Samco Arbitrage Fund
- NAV as on 9 Nov 2026
- ₹10.79-0.19%1 day
- Return since launch
- 4.1%
- 52-week range
- ₹10.40 — ₹10.81
- AUM
- ₹25.98 Cr
Samco Arbitrage Fund is a Arbitrage hybrid fund from Samco Mutual Fund with ₹25.98 Cr under management, launched in 2024. The expense ratio is 2.54% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Low.
Performance
Samco Arbitrage Fund NAV and returns
Growth of the fund against its category average over the period you pick.
Over 1Y this fund returned +3.6% against +6.0% for its category.
Performance
Returns
How the fund has done against its category and its benchmark.
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | 3.4% | −2.6 pts | 6.0% | 5.9% |
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1M | 0.1% | −0.3 pts | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| 3M | 0.8% | −0.6 pts | 1.4% | 1.4% |
| 6M | 1.7% | −1.2 pts | 2.9% | 2.9% |
| 1Y | 3.6% | −2.3 pts | 6.0% | 6.0% |
Since launch (11 Nov 2024): 4.1%
Calendar-year returns
Category averageShow as a table
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.2% | −2.7 pts | 6.9% |
Returns over one year are annualised. Shorter periods are absolute.
Costs & terms
Costs and terms
What the fund charges each year, and the rules around putting money in and taking it out.
Costs
2.60%
Expense ratio as on 6 Nov 2026
Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.
- Base expense
- 1.55%
- Brokerage
- 0.11%
- Transaction charges
- 0.04%
- Statutory levies
- 0.90%
- Exit load
- Exit load of 0.25%, if redeemed within 7 days.
- Lock-in
- None
Terms
- Min SIP
- ₹3,000
- Min lumpsum
- ₹5,000
- Plan
- GROWTH
- Fund type
- OPEN-ENDED
- Benchmark
- NIFTY 50 Arbitrage TRI
- Short-term capital gains
- Returns taxed at 20% if you redeem before 1 year
- Long-term capital gains
- After 1 year, returns above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%
Risk
Risk
What the riskometer means for this fund, and how its ratios sit against the category.
Your principal is treated as being at low risk — typically overnight and very short duration debt schemes.
| Ratio | Fund | Category avg | Read as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | — | — | Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better. |
| Beta | 0.76 | 0.59 | How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market. |
| Sharpe | — | 1.91 | Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better. |
| Sortino | — | 2.46 | Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better. |
| Std. deviation | — | 0.51 | How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier. |
| Average of 4 category peers | |||
Portfolio
Samco Arbitrage Fund portfolio
Portfolio as of 30 Sep 2026
Asset allocation
- Debt11.0%
- Other89.4%
Market cap split
- Large90.9%
- Mid9.1%
- P/E
- 17.72
- P/B
- 3.14
Top holdings
| Holding | Sector | Weight | Value | 3M chg | 6M chg | 1Y chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Others | Others | 100.33% | ₹26.06 Cr | +10.14% | +38.32% | +7.26% |
| HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd. | Insurance | 0.01% | ₹0.00 Cr | -3.38% | -3.34% | — |
| Interglobe Aviation Ltd. | Services | 0.00% | ₹0.00 Cr | -18.22% | -15.96% | — |
| Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. | Financial | 0.00% | ₹0.00 Cr | -6.28% | -5.44% | -19.14% |
| Axis Bank Ltd. | Financial | -0.01% | ₹-0.00 Cr | -7.30% | — | — |
| ICICI Bank Ltd. | Financial | -0.01% | ₹-0.00 Cr | -5.14% | -4.34% | — |
| ITC Ltd. | Consumer Staples | -0.01% | ₹-0.00 Cr | — | — | -18.40% |
| Vodafone Idea Ltd. | Communication | -0.01% | ₹-0.00 Cr | -8.26% | -4.70% | -18.28% |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. | Automobile | -0.01% | ₹-0.00 Cr | -17.02% | -16.00% | — |
| Shriram Finance Ltd | Financial | -0.01% | ₹-0.00 Cr | -7.42% | -15.78% | — |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd. | Financial | -0.02% | ₹-0.01 Cr | -5.52% | -4.24% | — |
| Eicher Motors Ltd. | Automobile | -0.02% | ₹-0.01 Cr | — | — | — |
| Hindalco Industries Ltd. | Metals & Mining | -0.02% | ₹-0.00 Cr | -3.56% | +3.16% | — |
| One 97 Communications Ltd. | Services | -0.03% | ₹-0.01 Cr | -8.30% | -8.96% | — |
| Reliance Industries Ltd. | Energy | -0.03% | ₹-0.01 Cr | — | — | — |
