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The following data are available relating to the performance of Long Horn Stock Fund and the market portfolio: The following data are available relating to the performance of Long Horn Stock Fund and the market portfolio:   The risk-free return during the sample period was 6%. Calculate the Jensen measure of performance evaluation for Long Horn Stock Fund. A) 1.33% B) 4.00% C) 8.67% D) 31.43% The risk-free return during the sample period was 6%. Calculate the Jensen measure of performance evaluation for Long Horn Stock Fund.


A) 1.33%
B) 4.00%
C) 8.67%
D) 31.43%

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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In measuring the comparative performance of different fund managers, the preferred method of calculating rate of return is


A) internal rate of return.
B) arithmetic average.
C) dollar weighted.
D) time weighted.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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To determine whether portfolio performance is statistically significant requires


A) a very long observation period due to the high variance of stock returns.
B) a short observation period due to the high variance of stock returns.
C) a very long observation period due to the low variance of stock returns.
D) a short observation period due to the low variance of stock returns.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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The M2 measure was developed by


A) Merton and Miller.
B) Miller and Miller.
C) Modigliani and Miller.
D) Modigliani and Modigliani.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Suppose you own two stocks, A and B) In year 1, stock A earns a 2% return and stock B earns a 9% return.In year 2, stock A earns an 18% return and stock B earns an 11% return.__________ has the higher arithmetic average return.


A) Stock A
B) Stock B
C) The two stocks have the same arithmetic average return.

D) None of the above
E) All of the above

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Suppose the risk-free return is 6%.The beta of a managed portfolio is 1.5, the alpha is 3%, and the average return is 18%.Based on Jensen's measure of portfolio performance, you would calculate the return on the market portfolio as


A) 12%.
B) 14%.
C) 15%.
D) 16%.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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The Value Line Index is an equally-weighted geometric average of the returns of about 1,700 firms.The value of an index based on the geometric average returns of three stocks where the returns on the three stocks during a given period were 32%, 5%, and-10%, respectively, is


A) 4.3%.
B) 7.6%.
C) 9.0%.
D) 13.4%.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Suppose two portfolios have the same average return and the same standard deviation of returns, but Buckeye Fund has a lower beta than Gator Fund.According to the Treynor measure, the performance of Buckeye Fund


A) is better than the performance of Gator Fund.
B) is the same as the performance of Gator Fund.
C) is poorer than the performance of Gator Fund.
D) cannot be measured as there are no data on the alpha of the portfolio.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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In a particular year, Razorback Mutual Fund earned a return of 1% by making the following investments in asset classes: In a particular year, Razorback Mutual Fund earned a return of 1% by making the following investments in asset classes:   The return on a bogey portfolio was 2%, calculated from the following information.   The contribution of asset allocation across markets to the Razorback Fund's total excess return was A) -1.80%. B) -1.00%. C) 0.80%. D) 1.00%. The return on a bogey portfolio was 2%, calculated from the following information. In a particular year, Razorback Mutual Fund earned a return of 1% by making the following investments in asset classes:   The return on a bogey portfolio was 2%, calculated from the following information.   The contribution of asset allocation across markets to the Razorback Fund's total excess return was A) -1.80%. B) -1.00%. C) 0.80%. D) 1.00%. The contribution of asset allocation across markets to the Razorback Fund's total excess return was


A) -1.80%.
B) -1.00%.
C) 0.80%.
D) 1.00%.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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The __________ measures the reward to volatility trade-off by dividing the average portfolio excess return by the standard deviation of returns.


A) Sharpe measure
B) Treynor measure
C) Jensen measure
D) information ratio

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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The Sharpe, Treynor, and Jensen portfolio performance measures are derived from the CAPM,


