Samco Special Opportunities Fund

ThematicDirect and Regular plans, Growth option

Data as on 30-10-2026

Samco Special Opportunities Fund is a Thematic fund run by Samco Mutual Fund. On 30-09-2026, it managed ₹124 Cr of investors' money. In the year to 30-10-2026, its Direct plan returned −1.6% and its Regular plan returned −3.1%. Its benchmark, Nifty 500 TRI, returned −7.3% over the same year.

NAV (Direct plan): ₹8.99; ▼ 1.43%30-10-2026
NAV (Regular plan): ₹8.65; ▼ 1.48%30-10-2026
Expense ratio: 1.94%Direct3.40%Regular; 1.94%; A year
Riskometer: Very High; Set by the fund house
1 year return: −1.6%Direct−3.1%Regular; −1.6%; Total

Samco Special Opportunities Fund NAV Today

NAV on 30-10-2026: Direct Plan Growth ₹8.99 (down 1.43% that day); Regular Plan Growth ₹8.65 (down 1.48% that day).

This fund (Direct plan)

₹8.99

Samco Special Opportunities Fund Returns vs Nifty 500 TRI

Returns as on 30-10-2026. Up to one year they are absolute returns. Longer periods are a rate per year.

Trailing returns
Period	1M	3M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
This fund (Direct)	−5.17%	+5.52%	+6.01%	−1.64%	--	--	--
This fund (Regular)	−5.36%	+4.98%	+5.23%	−3.14%	--	--	--
Nifty 500 TRI	−0.75%	−6.05%	−2.83%	−7.34%	+10.22%	+8.81%	+12.51%
Thematic average	−2.09%	−4.52%	+0.86%	−1.22%	--	--	--
Best in Thematic	+11.54%	+11.27%	+22.16%	+75.71%	--	--	--
Worst in Thematic	−16.05%	−11.74%	−13.97%	−22.44%	--	--	--
Rank in Thematic	211/235	3/232	54/232	85/215	--	--	--

Category rows compare the Direct plans of 235 Thematic funds. Rank 1 is the highest return.

Samco Special Opportunities Fund Year-wise Returns

Return of each calendar year
Year	Direct	Regular	Nifty 500 TRI
2026to date	+2.39%	+1.17%	−7.51%
2025	−8.83%	−10.28%	+7.76%

Samco Special Opportunities Fund Rolling Returns

The return of every holding period in the fund's history, not only the one that ends today

Rolling returns

Each point is the yearly return of one 1-year holding period, plotted on the day it ended. There are 341 periods, one for each trading day from 13-06-2025 to 30-10-2026.

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Samco Special Opportunities Fund (Direct)Nifty 500 TRI

Every holding period at a glance

Period	Periods	Median	Lowest	Highest	With a loss	Benchmark median	Beat benchmark
1 year	341	−2.5%	−18.0%	15.4%	58%	2.5%	26%
2 years	95	−5.1%	−10.2%	0.3%	99%	0.8%	3%

Lumpsum: the yearly rate (CAGR) from the NAV on a period's first day to the NAV on its last. SIP: the XIRR of the monthly instalments and their value on the last day. "With a loss" counts the periods that ended below the money put in. "Beat benchmark" counts the periods in which the fund did better than Nifty 500 TRI over the same days. Past returns do not promise future returns.

Samco Special Opportunities Fund Risk

How much it swings, and the falls an investor had to sit through

Risk and return

Measure	Samco Special Opportunities Fund (Direct)This fund	Nifty 500 TRI
Return (CAGR)	−1.64%	−7.34%
Standard deviation	20.64%	14.48%
Sharpe ratio	-0.33	-0.87
Sortino ratio	-0.44	-1.16
Maximum drawdown	−19.8% (23-03-2026)	−14.7% (30-03-2026)
Beta	1.15	1.00
Alpha	+7.63%	0.00%

From daily NAVs, 30-10-2025 to 30-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls. Beta: 1 moves with the benchmark, below 1 moves less. Alpha: return beyond what its beta explains, a year.

