Samco Special Opportunities Fund Direct Growth

Samco Special Opportunities Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 6 June, 2024. The fund is managed by Komal Grover, Umeshkumar Mehta, Nirali Bhansali, Dhawal Dhanani. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.

1. Samco Special Opportunities Fund Direct Growth has ₹167 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Aug 2025 and is more than category average.
2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.9.
   

Samco Special Opportunities Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of -7.99% since inception. Over the last 1 year the fund has given a CAGR return of -10.22%.

Samco Special Opportunities Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Consumer Cyclical, Basic Materials, Health, Real Estate, Consumer Defensive, Industrial. Its top holdings are Religare Enterprises Ltd, Marathon Nextgen Realty Ltd, Choice International Ltd, Sharda Cropchem Ltd, KRBL Ltd

As it is a equity - other mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
For short term (less than a year) capital gains will be taxed at 20%
For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 12.5% without indexation benefit
Dividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Long term gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt capital gains tax.

The investment objective of the scheme is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing in a portfolio of securities that are involved in special situations such as restructurings, turnarounds, spin-offs, mergers & acquisitions, new trends, new & emerging sectors, digitization, premiumization, and other special corporate actions. These situations often create mispricings and undervalued opportunities that the fund aims to exploit for potential capital appreciation.

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 5000.00 and for SIP is INR 250.00. Samco Special Opportunities Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.