Question: Consider the following trading and performance data for four different equity mutual funds: Fund W Fund X Fund Y Fund Z Assets under Management, $289.9

Consider the following trading and performance data for four different equity mutual funds:

Fund W Fund X Fund Y Fund Z
Assets under Management, $289.9 $662.1 $1,288.6 $5,566.8
Avg. for Past 12 months (mil)
Security Sales, $42.2 $574.9 $1,466.4 $422.3
Past 12 months (mil)
Expense Ratio 0.32% 0.66% 1.13% 0.27%
Pretax Return, 3-year avg. 9.76% 10.30% 10.12% 9.90%
Tax-adjusted Return, 3-year avg. 9.06% 8.82% 9.13% 9.30%

  1. Calculate the portfolio turnover ratio for each fund. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to two decimal places.

    Fund W: %

    Fund X: %

    Fund Y: %

    Fund Z: %

  2. Which two funds are most likely to be actively managed and which two are most likely passive funds?

    -Select-Funds W and XFunds W and YFunds W and ZFunds X and YFunds X and ZFunds Y and ZItem 5 are most likely passively managed portfolios; -Select-Funds W and XFunds W and YFunds W and ZFunds X and YFunds X and ZFunds Y and ZItem 6 are most likely to be actively managed.

  3. Calculate the tax cost ratio for each fund. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to two decimal places.

    Fund W: %

    Fund X: %

    Fund Y: %

    Fund Z: %

  4. Which funds were the most and least tax efficient in the operations?

    -Select-Funds Z and WFunds Z and XFunds Z and YFunds W and XFunds W and YFunds X and YItem 11 were the most tax efficient and -Select-Funds Z and WFunds Z and XFunds Z and YFunds W and XFunds W and YFunds X and YItem 12 were the least tax efficient.

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