Measure	Samco Special Opportunities Fund (Direct)This fund	Nifty 500 TRI
Return (CAGR)	−5.79%	+0.63%
Standard deviation	19.65%	13.88%
Sharpe ratio	-0.59	-0.37
Sortino ratio	-0.76	-0.50
Maximum drawdown	−32.2% (03-03-2025)	−18.6% (28-02-2025)
Beta	1.16	1.00
Alpha	−5.60%	0.00%

From daily NAVs, 13-06-2024 to 30-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls. Beta: 1 moves with the benchmark, below 1 moves less. Alpha: return beyond what its beta explains, a year.

Drawdowns

How far below its previous high each one was on every day: the falls an investor had to sit through. 0% means it was at a new high.

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20252026

Samco Special Opportunities Fund (Direct)Nifty 500 TRI

	Worst fall	High before it	Bottom	Back at the high	Time to climb back	Below its high today
Samco Special Opportunities Fund (Direct)	−32.2%	31-07-2024	03-03-2025	Not yet	--	−15.6%
Nifty 500 TRI	−18.6%	26-09-2024	28-02-2025	Not yet	--	−8.8%

From the Direct plan's daily NAV since 13-06-2024, adjusted for unit splits, and Nifty 500 TRI over the same days. "Time to climb back" runs from the bottom to the first day back at the old high.

Samco Special Opportunities Fund vs Other Thematic Funds

The five Thematic funds with the best three year return, and this fund. Direct plans.

Fund name	Rank	AUM (Cr)	Exp. ratio	1Y return	3Y return	3Y alpha	3Y beta	3Y Sharpe	3Y Sortino
Nippon India Taiwan Equity Fund	1/133	1,147	1.08%	+75.71%	+54.78%	--	--	1.38	2.03	Compare
HDFC Defence Fund	2/133	11,493	0.90%	+13.79%	+34.76%	−0.18%	0.83	1.12	1.54	Compare
HDFC Pharma and Healthcare Fund	3/133	3,501	1.05%	+23.12%	+30.53%	+8.23%	0.96	1.74	2.49	Compare
SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund	4/133	5,870	1.01%	+17.12%	+24.60%	+3.61%	0.88	1.42	2.03	Compare
Aditya Birla Sun Life International Equity Fund	5/133	352	2.00%	+13.97%	+24.46%	--	--	1.49	2.16	Compare
Samco Special Opportunities Fund	85/215	124	1.94%	−1.64%	--	--	--	--	--

AUM is each fund's size at the end of its last reported month, from its own portfolio file. We calculate the risk ratios from daily NAVs over the last three years. The risk-free return is what NSE's overnight rate index earned over the same years. Alpha and beta compare each fund with its own benchmark's TRI. "--" means we have no figure: for alpha and beta, no daily series for that benchmark.

Samco Special Opportunities Fund Expense Ratio and Costs

What each plan charges a year, in force from 01-10-2026

Plan	Base expense ratio	Brokerage	Transaction costs	Levies and GST	Total expense ratio	Thematic median	Cost rank (1 = cheapest)
Direct	0.78%	0.21%	0.02%	0.93%	1.94%	1.18%	220/235
Regular	2.10%	0.21%	0.02%	1.07%	3.40%	2.41%	225/235

The expense ratio comes out of the fund's assets every day, so every return on this page is already after it. Base expense ratio: the fund house's own fee. The total adds brokerage, the cost of executing trades, and statutory levies with GST. From AMFI's expense ratio file. Cost rank: where this plan comes when the Thematic funds' plans of the same type are sorted from the lowest total expense ratio to the highest.

Direct vs Regular: what the gap cost

Both plans own the same portfolio, so the difference in what they earned is the Regular plan's extra cost, taken out of its NAV.

