Case Study 3

​(Computing the standard deviation for an individual​ investment)  James Fromholtz is considering whether to invest in a newly formed investment fund. The​ fund's investment objective is to acquire home mortgage securities at what it hopes will be bargain prices. The fund sponsor has suggested to James that the​ fund's performance will hinge on how the national economy performs in the coming year. ​ Specifically, he suggested the following possible​ outcomes:   LOADING... .   a.  Based on these potential​ outcomes, what is your estimate of the expected rate of return from this investment​ opportunity? b.  Calculate the standard deviation in the anticipated returns found in part a. c.  Would you be interested in making such an​ investment? Note that you lose all your money in one year if the economy collapses into the worst state or you double your money if the economy enters into a rapid expansion.   State of Economy Probability Fund Returns Rapid expansion and recovery…

Fund F has been investing in stocks and bonds. You are evaluating the performance of Fund F by comparing its performance with the performance of an appropriate benchmark portfolio B. The performance and weights of F and B over the last year are given in the table below: Asset Class Weight in F Weight in B 0.6 Stocks 0.5 Bonds 0.5 Attribute the performance of Fund F against benchmark portfolio B in the stock class. What is the attribution due to the asset allocation in the stock class? What is the attribution due to the security selection in the stock class? 0.4 Return from F O a. -0.005, -0.008 O b. 0.003; 0.004 O c. 0.012, 0.008 O d. 0.008; 0.012 10% Return from B 3% 8% 5%

The capital asset pricing model (CAPM) was developed by the Nobel Prize holder, "William Sharpe" in 1976, to measure the risk of Investors and their expected rate of return. Accordingly, to the CAPM, B is the only relevant measure of a stocks risk (volatility). On the same stream, Bennett in 1985 developed a unique model to measure the comprehensive required of return of financiers. (CRRR) Bennett Model." Required Based on your background in Accounting and Financial Management, give a comprehensive and concise recap on explanation of the models and their points of convergence and divergence. Citation of examples on application of the models is an added value.

1. Fill the parts in the above table that are shaded in yellow. 2.Using the data generated in the previous question (Question 1) a. Plot the Security Market Line (SML) b. Superimpose the CAPM’s required return on the SML c.Indicate which investments will plot on, above and below the SML? d.

The fund created by JPM to exploit overconfidence, loss aversion and momentum biases is described on their website:  The ticker symbol for the fund is JIVAX. It was launched in 2005. Question: What has been the return to the fund from Jan 31, 2005 to the current date? Please provide the starting price, ending price and return over the time period.

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3) Suppose the value function v(.) of an investment fund manager is defined by: v(x) = x for gains and v(x) = -2|x| for losses. Yesterday, the fund manager had a good day: their investments earned $15m. Today, the fund manager had a bad day: their investments lost $10m. a) What is the fund manager's value if they integrate the investment returns for the two days? b) What is the fund manager's value if they evaluate the investment returns for the two days separately? c) Discuss how an investor's information evaluation horizon (i.e., frequent vs infrequent) might affect their investment strategy.

Portfolio rebalancing is the process of bringing your different asset classes (stocks, bonds, and cash) back into proper relationship following a significant change in the value of one or more of them. You should monitor your investments and normally rebalance your portfolio about once a year to return your investments to their proper balance when they no longer conform to your investment plan. Suppose that you begin an investment program with a portfolio having an asset allocation of 30% bonds, 60% equities, and 10% cash investments. One year later, you find that some investments have performed better than others. After a year, the portfolio now consists of 40% bonds, 40% equities, and 20% cash investments. To rebalance this portfolio back to its original asset allocation, you should sell some of your     and use the proceeds to purchase additional     .

If a sophisticated investor consistently rebalances their portfolio every year among 14 different open-ended sector funds within four assets classes, which provider would be the most value-added? A : Local commercial bank  B : Boutique money manager  C : A large family of funds  D : Financial supermarket

You are given the following information for two funds A and B, relating to their performance over the last five years. A B Market Risk-free Investment Cumulative Total Return Covariance of Standard deviation Return over 5 Years of Return with Market 76.20% 0.22 0.044 101.10% 0.32 0.075 92.50% 0.25 40.30% Calculate the Treynor, Sharpe and Jensen performance measures for Funds A and B. What do they tell you about the performance of the funds?

