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Samco

Samco Small Cap Fund

Small CapEquityHigh risk

NAV · Direct-Growth

₹12.53-0.14-1.10%

As of 1 Oct 2026 · AMFI

NAV growth+27.5%
20252026
Arthkar verdictMixed picture

Cost

High

0.85% vs 0.69% peers

1Y return

—

3Y CAGR

—

5Y CAGR

—

AUM

₹122.18 Cr

fund size

Expense

0.85%

direct plan

Volatility 3Y

—

3Y std dev

In plain English

Samco Small Cap Fund is a Small Cap scheme from Samco. The portfolio is ~80% in equities with 20% kept in cash and short-term debt. Worst historical drawdown: -12% in Mar 2026, recovered in 1 months. Wrong fit if you need this money in less than 7 years.

Auto-generated from holdings, returns and risk data. No paid placement, no copy-pasted boilerplate.

NAV history

Showing Direct · Growth · INF0K1H01297

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹12.5300

Last 1Y

+27.47%

Dec 25Min ₹8.94 · Max ₹13.02 · 202 ptsOct 26

Drawdown stories

The crashes you should know about — and how long the fund took to recover.

Mar 2026

-11.8%

Peak ₹10.14 on 6 Jan 2026 → trough ₹8.94 on 23 Mar 2026 (3 months down).

Recovered in 1 months· 17 Apr 2026

Computed from the full NAV history. We show drawdowns deeper than 10%, sorted by depth.

Honesty score

A 1–5 grade on the dimensions other sites won't surface — expense bloat, AUM bloat, concentration, mandate compliance.

4

Honesty score

4 / 5

Solid scheme on the dimensions we check. No red flags.

  • Expense ratio

    0.85% — typical for category.

  • AUM size

    ₹0.1K Cr — manageable for a small-cap mandate.

  • Sector concentration

    Top 3 sectors = 41.9% — diversified across sectors.

  • Style drift

    Only 0% in small caps — SEBI mandate is 65%+.

Computed from expense ratio, AUM, sector concentration and SEBI mandate compliance. No paid review.

Performance

Returns for various periods, with category average and peer rank.

PeriodReturnsCategory avgRank
1W-2.64%-2.50%23/ 40
1M+1.87%-3.24%1/ 40
3M+17.10%+1.59%1/ 40
6M+35.75%+24.73%4/ 40
YTD+24.93%+12.85%4/ 37

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

  • Equity79.59%
  • Cash20.41%

By market cap

  • Mid cap1.13%
  • Others98.87%

Concentration

Holdings

76

Avg market cap

₹15.2K Cr

Top 10 stocks

28.64%

Top 5 stocks

17.11%

Top 3 sectors

41.88%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight
  • 2

    Karur Vysya Bank Ltd

    —4.65%
  • 3

    Affle 3i Ltd

    —3.30%
  • 4

    J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd

    —3.22%
  • 5

    Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Ltd

    —3.10%
  • 6

    Can Fin Homes Ltd

    —2.84%
  • 7

    Timken India Ltd

    —2.48%
  • 8

    Pfizer Ltd

    —2.46%
  • 9

    Engineers India Ltd

    —2.23%
  • 10

    LT Foods Ltd

    —2.21%
  • 11

    UTI Asset Management Co Ltd

    —2.15%
  • 12

    Motherson Sumi Wiring India Ltd

    —2.14%
  • 13

    eClerx Services Ltd

    —2.11%
  • 14

    Gravita India Ltd

    —2.07%
  • 15

    Godawari Power & Ispat Ltd

    —2.04%
  • 16

    Angel One Ltd Ordinary Shares

    —2.03%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff
  • P/E ratio22.5426.05-3.51
  • P/B ratio3.603.42+0.18
  • Price / Sales3.062.63+0.43
  • Price / Cash Flow21.8220.88+0.94
  • Dividend yield1.47%0.89%+0.58
  • Return on equity (ROE)—0.00%—

Risk metrics

Standard deviation, Sharpe, Sortino, Beta — all vs category average.

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y
  • Standard deviation

    Volatility — lower means steadier returns.

    ———16.4118.2817.11
  • Sharpe ratio

    Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.

    ———-0.410.550.67
  • Sortino ratio

    Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.

    ———-0.520.831.06
  • Beta

    1 = moves with the market. <1 = less volatile.

    ———0.850.840.82

Peers in Small Cap

Other schemes in the same SEBI category, ranked by AUM.

Available plans & options

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