Over the last	Regular	Direct	Direct earned more by	₹1 lakh became (Regular)	₹1 lakh became (Direct)
1 year	−3.14%	−1.64%	1.50%	₹96,860	₹98,360

Returns over more than 1 year are a rate a year (CAGR). ₹1 lakh invested once at the start of each period, valued on the last NAV.

Samco Special Opportunities Fund SIP Calculator

What a one-time or monthly investment in this fund would be worth today, from its own NAV history

Growth of an investment

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₹10,000 on the first trading day of every month, from 13-06-2024 to 30-10-2026: 29 instalments, ₹2,90,000 in all.

Investment	Invested	Value now	Gain	Return a year
Direct planSamco Special Opportunities Fund (Direct)	₹2,90,000	₹2,92,839	₹2,839	0.8%
Regular planSamco Special Opportunities Fund (Regular)	₹2,90,000	₹2,87,292	−₹2,708	−0.8%
Nifty 500 TRI	₹2,90,000	₹2,83,315	−₹6,685	−1.9%
Category averageCategory average, 235 Thematic funds	₹2,90,000	₹2,99,291	₹9,291	2.6%

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Direct planSamco Special Opportunities Fund (Direct)Regular planSamco Special Opportunities Fund (Regular)Nifty 500 TRICategory averageCategory average, 235 Thematic fundsAmount invested

From each plan's published NAV (Growth option), the benchmark's TRI and the category average, over the same days. Return a year: XIRR for a SIP, CAGR for a lumpsum, shown for a year or more. It does not include exit load, stamp duty or tax. Past returns do not promise future returns.

Samco Special Opportunities Fund Asset Allocation

Asset allocation as on 30-09-2026

What the fund holds

99.8%Equity

Asset	Fund	Category
Equity	99.8%	94.5%
Cash and others	0.2%	4.0%

Market cap of stocks

Market cap	Fund	Category
Large Cap	4.0%	45.7%
Mid Cap	14.3%	19.6%
Small Cap	78.9%	24.1%
Not on AMFI's list	2.5%	2.3%

Share of the whole fund. Category: the average of the Thematic funds that hold stocks. Groups follow AMFI's latest list, as SEBI defines them: Large Cap is the 100 largest companies, Mid Cap the next 150, Small Cap the rest.

Samco Special Opportunities Fund Sector Allocation

Sector allocation of the fund's stocks as on 30-09-2026

Largest sectors

Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology19.6%
Electrical Equipment14.8%
Industrial Products9.5%
Auto Components8.8%
Telecom - Equipment & Accessories6.5%
Finance6.4%
Chemicals & Petrochemicals6.3%
Industrial Manufacturing3.6%
Aerospace & Defense3.4%
Consumer Durables2.9%

The ten largest of 22 sectors. The other 12 add up to 18.0%.

Sector changes

Sector	July 2026	August 2026	September 2026	Change
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology	10.6%	14.1%	19.6%	+9.0%
Electrical Equipment	23.7%	17.9%	14.8%	−8.9%
Industrial Products	11.9%	12.0%	9.5%	−2.4%
Auto Components	8.2%	8.3%	8.8%	+0.6%
Telecom - Equipment & Accessories	4.2%	5.1%	6.5%	+2.3%

Each sector's share of the fund at the end of each month. The five largest sectors of September 2026. Change: from July 2026 to September 2026, in % of the fund.