| Titan Company Ltd. | Consumer Discretionary | -0.03% | ₹-0.01 Cr | -7.18% | -6.20% | -17.98% |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd. | Communication | -0.05% | ₹-0.01 Cr | -16.96% | -15.82% | -18.96% |
| HDFC Bank Ltd. | Financial | -0.08% | ₹-0.02 Cr | -15.20% | -13.44% | -15.44% |
Sectors
Instruments
Recent changes
| Holding | From | To | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Others | 5.80% | 10.97% | +5.17% |
| Interglobe Aviation Ltd. | -9.46% | -4.89% | +4.57% |
| Eicher Motors Ltd. | 0.00% | -3.60% | -3.60% |
| HDFC Bank Ltd. | -7.41% | -7.88% | -0.47% |
| One 97 Communications Ltd. | -6.66% | -7.05% | -0.39% |
| Vodafone Idea Ltd. | -4.58% | -4.29% | +0.29% |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. | -3.91% | -3.64% | +0.27% |
| Titan Company Ltd. | -4.58% | -4.36% | +0.22% |
| Reliance Industries Ltd. | -7.31% | -7.11% | +0.20% |
| ITC Ltd. | -3.32% | -3.50% | -0.18% |
| Shriram Finance Ltd | -4.23% | -4.07% | +0.16% |
| Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. | -3.71% | -3.85% | -0.14% |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd. | -3.20% | -3.07% | +0.13% |
| Axis Bank Ltd. | -3.74% | -3.84% | -0.10% |
| ICICI Bank Ltd. | -2.95% | -2.86% | +0.09% |
| Hindalco Industries Ltd. | -2.08% | -2.05% | +0.03% |
| HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd. | -1.74% | -1.76% | -0.02% |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd. | -9.36% | -9.37% | -0.01% |
Compare
Similar funds
The rest of the category, so this fund’s numbers have something to sit against.
| Fund | AUM | Expense | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category average | ₹39,745 Cr | 2.36% | 6.0% | 6.4% | 6.6% |
 Kotak Arbitrage Fund | ₹75,275 Cr | 2.86% | 6.0% | 6.4% | 6.6% |
 SBI Arbitrage Fund | ₹46,252 Cr | 1.95% | 6.0% | 6.3% | 6.6% |
 Invesco India Arbitrage Fund | ₹26,552 Cr | 2.82% | 6.1% | 6.4% | 6.6% |
 UTI Arbitrage Fund | ₹10,900 Cr | 1.80% | 5.9% | 6.3% | 6.5% |
About
About this fund
The scheme’s own words, its benchmark and the people running it.
Investment objective
The Scheme seeks to generate capital appreciation and income by predominantly investing in arbitrage opportunities in the cash and the derivative segments of the equity markets and the arbitrage opportunities available within the derivative segment and by investing the balance in debt and money market instruments.
Fund managers
- Dhawal Ghanshyam DhananiMr. Dhawal Dhanani is a B.Com., C.A.He started as an equity research analyst at Samco Securities Ltd. He has over 5 years of work experience with more than 2 years capital markets and investment research.
- Nirali BhansaliMs. Nirali Bhansali is a B.E., MBAShe started as a senior analyst at Samco Securities Ltd. and has been the Head of Equity Research. She has over 7 years of work experience with more than 5 years capital markets and investment research.
- Umeshkumar MehtaMr. Mehta is B.Com., C.A.Prior to Samco AMC, he headed Samco Group Research Team and managed Public Relations through regular interaction in Business Channels and Print Media.
- Vishal ShindeBachelor of Management Studies (BMS) in Finance & Master of Management Studies (MMS) in Finance.Prior to joining Samco AMC, he was associated with DRChoksey Finserv, Batlivala & Karani Securities, Accord Fintech and AVS Investments.
Tools
Return calculator
What ₹10,000 a month in this fund would have grown to over each period, based on its past returns.
| Over the past | Total investment | Would’ve become | Growth | Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 months1.70% absolute | ₹60,000 | ₹61,020 | 1.70% | |
| 1 year3.65% annualised | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1,22,399 | 2.00% |
Returns for 1 year and longer are annualised (CAGR); 6-month figures are absolute. Past returns are not a forecast.
How this is calculated
Each monthly instalment grows at the fund’s annualised return ÷ 12 per month until the end of the period, the same formula as our SIP calculator.
The amount compounds once a year at the fund’s CAGR for that period, the same formula as our lumpsum calculator.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
The things people ask about this scheme.