67 percent of investors failed to get returns higher than the index

67 percent of investors failed to get returns higher than the index

A landmark survey on Indian capital markets and investor attitudes has revealed that 67 percent of stock market investors are failing to underperform the benchmark market index. In an alarming trend, the majority of Indian investors and traders have not even managed to earn benchmark returns. Various factors can be responsible for this, such as - lack of trading system, faulty assessment of performance, emotional trading in times of temptation and fear. Relying on tips and influencers, overuse etc.

The survey of Indian capital markets and investor attitudes was conducted with Nielsen, the world's leading consumer insights, data and analytics company. This survey was conducted in 10 major cities. Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Pune, Surat, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai and Jaipur were included. Around 2,000 investors and traders in the age group of 24 to 45 years in these cities participated in the survey.

The study revealed some interesting findings. Looking at these findings, 67 percent of stock market participants have not even managed to return as much as the benchmark index. 65 percent of investors do not even know the exact returns of their stock market. 77 percent of investors don't even know that they need to consistently outperform benchmark indices.

A limited 23% of investors know that they need to outperform benchmark indices. More than 50 percent of investors do not have the knowledge or motivation to outperform benchmark indices.