- Category
- III
- Strategy
- Long-only
- Fund house
- Amcha Partners AIF Trust
Grobiz SME Opportunity Fund
+14.52%
1-year return, after expenses, before performance fee and tax
Benchmark NIFTY Microcap 250 · data as of 31 Aug 2026
Grobiz SME Opportunity Fund, a Category III long-only AIF from Amcha Partners AIF Trust, returned 14.52% (after expenses, before performance fee and tax) in the year to 31 Aug 2026. It began on 26 Mar 2025.
Key numbers
- AUM
- —
- Benchmark
- NIFTY Microcap 250
- Launched
- 26 Mar 2025
- Min. investment
- ₹1 crore
- Returns basis
- After expenses, before performance fee and tax
Returns
| Period | This fund | NIFTY Microcap 250 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +3.36% | +5.41% |
| 3 months | +5.63% | +12.26% |
| 6 months | +20.09% | +24.62% |
| 1 year | +14.52% | +15.41% |
| Since inception | +21.46% | +18.82% |
After expenses, before performance fee and tax, as Amcha Partners AIF Trust reports them, to 31 Aug 2026. AIFs report returns on different bases, so compare like with like.
Fund details
- Category
- Category III
- Strategy
- Long-only
- Market-cap style
- Small cap
- Asset type
- Equity
- Benchmark
- NIFTY Microcap 250
- Fund manager
- Sameer Dharap
Investment approach
Aims to invest in high-potential SMEs at pre-IPO, IPO, and post-IPO growth stages. The fund seeks to empower these businesses with growth capital, strategic mentoring and enabling them to scale, streamline operations, and emerge as market leaders in their segments. The goal is twofold: to support India's SME ecosystem by addressing capital and resource gaps, and to create wealth for investors.
Grobiz SME Opportunity Fund is an open-ended Category III Alternative Investment Fund that seeks to partner with emerging businesses during key inflection points—across pre-IPO, SME IPO, and post-IPO phases. The fund focuses on identifying scalable, capital-efficient enterprises led by thoughtful founders and operating in large, underserved markets
About the fund manager
Mr Sameer Dharap — Co-Founder & Fund Manager
Sameer Dharap serves as Fund Manager, Co-Founder, and Sponsor of the Grobiz SME Opportunities Fund, bringing over two decades of experience across management consulting, deal advisory, entrepreneurship, and investment management. A former leader at PwC and KPMG, he has advised on due diligence, transaction strategy, and business transformation across 50+ industries. In parallel, he has scaled his own family-owned enterprises and invested in emerging businesses, providing first-hand insight into governance, execution risk, and disciplined capital allocation within SME environments. He founded an AI-led startup that was featured as a Harvard Business School case study. At Grobiz, his mandate is to build a concentrated, high-conviction SME portfolio focused on scalable businesses with strong governance standards and long-term compounding potential.
As the fund house describes it.
FAQs
What has Grobiz SME Opportunity Fund returned?
14.52% (1-year return) to 31 Aug 2026, after expenses, before performance fee and tax, as Amcha Partners AIF Trust reports it. 1 month: 3.36%; 3 months: 5.63%; 6 months: 20.09%; 1 year: 14.52%; Since inception: 21.46%.
What kind of AIF is Grobiz SME Opportunity Fund?
A Category III AIF following a long-only strategy, with a small cap style. Category III AIFs trade listed and unlisted securities and may use leverage and derivatives, including short positions.
What is the minimum investment in an AIF?
SEBI sets the minimum at ₹1 crore per investor (₹25 lakh for the fund’s own employees and directors). Grobiz SME Opportunity Fund’s stated minimum is ₹1 crore.
Who manages Grobiz SME Opportunity Fund?
Amcha Partners AIF Trust runs it; the fund manager is Sameer Dharap.
How are AIF returns reported?
Each fund house reports its own returns on its own basis: Grobiz SME Opportunity Fund’s are after expenses, before performance fee and tax. Bases differ from fund to fund, so compare like with like.
For information only. Not investment advice or a research report. Past performance does not guarantee future returns. AIF investments carry higher minimums and risks; read the private placement memorandum.
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