May 2020 - Starting the portfolio Strategy

History repeats itself, however it depends on how we are looking at it. Looking at the past cycles it seems that it is the best time to bet on the laggards. So I went ahead and created a portfolio of laggards. The bottom 10 performers of NIFTY. When I say, bottom most performers, it is not a simple performance. It is a model driven portfolio and very objective. I invested in the following 10 stocks for the month of May.

1. JSW Steel

2. Vedanta Limited

3. ONGC

4. Hindalco

5. Tata Steel

6. Mahindra & Mahindra

7. Tata Motors Limited

8. Zee Entertainment limited

9. IndusInd Bank

10. Axis Bank

At the end of the month this portfolio gave 20% return as against NIFTY giving 5.7% return over the month. Stocks like Vedanta, JSW, M&M gave amazing returns and were kicked out of the strategy for the subsequent month.