Samco Special Opportunities Fund Portfolio Holdings

As on 30-09-2026 · 49 holdings · from the fund house's monthly portfolio

Holdings	Sector	Weight%	1M change
Sterlite Technologies Limited	Telecom - Equipment & Accessories	6.50%	0.0%
Religare Enterprises Limited	Finance	6.42%	0.0%
MTAR Technologies Limited	Electrical Equipment	3.86%	0.0%
Shilpa Medicare Limited	Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology	3.55%	0.0%
Laurus Labs Limited	Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology	3.30%	0.0%
Welspun Corp Limited	Industrial Products	3.24%	0.0%
Aether Industries Limited	Chemicals & Petrochemicals	2.97%	0.0%
Sansera Engineering Limited	Auto Components	2.96%	0.0%
TD Power Systems Limited	Electrical Equipment	2.54%	0.0%
Acutaas Chemicals Limited	Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology	2.54%	0.0%
Diamond Power Infra Limited	Electrical Equipment	2.48%	−5.8%
Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited	Industrial Products	2.45%	0.0%
Apar Industries Limited	Electrical Equipment	2.19%	−6.3%
HFCL Limited	Telecom - Services	2.15%	0.0%
Garware Hi-Tech Films Limited	Industrial Products	2.12%	0.0%
Astra Microwave Products Limited	Aerospace & Defense	2.11%	0.0%
Syrma SGS Technology Limited	Industrial Manufacturing	2.11%	0.0%
Ather Energy Limited	Automobiles	2.10%	0.0%
Aegis Logistics Limited	Gas	1.99%	0.0%
Avalon Technologies Limited	Electrical Equipment	1.93%	−6.9%
Honasa Consumer Limited	Personal Products	1.91%	0.0%
Neogen Chemicals Limited	Chemicals & Petrochemicals	1.84%	0.0%
Anand Rathi Wealth Limited	Capital Markets	1.80%	0.0%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited	Electrical Equipment	1.78%	0.0%
Inox India Limited	Industrial Products	1.73%	−6.3%
Granules India Limited	Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology	1.63%	0.0%
Belrise Industries Ltd.	Auto Components	1.56%	0.0%
Arvind Limited	Textiles & Apparels	1.56%	0.0%
Bharat Forge Limited	Auto Components	1.53%	0.0%
Navin Fluorine International Limited	Chemicals & Petrochemicals	1.51%	0.0%
Aditya Infotech Limited	Industrial Manufacturing	1.50%	New
Sky Gold And Diamonds Limited	Consumer Durables	1.47%	0.0%
Sai Life Sciences Limited	Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology	1.44%	0.0%
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Limited	Auto Components	1.44%	0.0%
Thangamayil Jewellery Limited	Consumer Durables	1.42%	0.0%
Marksans Pharma Limited	Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology	1.41%	New
Aurobindo Pharma Limited	Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology	1.31%	0.0%
SPR Auto Technologies Ltd	Auto Components	1.30%	0.0%
Paras Defence and Space Technologies Limited	Aerospace & Defense	1.28%	New
Radico Khaitan Limited	Beverages	1.24%	0.0%
FSN E-Commerce Ventures Limited	Retailing	1.23%	0.0%
Akums Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited	Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology	1.17%	New
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited	Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology	1.16%	0.0%
The Federal Bank Limited	Banks	1.13%	0.0%
Divi's Laboratories Limited	Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology	1.09%	New
Quess Corp Limited	Commercial Services & Supplies	1.01%	New
Neuland Laboratories Limited	Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology	1.01%	New
Oracle Financial Services Software Limited	IT - Software	0.96%	New
Cemindia Projects Ltd	Construction	0.91%	0.0%

Samco Special Opportunities Fund Stocks Bought and Sold

All changes are between August 2026 and September 2026

Stocks bought and sold in September 2026

Diamond Power Infra Limited	Reduced	−5.8%	2.48%
Apar Industries Limited	Reduced	−6.3%	2.19%
Avalon Technologies Limited	Reduced	−6.9%	1.93%
R R Kabel Limited	Sold out	−100%	was 1.88%
Inox India Limited	Reduced	−6.3%	1.73%
Hitachi Energy India Limited	Sold out	−100%	was 1.79%
Adani Energy Solutions Limited	Sold out	−100%	was 1.55%
Aditya Infotech Limited	New	New	1.50%
Schneider Electric Infrastructure Limited	Sold out	−100%	was 1.44%
Marksans Pharma Limited	New	New	1.41%
Paras Defence and Space Technologies Limited	New	New	1.28%
Cummins India Limited	Sold out	−100%	was 1.22%
VA Tech Wabag Limited	Sold out	−100%	was 1.22%
Akums Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited	New	New	1.17%
Aster DM Quality Care Limited	Sold out	−100%	was 1.11%
Divi's Laboratories Limited	New	New	1.09%
Himadri Speciality Chemical Limited	Sold out	−100%	was 1.06%
Quess Corp Limited	New	New	1.01%
Neuland Laboratories Limited	New	New	1.01%
Oracle Financial Services Software Limited	New	New	0.96%
Adani Power Limited	Sold out	−100%	was 0.96%

