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Education . 5 vs 20 vs 50 . 2 of 3
The Table
Three portfolios. Five rows. Two different winners.
Same backtest window. Same Nifty 50 benchmark which closed at 10.68 percent CAGR over the period. The shaded cell on each row is the strategy that won that line.
Metric5Y to 27 Apr 2026
Alpha 55 stocks . concentrated
Midcap20 stocks . focused
Allcap50 stocks . broad
CAGR5Y annualised
58.34%winner
41.21%
48.02%
Volatilityannualised . lower better
31.68%
25.44%
23.83%winner
Sharpereturn per unit risk
1.61
1.48
1.77winner
Max Drawdownworst peak to trough
-24.72%
-24.87%
-22.70%winner
Min capitalplatform display
Rs 15Kwinner
Rs 94K
Rs 2.35L
winner of that row
4 of 5
Allcap won four of the five rows. Alpha 5 won CAGR and ticket size. The 20-stock Midcap did not win a single row. Nifty 50 benchmark over the same window . CAGR 10.68% . Sharpe 0.79 . Max DD -16.92%