As the chief investment officer for a money management firm specializing in taxable individual investors, you are trying to establish a strategic asset allocation for two different clients. You have established that Ms. A has a risk-tolerance factor of 8, while Mr. B has a risk-tolerance factor of 27. The characteristics for four model portfolios follow: ASSET MIX Bond 93% 75 32 13 Portfolio 1 2 3 4 Stock 7% 25 GB 87 a. Calculate the expected utility of each prospective portfolio for each of the two clients. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to two decimal places. 1 2 3 Portfolio Ms. A ER 8% 9 10 11 b. Which portfolio represents the optimal strategic allocation for Ms. A? Which portfolio is optimal for Mr. B? Portfollo-Select-represents the optimal strategic allocation for Ms. A. Portfolio Select is the optimal allocation for Mr. B. c. For Ms. A, what level of risk tolerance would leave her indifferent between having Portfolio 1 or Portfolio 2 as her strategic…

In a recent 5tear period, mutual fund manager Diana sharks produced the following percentage rates of return for the Mesozoic fund. Rates of return on the market index are given for comparison.  A. Calculate the average return on both the fund and the index and the standard deviation of the returns on each. Did Ms. Sauros do better or worse than the market index on these measures?

An individual with only $10,000 to invest is most likely better off investing in Select one: A. ETFs to increase the diversification. B. individual equities to increase portfolio efficiency. C C. individual bonds and individual equities to increase efficiency. D. mutual funds to increase the expected return. What is the correlation coefficient for two assets with a covariance of .0032, if asset 1 has a standard deviation of 12 per cent and asset 2 has a standard deviation of 9 per cent? Select one: C A. 0.3456 C B. 1.5980 C. 0.8721 D. 0.2963

Sharon​ Smith, the financial manager for Barnett​ Corporation, wishes to select one of three prospective​ investments: X,​ Y, and Z. Assume that the measure of risk Sharon cares about is an​ asset's standard deviation. The expected returns and standard deviations of the investments are as​ follows: Investment Expected return Standard deviation X 17​% 7​% Y 17​% 8​% Z 17​% 9​%   a.  If Sharon were risk​ neutral, which investment would she​ select? Explain why. b.  If she were risk​ averse, which investment would she​ select? Why? c.  If she were risk​ seeking, which investments would she​ select? ​ Why? d.  Suppose a fourth​ investment, W, is available. It offers an expected return of 18​%,and it has a standard deviation of 9​%. If Sharon is risk​ averse, can you say which investment she will​ choose? Why or why​ not? Are there any investments that you are certain she will not​ choose?

Investments are made to earn a return, but making investments requires the individual to bear risk.  A higher return by itself does not necessarily indicate superior performance.  It may simply be the result of taking more risk.  Given this context, answer the following two-part questions. A mutual fund generates a 10.8 percent return.  During the same period, the market rose by 8.8 percent.  If the risk-free rate was 2 percent and the fund had a beta of 1.2 : Did the fund outperform the market?  Explain your response.

(Expected rate of​ return)  James Fromholtz is considering whether to invest in a newly formed investment fund. The​ fund's investment objective is to acquire home mortgage securities at what it hopes will be bargain prices. The fund sponsor has suggested to James that the​ fund's performance will hinge on how the national economy performs in the coming year. ​ Specifically, he suggested the following possible​ outcomes:   LOADING... .   a.  Based on these potential​ outcomes, what is your estimate of the expected rate of return from this investment​ opportunity? b.  Would you be interested in making such an​ investment? Note that you lose all your money in one year if the economy collapses into the worst state or you double your money if the economy enters into a rapid expansion.   State of Economy Probability Fund Returns Rapid expansion and recovery 15​%   100​%   Modest growth 35​%   30​%   Continued recession 35​%   10​%   Falls into depression 15​%   −100​%

a. A mutual fund is a professionally managed type of collective investment scheme that pools money from many investors and invests in stocks, bonds, short-term money market instruments and other securities. The performance of these mutual funds and the portfolio they build needs to be evaluated as frequently as possible. Evaluating the performance of these mutual funds is important for both existing and potential investors. The Table below provides the average return, standard deviation and betas of selected equity mutual funds over a period of three years. The average risk free rate for the period is estimated at 15%. Portfolio Average return Standard Deviation Beta Portfolio A 27.62 16 1.2 Portfolio B 20.12 15 0.9 Portfolio C 26.25 12 1.05 GSE return(benchmark)   16.18 10 1.0 Required:Estimate and compare the performance of the funds with the market using:i. Treynor’s measureii. Sharpe’s measureiii. Jensen’s Measure b. The issuing of security goes through a number of…

