Which of the following statements is true if yield levels increase by 50 bps? A. The active

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Which of the following statements is true if yield levels increase by 50 bps?

A. The active portfolio will outperform the index portfolio by approximately 61 bps.

B. The index portfolio will outperform the active portfolio by approximately 61 bps.

C. The index portfolio will outperform the active portfolio by approximately 21 bps.


A financial analyst at an in-house asset manager fund has created the following spreadsheet of key rate durations to compare her active position to that of a benchmark index so she can compare the rate sensitivities across maturities.Tenor 2y 5y 10y 30y Portfolio KeyRateDurActi -0.532 0.324 5.181 1.142 6.115 Index KeyRate Dur 0.738 1.688

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Fixed Income Analysis

ISBN: 9781119850540

5th Edition

Authors: Barbara S. Petitt

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