Samco Small Cap Fund
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| Period | Fund | Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — | — |
Official figures
AMFI performance feed, 13 Oct 2026| Period | Direct | Regular | Benchmark | Ahead | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1y | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3y | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5y | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10y | — | — | — | — | — |
Value of 100, month-end
Dec 2025 to 13 Oct 2026₹100 put in at the start of Dec 2025 would be ₹127 on 13 Oct 2026, against ₹107 in the Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI.
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.
Who manages Samco Small Cap Fund?
Umeshkumar Mehta, since 4 Dec 2025; Nirali Bhansali, since 4 Dec 2025; Dhawal Dhanani, since 4 Dec 2025.
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 2026Five largest industries
% of fundBy company size
% of equity · SEBI size listsHow does Samco Small Cap Fund score against its category?
Seven scores against funds of its kind, and the warning signs it trips.
Are the companies inside any good?
The holdings by valuation, forensic risk, business quality and balance sheet, weighted by their share of the fund.
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.
Which funds hold much the same?
The index it is nearest and the funds whose holdings overlap most.
Funds that hold much the same
% of holdings in commonHow much is in its sponsor's own group?
Holdings in companies of the fund house's sponsor group, beside the index.
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).




