Investors are facing a unique situation this year. While the returns from BSE Sensex and Nifty indicies are in double digits for the calendar, the portfolio returns of many investors are in single digits or in the
red. More so, of the portfolio, which is less than a year old.
This is where one also needs to understand what is the structure of the Sensex. It is a 30-stock constituent, with each stock having a certain weightage. The top five stocks in the Sensex have more than 40% weightage with the 30th stock, bearing a weightage less than 1%.