43 years of SENSEX data

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Over the past 43 years, there have been approximately 11,000 trading days. !

Positive and negative returns were observed as follows:

  • Daily: 53% positive, 47% negative
  • Weekly: 56% positive, 44% negative
  • Monthly: 61% positive, 39% negative
  • Quarterly: 64% positive, 36% negative
  • Yearly: 72% positive, 28% negative
  • 3 years: 89% positive, 11% negative
  • 5 years: 96% positive, 4% negative
  • 10 years: 100% positive, 0% negative

The SENSEX delivered a (CAGR) of 15.5% over the last 43 years.

Historical CAGR for different periods:

  • 1980-1990: 21.6%
  • 1990-2000: 14.3%
  • 2000-2010: 17.8%
  • 2010-2020: 8.8%
  • 2020-2022: 24.8%
  • Taking into account an average dividend yield of 1.4%, the compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of BSE Sensex is approximately 16.9%, resulting in a value of around 80,000.

Actively managed equity funds have shown the following CAGR returns over 20 years:

  • Hybrid: 15.96%

  • Diversified: 16.25%

  • ELSS: 18.20%

  • All Funds (excluding LIC and few AMCs): 16.41%

  • The longest period of consecutive positive returns was from 1994 to 2003, spanning 9 years.

Since 2002, there have been no single-year rolling returns negative over any 7-year period, implying no loss if money was invested for a minimum of 7 years.

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