A) therefore, it does not matter which measure is used to evaluate a portfolio manager.
B) however, the Sharpe and Treynor measures use different risk measures.Therefore, the measures vary as to whether or not they are appropriate, depending on the investment scenario.
C) therefore, all measure the same attributes.
D) therefore, it does not matter which measure is used to evaluate a portfolio manager.However, the Sharpe and Treynor measures use different risk measures, so therefore, the measures vary as to whether or not they are appropriate, depending on the investment scenario.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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In a particular year, Razorback Mutual Fund earned a return of 1% by making the following investments in asset classes: In a particular year, Razorback Mutual Fund earned a return of 1% by making the following investments in asset classes:   The return on a bogey portfolio was 2%, calculated from the following information.   The contribution of selection within markets to the Razorback Fund's total excess return was A) -1.80%. B) -1.00%. C) 0.80%. D) 1.00%. The return on a bogey portfolio was 2%, calculated from the following information. In a particular year, Razorback Mutual Fund earned a return of 1% by making the following investments in asset classes:   The return on a bogey portfolio was 2%, calculated from the following information.   The contribution of selection within markets to the Razorback Fund's total excess return was A) -1.80%. B) -1.00%. C) 0.80%. D) 1.00%. The contribution of selection within markets to the Razorback Fund's total excess return was


A) -1.80%.
B) -1.00%.
C) 0.80%.
D) 1.00%.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Henriksson (1984) found that, on average, betas of funds __________ during market advances.


A) increased very significantly
B) increased slightly
C) decreased slightly
D) decreased very significantly

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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In a particular year, Aggie Mutual Fund earned a return of 15% by making the following investments in the following asset classes: In a particular year, Aggie Mutual Fund earned a return of 15% by making the following investments in the following asset classes:   The return on a bogey portfolio was 10%, calculated as follows:   The contribution of selection within markets to total excess return was A) 1%. B) 3%. C) 4%. D) 5%. The return on a bogey portfolio was 10%, calculated as follows: In a particular year, Aggie Mutual Fund earned a return of 15% by making the following investments in the following asset classes:   The return on a bogey portfolio was 10%, calculated as follows:   The contribution of selection within markets to total excess return was A) 1%. B) 3%. C) 4%. D) 5%. The contribution of selection within markets to total excess return was


A) 1%.
B) 3%.
C) 4%.
D) 5%.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Suppose two portfolios have the same average return and the same standard deviation of returns, but Aggie Fund has a higher beta than Raider Fund.According to the Treynor measure, the performance of Aggie Fund


A) is better than the performance of Raider Fund.
B) is the same as the performance of Raider Fund.
C) is poorer than the performance of Raider Fund.
D) cannot be measured as there are no data on the alpha of the portfolio.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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The following data are available relating to the performance of Long Horn Stock Fund and the market portfolio: The following data are available relating to the performance of Long Horn Stock Fund and the market portfolio:   The risk-free return during the sample period was 6%. Calculate the information ratio for Long Horn Stock Fund. A) 1.33 B) 4.00 C) 8.67 D) 31.43 The risk-free return during the sample period was 6%. Calculate the information ratio for Long Horn Stock Fund.


A) 1.33
B) 4.00
C) 8.67
D) 31.43

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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The following data are available relating to the performance of Monarch Stock Fund and the market portfolio: The following data are available relating to the performance of Monarch Stock Fund and the market portfolio:   The risk-free return during the sample period was 4%. Calculate Jensen's measure of performance for Monarch Stock Fund. A) 1.00% B) 2.80% C) 44.00% D) 50.00% The risk-free return during the sample period was 4%. Calculate Jensen's measure of performance for Monarch Stock Fund.


A) 1.00%
B) 2.80%
C) 44.00%
D) 50.00%

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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The Modigliani M2 measure and the Treynor T2 measure


A) are identical.
B) are nearly identical and will rank portfolios the same way.
C) are nearly identical, but might rank portfolios differently.
D) are somewhat different; M2can be used to rank portfolios, butT2cannot.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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A pension fund that begins with $500,000 earns 15% the first year and 10% the second year.At the beginning of the second year, the sponsor contributes another $300,000.The dollar-weighted and time-weighted rates of return, respectively, were


A) 11.7% and 12.5%.
B) 12.1% and 12.5%.
C) 12.5% and 11.7%.
D) 12.5% and 12.1%.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

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The following data are available relating to the performance of Wildcat Fund and the market portfolio: The following data are available relating to the performance of Wildcat Fund and the market portfolio:   The risk-free return during the sample period was 7%. Calculate Sharpe's measure of performance for Wildcat Fund. A) 1.00% B) 8.80% C) 44.00% D) 50.00% The risk-free return during the sample period was 7%. Calculate Sharpe's measure of performance for Wildcat Fund.


A) 1.00%
B) 8.80%
C) 44.00%
D) 50.00%

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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