Exam 25: Evaluation of Portfolio Performance

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Exhibit 25.5 Use the Information Below for the Following Problem(S) The data presented below has been collected at this point in time. Fund Beta Devintion (\%) Return (\%) (\%) XOX 1.07 5.13 19 6 YYY 1.02 4.28 17 6 ZZZ 0.86 3.52 12 6 -Refer to Exhibit 25.5.Compute the Treynor Measure for the ZZZ fund.

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The information ratio permits only relative assessments of performance for different portfolios in a style class.

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The portfolio performance measure that can be most affected by a benchmark error is the Sharpe measure.

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The most common manner of evaluating portfolio managers is a peer group comparison.

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Which portfolio measurement uses the mean excess return in the numerator divided by the amount of residual risk that the investor incurred in pursuit of those excess returns?

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The Jensen measure requires that each period's rates of return and risk-free rate be measured,rather than using the long-term averages as in the Treynor and Sharpe measures.

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Relative return portfolio performance measures

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If the return increases as more global investments with low correlation are added to the market portfolio,the efficient frontier moves

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A portfolio manager has the following sequence of cash flows over a two year period: Time 0 1 2 autflows -\ 2,000 -\ 500 inflows \ 50 3,090 Calculate the portfolio manager's dollar weighted return.

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The typical proxy for the market portfolio is the S&P 500 Index because it is diversified and price weighted.

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Portfolio managers are often evaluated using a boxplot of returns for a universe of investors over a specific period of time which is known as a(n)

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Duration is considered a good measure of risk for a bond portfolio because it indicates the relative volatility of the bond or portfolio due to interest rate changes and also the rating of the bonds.

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Funds with low levels of diversification tend to "beat the market."

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Exhibit 25.1 Use the Information Below for the Following Problem(S) The portfolios identified below are being considered for investment. During the period under consideration Rf = .03. Partfolid Return Beta σ A 0.16 1.0 0.15 B 0.22 1.5 0.10 C 0.11 0.6 0.08 D 0.18 1.1 0.12 -Refer to Exhibit 25.1.According to the Treynor Measure,which portfolio performed best?

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Exhibit 25.11 Use the Information Below for the Following Problem(S) The last year's performance for four mutual funds is presented below. The market return was 10.70%, last year with a standard deviation of 13.1% and the risk-free rate of return was 5%. Standard Fund Beta Deviation (\%) Retwun (\%) 1.50 18.95 12.5 1.20 12.41 13.0 C 0.90 9.30 11.2 050 810 95 -Refer to Exhibit 25.11.Based on the Treynor Measure which portfolio preformed best?

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Sharpe's performance assumes that all portfolios are completely diversified.

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The major requirements of a portfolio manager include the following,except

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Two desirable attributes of a portfolio manager's performance are the ability to derive above-average returns for a given risk class and the ability to time the market.

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Exhibit 25.11 Use the Information Below for the Following Problem(S) The last year's performance for four mutual funds is presented below. The market return was 10.70%, last year with a standard deviation of 13.1% and the risk-free rate of return was 5%. Standard Fund Beta Deviation (\%) Retwun (\%) 1.50 18.95 12.5 1.20 12.41 13.0 C 0.90 9.30 11.2 050 810 95 -Refer to Exhibit 25.11.Compute the Treynor Measure for the C fund.

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Exhibit 25.9 Use the Information Below for the Following Problem(S) Consider the following information for four portfolios, the market and the risk free rate (RFR): Partidio Return Eet. ED A1 0.15 1.25 0.182 A2 0.1 0.9 0.223 A3 0.12 1.1 0.138 A4 0.08 0.8 0.125 Market 0.11 1 0.2 RFR 0.03 0 0 -Refer to Exhibit 25.9.Calculate the Jensen alpha Measure for each portfolio.

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