As we wrote last week, the Aim 100 has provided strong capital growth on both a one-year and five-year view. Yet if you look at the companies that have come to the alternative market over the past half-decade, a majority (54 per cent) have seen their share price fall since first close.
Let's consider the biggest winners and losers. The best performing float on the junior market, which has raced to number five in this list, is tonic maker Fevertree Drinks (FEVR). It came to the market in November 2014 at 134p a share, but shares in the company now change hands at close to £16.
It's the kind of story that investment dreams are made of. In second place, according to Capital IQ data, is gaming platform provider Quixant (QXT), which we covered last week at number 72. It has been on the market since May 2013, delivering capital growth of more than 700 per cent. In fact, 27 companies have doubled in share price over that time, and - unsurprisingly - many are in this week's write-up.