A change is counted by the number of shares the fund holds, not by price. A stock can become a smaller part of the fund in a month when the fund bought more of it, if its price fell. Debt papers are left out.

What Samco Special Opportunities Fund bought and sold

Samco Special Opportunities Fund Portfolio Overlap

Funds with the most similar portfolios, across every fund house and category

Fund	Overlap	Holdings in common
Samco Active Momentum FundThematic · Samco	53.6%	30	Compare
Union Active Momentum FundThematic · Union	41.4%	22	Compare
Kotak Nifty Alpha 50 ETFETF · Kotak Mahindra	37.2%	16	Compare
Kotak Nifty Alpha 50 Index FundIndex · Kotak Mahindra	37.1%	16	Compare
TRUSTMF Small Cap FundSmall Cap · Trust	36.1%	28	Compare
Aditya Birla Sun Life BSE 500 Momentum 50 Index FundIndex · Aditya Birla Sun Life	34.8%	26	Compare
Motilal Oswal Nifty Alpha 50 ETFETF · Motilal Oswal	34.6%	15	Compare
Samco Small Cap FundSmall Cap · Samco	34.3%	33	Compare

Overlap: for each holding both funds own, the smaller of its two weights, added up. 40% means 40% of each fund's money sits in positions the other also holds. From each fund's latest monthly portfolio, matched by ISIN. Cash and hedged positions are left out. Funds that overlap under 10% are not listed. A high overlap does not make two funds the same: their costs, lock-in and category can differ.

Samco Special Opportunities Fund Overview

Fund facts from the scheme summary document, as on 16-10-2026

Expense ratio (Direct): 1.94%
Expense ratio (Regular): 3.40%
Category: Thematic
Risk: Very High
Benchmark: Nifty 500 TRI
Launch date: 06-06-2024
Minimum investment: ₹5,000
Minimum additional investment: ₹500
AUM: ₹124.19 Cr (30-09-2026)
Lock in: None
Scheme code (Direct): 152586
ISIN (Direct): INF0K1H01180
Scheme code (Regular): 152587
ISIN (Regular): INF0K1H01172
NAV history: From 13-06-2024, 2.4 years

Exit load: • 1.00% if the investment is redeemed or switched out on or before 365 days from the date of allotment of units • No Exit load will be charged if investment is redeemed or switched out after 365 days from the date of allotment of units.

Tax on Samco Special Opportunities Fund returns

Samco Special Opportunities Fund is taxed as an equity fund: 65% or more of it is in Indian stocks.
Units sold within 1 year: the gain is taxed at 20%.
Units held longer: gains above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year, across all your equity funds and shares, are taxed at 12.5%.
IDCW (dividend) payouts are added to your income and taxed at your slab rate.
A stamp duty of 0.005% is deducted when you invest.

Rules in force from 23-07-2024 (Finance Act 2024). Tax depends on your own income; this is general information, not tax advice.

All plans and options

Plan	Option	NAV	As on
direct	Growth	₹8.99	30-10-2026
regular	Growth	₹8.65	30-10-2026

About Samco Special Opportunities Fund

Samco Special Opportunities Fund is a mutual fund from Samco Mutual Fund. Its category is Thematic. It was launched on 06-06-2024. Its benchmark is Nifty 500 TRI. At the end of September 2026 it held 49 securities.

