auto Components9.90%
IT - Services8.80%
Industrial Manufacturing8.20%

By company size

% of equity · SEBI size lists
Large Cap0.0%Mid Cap3.7%Small Cap96.3%

How does Samco Small Cap Fund score against its category?

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

Scorecard

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

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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 Small Cap 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

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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.

not an index tracker
Nearest to the Nifty Smallcap 250: 79% of it differs from the index (an active fund is usually above 60%).
Active share 78.9%60%

Funds that hold much the same

% of holdings in common
SAMCO ELSS TAX SAVER FUND48.9% the same
18 shared holdings
SAMCO SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND38.0% the same
33 shared holdings
UNION ACTIVE MOMENTUM FUND32.9% the same
18 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

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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 Small Cap Fund?

Umeshkumar Mehta (Director, CIO & Fund Manager) since 4 Dec 2025; Nirali Bhansali (Fund Manager) since 4 Dec 2025; Dhawal Dhanani (Fund Manager) since 4 Dec 2025; Vishal Shinde (Fund Manager) since 1 Jul 2026.

What is the expense ratio of Samco Small Cap Fund?

1.93% a year on the direct plan and 3.37% on the regular plan (expense report, Oct 2026).

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