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Samco Arbitrage Fund

Samco Mutual Fund · 153090 · Quant Rank #260

Not RecommendablePreliminary Assessment
PRELIMINARY_ASSESSMENT

Research Confidence reflects source quality and evidence depth — it is independent of the score below. A fund can score highly with low confidence, or moderately with high confidence.

Real Evidence
CategoryARB
AUM₹28.7 Cr
BenchmarkNifty 50 Arbitrage TRI
RiskometerLow
TERInsufficient data
InceptionInsufficient data
Track RecordInsufficient data
Fund ManagerInsufficient data
AUM Floor₹500 Cr
Min Track2 yrs
Max Alloc20%
Returns vs Benchmark
WindowFundBenchmark
1 Year5.00%7.18%
Since Launch5.29%7.41%
Calculated Parameters
FMTInsufficient data — no real 'managing since' date collected for this scheme's current manager
AMQ3/10
AUTInsufficient data — no real 3-months-ago AUM evidence (AMFI's live feed only carries current + ~1-month-ago; needs a genuine dated snapshot from an earlier sync)
ERSInsufficient data — no TER evidence collected for this scheme
Structural Gates
Gate 1 — EligibilityEXCLUDED

AUM floor: FAIL · Track record: UNKNOWN · SEBI: UNKNOWN

Gate 2 — Quant ScreenFAIL
Gate 3 — Top 10FAIL
Gate 4 — Top 5FAIL
Gate 5 — Top 2 ICFAIL
Candidate's 40.5 would rank #3 among 2 real existing category scores (top 2 = recommendable).
Analyst Name
MOM — Momentum
7% weight
Preliminary

3–6M price+flow vs benchmark · 0 = N/A · 1 = Worst · 5 = Average · 10 = Best

Last scored by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) on 8/26/2026, 3:21:11 PM

CON — Consistency
10% weight
Preliminary

3Y/5Y quartile rank stability · 0 = N/A · 1 = Worst · 5 = Average · 10 = Best

Last scored by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) on 8/26/2026, 3:21:13 PM

PQT — Portfolio Quality
11% weight
Preliminary

PE, concentration, churn · 0 = N/A · 1 = Worst · 5 = Average · 10 = Best

Last scored by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) on 8/26/2026, 3:21:15 PM

FMQ — Fund Mgr Quality
12% weight
Preliminary

Philosophy, communication, style drift · 0 = N/A · 1 = Worst · 5 = Average · 10 = Best

Last scored by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) on 8/26/2026, 3:21:16 PM

VAL — Valuation Risk
10% weight
Preliminary

Portfolio PE/PB vs category avg · 0 = N/A · 1 = Worst · 5 = Average · 10 = Best

Last scored by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) on 8/26/2026, 3:21:18 PM

STW — Sector Tailwinds
9% weight
Preliminary

Policy/macro drivers 12-18M · 0 = N/A · 1 = Worst · 5 = Average · 10 = Best

Last scored by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) on 8/26/2026, 3:21:20 PM

DSP — Downside Protection
8% weight
Preliminary

Max DD, Sortino, bear markets · 0 = N/A · 1 = Worst · 5 = Average · 10 = Best

Last scored by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) on 8/26/2026, 3:21:22 PM

OPP — Outperformance Prob.
8% weight
Preliminary

Analyst 12M alpha probability · 0 = N/A · 1 = Worst · 5 = Average · 10 = Best

Last scored by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) on 8/26/2026, 3:21:24 PM

THS — Thesis Strength
2% weight
Preliminary

Analyst 12-24M thesis conviction · 0 = N/A · 1 = Worst · 5 = Average · 10 = Best

Last scored by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) on 8/26/2026, 3:21:26 PM

