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Sector rotation, top 3 (NSE history)

Each month, hold equally the three of twelve sectors with the best return over months t-12 to t-1. It holds 33% Metal, 33% Healthcare, 33% Auto since Apr 2026. From Apr 2005 it returned 11.1% a year after tax, against 13.3% for its benchmark; its worst fall was −66%.

What it holds now

Target since Apr 2026: 33% Metal, 33% Healthcare, 33% Auto. If the month ended today it would hold 33% Metal, 33% Healthcare, 33% Media.

The numbers behind the decision in force, taken 30 Sept 2026. Cash returned 5.0% over the same months.

The numbers behind the decision in force, taken 30 Sept 2026. Cash returned 5.0% over the same months.
Return, months t−12 to t−1
Nifty Metal32.7%
Nifty Healthcare20.4%
Nifty Auto9.8%
Nifty Consumer Durables9.3%
Nifty Chemicals5.6%
Nifty Realty4.7%
Nifty Financial Services2.0%
Nifty Media1.5%
Nifty Oil & Gas−0.9%
Nifty IT−5.3%
Nifty Cement−13.4%
Nifty FMCG−15.1%

If the month ended today (6 Oct 2026), these numbers would make it hold 33% Metal, 33% Healthcare, 33% Media. Cash: 5.0%.

If the month ended today (6 Oct 2026), these numbers would make it hold 33% Metal, 33% Healthcare, 33% Media. Cash: 5.0%.
Return, months t−12 to t−1
Nifty Metal21.5%
Nifty Healthcare10.4%
Nifty Media3.4%
Nifty Auto−0.9%
Nifty Chemicals−2.3%
Nifty Consumer Durables−4.8%
Nifty Financial Services−8.4%
Nifty Realty−10.2%
Nifty Oil & Gas−10.8%
Nifty Cement−17.9%
Nifty FMCG−20.1%
Nifty IT−21.3%

Its record

Growth of one rupee after costs, before tax, on a log scale, beside its benchmark: equal weight across the same eligible sectors, rebalanced each month. The benchmark holds the assets the rule chooses from but never switches, so the gap is what the rule's timing added or cost. The marks show when the rule was published and when it entered this library; only the stretch after the second mark is free of hindsight. Deciding on a different day of the month would have changed its return before tax from 10.9% to 15.3% a year.

Sector rotation, top 3 (NSE history): growth of one rupee

How to read it. Log scale, so equal slopes are equal returns.

Sector rotation, top 3 (NSE history)Benchmark

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Source: tipsheet models, computed from NSE total-return indices, domestic gold (World Gold Council), the NSE 5-year G-sec index, the 91-day T-bill, and for foreign legs the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 in rupees (ECB rates).
Method JSON

Sector rotation, top 3 (NSE history): fall from its previous peak

How to read it. How far each was below its own previous high, weekly. The model's worst fall was −66%, against −66% for its benchmark, on daily closes; the weekly line can look a little shallower.

Sector rotation, top 3 (NSE history)Benchmark

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Source: tipsheet models, computed from NSE total-return indices, domestic gold (World Gold Council), the NSE 5-year G-sec index, the 91-day T-bill, and for foreign legs the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 in rupees (ECB rates).
Method JSON

Apr 2005 to Oct 2026. Percentages except the Sharpe ratio, turnover and tax cost. Deflated Sharpe ratio against the benchmark: 0.00 (0.95 is the usual bar), counting every rule tried.

Apr 2005 to Oct 2026. Percentages except the Sharpe ratio, turnover and tax cost. Deflated Sharpe ratio against the benchmark: 0.00 (0.95 is the usual bar), counting every rule tried.
This modelBenchmark
Return a year, before tax12.513.8
Return a year, after tax11.113.3
Volatility22.522.8
Worst fall−66.0−66.4
Sharpe ratio0.4–
Average share in equity100.0–
Turnover a year2.7–
Tax cost, points a year1.3–

The live log starts on the entry date.

The live log starts on the entry date.
PeriodDatesTotal returnA yearMore
Before the rule was published–––
Published, before it entered this libraryApr 2005 to Oct 20261,157.2%12.5%
Since it entered this library (live)–––

What it held

The share of the model in each asset at every month-end.

Sector rotation, top 3 (NSE history): holdings at each month-end

Nifty FMCGNifty AutoNifty MetalNifty ChemicalsNifty HealthcareEverything else

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Source: tipsheet models, computed from NSE total-return indices, domestic gold (World Gold Council), the NSE 5-year G-sec index, the 91-day T-bill, and for foreign legs the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 in rupees (ECB rates).
Method JSON

The rule

Each month, hold equally the three of twelve sectors with the best return over months t-12 to t-1.

Jegadeesh and Titman (1993); Moskowitz and Grinblatt (1999). Rule published 1993; entered this library 8 Oct 2026.

The workings

Method

Data

Every chart has a table view, a CSV download and a link to its published JSON. Bundles are listed in data status.

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