Exam 18: Evaluation of Portfolio Performance

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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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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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Which of the following statements about returns-based analysis or effective mix analysis is true?

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Exhibit 18-7 USE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR THE NEXT PROBLEM(S) Given the following information evaluate the performance of Tyler Incorporated (TI). RTI0.18R_{TI} 0.18 \quad \quad BTI=1.06B_{TI}=1.06 \quad \quad Rf=0.06\mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{f}}=0.06 \quad \quad Rm=0.11\mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{m}}=0.11 -Refer to Exhibit 18-7. Calculate TI's selectivity.

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A negative Treynor measure (negative T) for a portfolio always indicates that the portfolio would plot below the SML.

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

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A manager's superior returns could have occurred due to:

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Information ratio portfolio performance measures

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Investors want their portfolio managers to completely diversify their portfolio, that is, eliminate all systematic risk.

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Exhibit 18-6 USE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR THE NEXT PROBLEM(S) Given the following information evaluate the performance of Cloud Incorporated (CI). RCI0.17R_{CI} 0.17 \quad \quad BCI=1.05B_{CI}=1.05 \quad \quad Rf=0.07\mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{f}}=0.07 \quad \quad Rm=0.12\mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{m}}=0.12 -Refer to Exhibit 18-6. Calculate CI's selectivity.

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Exhibit 18-11 USE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR THE NEXT 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%. Fund Beta Standard Deviation (\%) Return (\%) A 1.50 18.95 12.5 B 1.20 12.41 13.0 C 0.90 9.30 11.2 D 0.50 8.10 9.5 -Refer to Exhibit 18-11. Compute the Sharpe Measure for the A fund.

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In the evaluation of bond portfolio performance, the analysis effect refers to

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In the evaluation of bond portfolio performance, the policy effect refers to

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Exhibit 18-3 USE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR THE NEXT PROBLEM(S) Consider the data presented below on three mutual funds and the market. Fund Beta Standard Deviation (\%) Return (\%) (\%) AAA 0.75 7.0 14 3 BBB 1.05 5.0 18 3 CCC 0.89 8.0 20 3 Market 1.00 8.0 12 3 -Refer to Exhibit 18-3. Compute the Treynor Measure for the CCC fund.

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A portfolio manager has the following sequence of cash flows over a two year period. Time Market Value before cash flow Cash In Market Value after cash flow 0 \ 0 \ 3,000 \ 3,000 1 \ 3,200 \ 1,950 \ 5,150 2 \ 6,000 -\ 90 \ 5,910 Calculate the portfolio manager's time weighted return.

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The ranking differences between the Sharpe, Treynor and Jensen performance measures occur because of the differences in diversification.

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Exhibit 18-4 USE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR THE NEXT PROBLEM(S) The data presented below has been collected at this point in time. Fund Beta Standard Deviation (\%) Return (\%) (\%) AAA 1.05 4.98 16 6 BBB 1.00 4.04 15 6 CCC 0.92 3.13 11 6 Market 1.00 3.75 13 6 -Refer to Exhibit 18-4. Compute the Jensen Measure for the BBB fund.

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In the Characteristic Selectivity (CS) performance measure,

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Exhibit 18-9 THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS FOR THE NEXT PROBLEM(S) Consider the following information for four portfolios, the market and the risk free rate (RFR) ortfolio Return Beta SD 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 18-9. Calculate the Sharpe Measure for each portfolio.

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Exhibit 18-11 USE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR THE NEXT 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%. Fund Beta Standard Deviation (\%) Return (\%) A 1.50 18.95 12.5 B 1.20 12.41 13.0 C 0.90 9.30 11.2 D 0.50 8.10 9.5 -Refer to Exhibit 18-11. Based on the Sharpe Measure, which portfolio preformed best?

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