You are an employee at XYZ Bank. Your Bank is trying the construct an investment portfolio that matches its resources and goals. To do so, you and your team are required to evaluate the investment options available for your Bank and decide what is the best option to choose. A B C D E Value of the 1,400,500 1,370,050 750,000 450,300 1,700,650 position Duration 5 4 6 YTM 4% 3% 7% 8% 5.50% Potential adverse move 0.30% 0.26% 0.43% 0.56% 0.37% in yield Correlation A. В D E A 1. 0.5 0.3 0.1 -0.2 B 1 0.2 -0.3 0.4 1 0.2 -0.3 D 1. -0.4 E Weight А В D E Scenario I 30.00% 10.00% 60.00% Scenario II 50.00% 30.00% 20.00% Scenario III 50.00% 50.00%

In a recent 5-year period, mutual fund manager Diana Sauros produced the following percentage rates of return for the Mesozoic Fund. Rates of return on the market index are given for comparison. Fund Market index 1 -1.2 -0.9 2 +24.8 +16.0 a. Average return a. Standard deviation b. Did Ms. Sauros do better or worse than the market index on these measures? +40.7 +31.7 4 +11.1 +10.9 a. Calculate (a) the average return on both the Fund and the index, and (b) the standard deviation of the returns on each. Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places. b. Did Ms. Sauros do better or worse than the market index on these measures? Mesozoic Fund Return Market Portfolio. Return +0.3 -0.7 11.40

Kelli Blakely is a portfolio manager for the Miranda Fund, a core large-cap equity fund. The benchmark for performance measurement purposes is the S&P 500. Although the Miranda portfolio generally mirrors the asset class and sector weightings of the S&P, Blakely is allowed a significant amount of leeway in managing the fund. Blakely was able to produce exceptional returns last year (as outlined in the table below) through her market timing and security selection skills. At the outset of the year, she became extremely concerned that the combination of a weak economy and geopolitical uncertainties would negatively impact the market. Taking a bold step, she changed her market allocation. For the entire year her asset class exposures averaged 50% in stocks and 50% in cash. The S&P's allocation between stocks and cash during the period was a constant 97% and 3%, respectively. The risk-free rate of return was 2%. One-Year Trailing Returns Miranda Fund 10.2% 37% Return Standard deviation…

Kelli Blakely is a portfolio manager for the Miranda Fund, a core large-cap equity fund. The benchmark for performance measurement purposes is the S&P 500. Although the Miranda portfolio generally mirrors the asset class and sector weightings of the S&P, Blakely is allowed a significant amount of leeway in managing the fund. Blakely was able to produce exceptional returns last year (as outlined in the table below) through her market timing and security selection skills. At the outset of the year, she became extremely concerned that the combination of a weak economy and geopolitical uncertainties would negatively impact the market. Taking a bold step, she changed her market allocation. For the entire year her asset class exposures averaged 50% in stocks and 50% in cash. The S&P's allocation between stocks and cash during the period was a constant 97% and 3%, respectively. The risk-free rate of return was 2%. One-Year Trailing Returns Miranda Fund 10.2% 37% Return Standard deviation Beta…

(Related to Checkpoint 8.1) (Expected rate of return) James Fromholtz is considering whether to invest in a newly formed investment fund. The fund's investment objective is to acquire home mortgage securities at what it hopes will be bargain prices. The fund sponsor has suggested to James that the fund's performance will hinge on how the national economy performs in the coming year. Specifically, he suggested the following possible outcomes: a. Based on these potential outcomes, what is your estimate of the expected rate of return from this investment opportunity? b. Would you be interested in making such an investment? Note that you lose all your money in one year if the economy collapses into the worst state or you double your money if the economy enters into a rapid expansion. a. The expected rate of return from this investment opportunity is %. (Round to two decimal places) Data Table State of Economy Rapid expansion and recovery Modest growth Continued recession Falls into…