V6 Final Score
40.5
/ 100 — Final Score
AVOID
MOM
2.8
CON
5.0
PQT
5.5
FMQ
6.0
VAL
5.0
STW
5.4
DSP
5.6
OPP
2.4
FMT
—
AMQ
1.8
AUT
—
ERS
—
THS
1.0
Data-limited: FMT, AUT, ERS (insufficient data — never defaulted to 0)
Source Evidence (10)
BenchmarkNifty 50 Arbitrage TRI
AMFI (Official, Centralized) — FUND_DETAIL_PAGE as of 2026-08-21
Riskometer (Scheme)Low
AMFI (Official, Centralized) — FUND_DETAIL_PAGE as of 2026-08-21
NAV - Direct Plan10.93
AMFI (Official, Centralized) — FUND_DETAIL_PAGE as of 2026-08-21
NAV Date21-Aug-2026
AMFI (Official, Centralized) — FUND_DETAIL_PAGE as of 2026-08-21
Daily AUM (Cr.)28.74
AMFI (Official, Centralized) — FUND_DETAIL_PAGE as of 2026-08-21
1 Year Return - Direct Plan (%)4.9952
AMFI (Official, Centralized) — FUND_DETAIL_PAGE as of 2026-08-21
1 Year Return - Benchmark (%)7.1832
AMFI (Official, Centralized) — FUND_DETAIL_PAGE as of 2026-08-21
Since Launch Return - Direct Plan (%)5.2871
AMFI (Official, Centralized) — FUND_DETAIL_PAGE as of 2026-08-21
Since Launch Return - Benchmark (%)7.4084
AMFI (Official, Centralized) — FUND_DETAIL_PAGE as of 2026-08-21
AMC Total AUM (Lakh Cr.)0.02522
AMFI quarterly AAUM disclosure (Apr–Jun 2026), via RightAdvise aggregation of official AMFI figures as of 2026-06-30
Audit Log
THS ∅ → 5 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 3:21:26 PM
“[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] Arbitrage: market-neutral spread-capture strategy, return profile tracks short-term rates and market volatility rather than equity direction.”
OPP ∅ → 3 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 3:21:24 PM
“[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] Real return-vs-benchmark evidence: 1Y -2.19pp vs benchmark, SinceLaunch -2.12pp vs benchmark (avg -2.15pp).”
DSP ∅ → 7 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 3:21:22 PM
“[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] No real Max Drawdown or Sortino data exists in any source checked this session; ordinary volatility/beta are never substituted. Arbitrage category carries structurally low real drawdown risk by mandate design.”
STW ∅ → 6 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 3:21:21 PM
“[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] Category-level thesis: Arbitrage: market-neutral spread-capture strategy, return profile tracks short-term rates and market volatility rather than equity direction. No fund-specific sector-overweight evidence collected (no GICS sector allocation data exists for this scheme), so scored at the category's own general positioning.”
VAL ∅ → 5 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 3:21:19 PM
“[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] No real TER data collected; scored at category-neutral baseline (no portfolio PE/PB data exists in any source checked this session).”
FMQ ∅ → 5 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 3:21:17 PM
“[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] No manager identity evidence collected; scored at category-neutral baseline.”
PQT ∅ → 5 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 3:21:15 PM
“[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] Real AUM ₹28.74 Cr vs category floor ₹500 Cr (0.1x). Small scale relative to floor — genuinely undifferentiated evidence either way.”
CON ∅ → 5 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 3:21:13 PM
“[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] No Value Research rating collected; consistency estimated from real return-vs-benchmark trend (1Y -2.19pp vs benchmark, SinceLaunch -2.12pp vs benchmark, avg -2.15pp).”
MOM ∅ → 4 by Claude (V7 Workspace — holistic analyst estimate, pending Research Head review) · 8/26/2026, 3:21:12 PM
“[HOLISTIC ANALYST ESTIMATE — anchored in real facts (cited below), not independently sourced per-parameter; reproduces the original 56's own methodology per explicit authorization] Most recent available window (1Y: -2.19pp vs benchmark) used as the closest real proxy for near-term momentum (V6's exact 3-6M window has no data source for most equity funds in this pipeline).”