Fund Manager

Umeshkumar Mehta
Fund manager of Samco Special Opportunities Fund, since 06-06-2024
Nirali Bhansali
Fund manager of Samco Special Opportunities Fund, since 19-02-2025
Dhawal Dhanani
Fund manager of Samco Special Opportunities Fund, since 06-06-2024
Vishal Shinde
Fund manager of Samco Special Opportunities Fund, since 01-07-2026

See all funds of Samco Mutual Fund

AUM change

September 2026: ₹124.19 Cr; −2.26% from August 2026
August 2026: ₹127.06 Cr; +4.59% from July 2026
July 2026: ₹121.48 Cr; −7.96% from June 2026

AUM moves with money invested or taken out, and with the value of what the fund holds.

Compare Samco Special Opportunities Fund with Other Funds

Returns, risk, costs and the stocks they share, side by side

Samco Special Opportunities vs Nippon India Taiwan EquityThematic
Samco Special Opportunities vs HDFC DefenceThematic
Samco Special Opportunities vs HDFC Pharma and HealthcareThematic
Samco Special Opportunities vs SBI Healthcare OpportunitiesThematic
Samco Special Opportunities vs Aditya Birla Sun Life International EquityThematic
Samco Special Opportunities vs Samco Active Momentum53.6% overlap
Samco Special Opportunities vs Union Active Momentum41.4% overlap
Samco Special Opportunities vs Kotak Nifty Alpha 50 ETF37.2% overlap

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Frequently Asked Questions for Samco Special Opportunities Fund

What is the current NAV of Samco Special Opportunities Fund?

The Direct plan NAV is ₹8.99. The Regular plan NAV is ₹8.65, as on 30-10-2026.

What are the returns of Samco Special Opportunities Fund?

The Direct plan returned −1.64% in 1 year. The Regular plan returned −3.14% in 1 year. These figures are as on 30-10-2026.

What is the expense ratio of Samco Special Opportunities Fund?

The Direct plan charges 1.94% a year. The Regular plan charges 3.40% a year. This is the figure the fund house reported to AMFI, in force from 01-10-2026.

What is the AUM of Samco Special Opportunities Fund?

Samco Special Opportunities Fund managed ₹124.19 Cr on 30-09-2026, as its fund house reported in its monthly portfolio.

What are the top holdings of Samco Special Opportunities Fund?

At the end of September 2026 the largest holdings were STLTECH (6.50%), RELIGARE (6.42%), MTARTECH (3.86%), SHILPAMED (3.55%), LAURUSLABS (3.30%). The fund held 49 securities in all.

What did Samco Special Opportunities Fund buy and sell in September 2026?

It bought 8 new stocks: Paras Defence and Space Technologies Limited, Akums Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited, Divi's Laboratories Limited, Quess Corp Limited, Marksans Pharma Limited. It sold out of 9: Himadri Speciality Chemical Limited, Hitachi Energy India Limited, Cummins India Limited, R R Kabel Limited, Adani Power Limited. It reduced 4.

How do I invest in Samco Special Opportunities Fund?

Through Samco Mutual Fund's website or app, a mutual fund distributor, or an investment platform. Choose the Direct plan to pay no distributor commission, or the Regular plan to invest through a distributor. The first investment is at least ₹5,000. You can invest once or through a monthly SIP.

Who is the fund manager of Samco Special Opportunities Fund?

Umeshkumar Mehta (since 06-06-2024), Nirali Bhansali (since 19-02-2025), Dhawal Dhanani (since 06-06-2024), Vishal Shinde (since 01-07-2026).

Sources: NAV and expense ratio from AMFI. Holdings from the fund house's monthly portfolio statement. Fund facts from its scheme summary document, as on 16-10-2026.

This page is information, not investment advice. Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks; read all scheme related documents carefully. Past returns do not promise future returns. Figures come from AMFI, NSE, BSE and each fund house's own documents.