In a recent 5-year period, mutual fund manager Diana Sauros produced the following percentage rates of return for the Mesozoic Fund. Rates of return on the market index are given for comparison. Fund Market index a. 1 -1.2 -0.9 b. 2 +24.8 +16.0 a. Calculate (a) the average return on both the Fund and the index, and (b) the standard deviation of the returns on each. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) b. Did Ms. Sauros do better or worse than the market index on these measures? Average return Standard deviation Did Ms. Sauros do better or worse than the market index on these measures? 3 +40.7 +31.7 Mesozoic Fund Return Better 4 +11.1 +10.9 15.06 16.04 Market Portfolio Return 5 +0.3 -0.7 10.70 11.76

In a study on the time behavior of a financial assets it was found that people continued to trade even when the price of the asset equalled its fundamental value. In the same study it was also found that there was increased trading in the asset at a time when the the price of the asset was trending consistently in one direction. What could be the possibly explanation using behavioral finance?

Decide whether the following statement makes sense​ (or is clearly​ true) or does not make sense​ (or is clearly​ false). Explain your reasoning. I bought a fund advertised on the web that says it uses a secret investment strategy to get an annual return twice that of​ stocks, with no risk at all.Choose the correct answer below. A.The statement does make sense because this secret investing strategy must be a new financial planning strategy that does not incorporate the three traditional investment​ considerations: liquidity,​ risk, and return. B.The statement does not make sense because investing in stocks is​ low-risk to get high​ returns, thus getting higher returns than stocks with this secret strategy must mean the fund advertised on the web is​ low-risk, not no risk. C.The statement does make sense because the strategy indicates that the return is a predictable​ amount, thus the fund advertised on the web is a​ no-risk investment. D.The statement does not make sense because…

Primo Management Co. is looking at how best to evaluate the performance of its managers. Primo has been hearing more and more about benchmark portfolios and is interested in trying this approach. As such, the company hired Sally Jones, CFA, as a consultant to educate the managers on the best methods for constructing a benchmark portfolio, how to choose the best benchmark, whether the style of the fund under management matters, and what they should do with their global funds in terms of benchmarking. For the sake of discussion, Jones put together some comparative 2-year performance numbers that relate to Primo's current domestic funds under management and a potential benchmark. Style Category weight of Primo Large-cap growth Mid-cap growth 0.15 Small-cap growth 0.60 0.25 weight of Benchmark 0.50 0.40 0.10 return of Primo return of Benchmark (%) (%) 17 23 19 14 26 17 Calculate the contribution to performance of the pure sector allocation. Round your answer to two decimal place. Do not…

An investor is evaluating the historical performance of an investment fund. The following annual returns are provided to the investor:     Fund Value Year 0 $260 Year 1 286 Year 2 328 Year 3 315 Year 4 310 Year 5 305   Required: a. Calculate the investment returns for each year. b. Compute the arithmetic mean return. c. Calculate the geometric mean return.

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Primo Management Company is looking at how best to evaluate the performance of its managers. Primo has been hearing more and more about benchmark portfolios and is interested in trying this approach. As such, the company hired Sally Jones, CFA, as a consultant to educate the managers on the best methods for constructing a benchmark portfolio, how to choose the best benchmark, whether the style of the fund under management matters, and what they should do with their global funds in terms of benchmarking.   For the sake of discussion, Jones put together some comparative two-year performance numbers that relate to Primo’s current domestic funds under management and a potential benchmark.   Style Category Weight Return Primo Benchmark Primo Benchmark Large-cap growth 0.60 0.50 17% 16% Mid-cap growth 0.15 0.40 24 26 Small-cap growth 0.25 0.10 20 18   As part of her analysis, Jones also takes a look at one of Primo’s global funds. In this particular portfolio, Primo is invested…

Primo Management Company is looking at how best to evaluate the performance of its managers. Primo has been hearing more and more about benchmark portfolios and is interested in trying this approach. As such, the company hired Sally Jones, CFA, as a consultant to educate the managers on the best methods for constructing a benchmark portfolio, how to choose the best benchmark, whether the style of the fund under management matters, and what they should do with their global funds in terms of benchmarking.   For the sake of discussion, Jones put together some comparative two-year performance numbers that relate to Primo’s current domestic funds under management and a potential benchmark.   Style Category Weight Return Primo Benchmark Primo Benchmark Large-cap growth 0.60 0.50 17% 16% Mid-cap growth 0.15 0.40 24 26 Small-cap growth 0.25 0.10 20 18   As part of her analysis, Jones also takes a look at one of Primo’s global funds. In this particular portfolio, Primo is invested…