Alpha 500 Quant

Alpha 500 Quant

by Clearmind


Beat Nifty Smallcap500 by strategically selecting 10 stocks from within its own constituents.

Investment Rationale

Alpha10_Smallcap by Clearmind is a quant-driven selection strategy. It aims to outperform the underlying benchmark Nifty Smallcap500 which is often used as a benchmark for the smallcap segment of the Indian Stock Market. This product is appropriate for all market cycles, designed to invest in the 10 strongest stocks, regardless of market conditions.


  • This portfolio consists of 10 stocks selected from the Nifty Smallcap350 universe.
  • All stocks start at near 10% weightage of the entire portfolio.
  • Winners are kept, while losers are promptly removed in the next rebalance.
  • We measure the Momentum, Strength of direction, and relative performance of every stock in the Nifty Smallcap350 against the index itself.
  • The top 10 strongest options are selected from a pool of 350.
  • Having more concentration than the index (10 stocks vs. 350) is a sure-shot way to outperform Nifty Smallcap.
  • Using quantitative methods to analyze the best performers further boosts the performance.
  • The historical performance of this portfolio over the last ten years has beaten the benchmark by 13 times.
  • The optimal size for investing in this portfolio is INR 2 to 30 lakh.


Disclaimer - This can sometimes result in slightly more drawdowns than Nifty Smallcap350.

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