Consider an US-based foundation with spending rate of 3 percent and cost of earning investment returns has averaged 50 basis points annually. The asset allocation and the set of capital market expectations are shown below.  The expected long-term inflation rate is 2.5 percent. Table 3 Capital Market Expectations Asset class E(ri) si Correlations A B C D A US equities 9% 18% 1       B Ex-US equities 8 14 0.60 1     C US bonds 4 8 0.30 0.20 1   D Real estate 1 7 0.50 0.40 0.10 1    Table 4 Corner portfolios Portfolio E(rp) sp Sp wi A B C D 1 9.0% 18.0% 0.39 100% 0% 0% 0% 2 7.9 16.7 0.35 65 35 0 0 3 7.5 15.4 0.38 37 53 0 10 4 5.0 12.4 0.36 0 25 43 32 5 4.6 10.1 0.32 0 11 55 34 Between which two corner portfolios will be situated the strategic asset allocation that satisfies the foundation return requirement?

What is the implied risk-free rate if an index has beta of 1.3, the expected risk premium on the market portfolio is 9%, and the expected rate of return on the index is 17.7%?

In the prior year, the Hodges Large Value Fund’s return was 10%. The fund’s benchmark is the Russell 1000 Value Index. The fund had a beta of 1.2 relative to the Russell 1000 Value Index, and the index’s return was 8.9%. If the annualized risk-free rate is 2.5%, Hodges Large Value Fund’s alpha for the prior year is closest to:

Analyst forecasts a 2.25 percent dividend yield on Canadian equities, based on the S&P/Toronto Stock Exchange Composite Index and a repurchase yield of 1 percent. He forecasts the long-run inflation rate at 2 percent per year, and a real earnings growth of 4 percent, based on a 1-percentage-point premium for corporate growth over his expected Canadian GDP growth rate of 3.0 percent. He also forecasts a very minor expansion in P/E multiples of 0.25 percent. Based upon these figures, what is the expected return on Canadian equities in the next year?

Consider an US-based foundation with spending rate of 3 percent and cost of earning investment returns has averaged 50 basis points annually. The asset allocation and the set of capital market expectations are shown below.  The expected long-term inflation rate is 2.5 percent. Table 3 Capital Market Expectations Asset class E(ri) si Correlations A B C D A US equities 9% 18% 1       B Ex-US equities 8 14 0.60 1     C US bonds 4 8 0.30 0.20 1   D Real estate 1 7 0.50 0.40 0.10 1    Table 4 Corner portfolios Portfolio E(rp) sp Sp wi A B C D 1 9.0% 18.0% 0.39 100% 0% 0% 0% 2 7.9 16.7 0.35 65 35 0 0 3 7.5 15.4 0.38 37 53 0 10 4 5.0 12.4 0.36 0 25 43 32 5 4.6 10.1 0.32 0 11 55 34 What is the weight of US equities in the strategic asset allocation that satisfies the foundation return requirement?

Consider an US-based foundation with spending rate of 3 percent and cost of earning investment returns has averaged 50 basis points annually. The asset allocation and the set of capital market expectations are shown below.  The expected long-term inflation rate is 2.5 percent. Table 3 Capital Market Expectations Asset class E(ri) si Correlations A B C D A US equities 9% 18% 1       B Ex-US equities 8 14 0.60 1     C US bonds 4 8 0.30 0.20 1   D Real estate 1 7 0.50 0.40 0.10 1    Table 4 Corner portfolios Portfolio E(rp) sp Sp wi A B C D 1 9.0% 18.0% 0.39 100% 0% 0% 0% 2 7.9 16.7 0.35 65 35 0 0 3 7.5 15.4 0.38 37 53 0 10 4 5.0 12.4 0.36 0 25 43 32 5 4.6 10.1 0.32 0 11 55 34 What is the relative weight, w, of the two corner portfolios identified in the previous question in the desired SAA?

Consider the following end of year prices, rounded to a dollar of  DGT (SPDR Global Dow) – 150 multinational blue-chip companies, and IWO (iShares Russell 2000 Growth) – small-capitalization growth sector of the U.S. equity market.Answer the questions below using the log-returns. Whenever appropriate, assume that the degree of integration of US market is 0.70, the correlation of US market with the global market is 0.45, there is no liquidity premium, and the Sharpe ratio of the global market is 0.30. Risk free rate is 2%. Year DGT IWO 2010 60   87 2011 54   91 2012 59 102 2013 69 139  What is the expected return on IWO?

Which is not a psychological trap in setting the capital market expectations?

Referring to the the Q-IPS Stephenson’s tax and liquidity constraints can be best characterized as

Consider the following end of year prices, rounded to a dollar of  DGT (SPDR Global Dow) – 150 multinational blue-chip companies, and IWO (iShares Russell 2000 Growth) – small-capitalization growth sector of the U.S. equity market.Answer the questions below using the log-returns. Whenever appropriate, assume that the degree of integration of US market is 0.70, the correlation of US market with the global market is 0.45, there is no liquidity premium, and the Sharpe ratio of the global market is 0.30. Risk free rate is 2%. Year DGT IWO 2010 60   87 2011 54   91 2012 59 102 2013 69 139 What is the sample covariance between the returns on DGT and IWO?