Question: Discuss performance attribution analysis. What are the examples of allocation and selection decisions? How did your portfolio do on allocation and selection, and why? Use

  1. Discuss performance attribution analysis. What are the examples of allocation and selection decisions? How did your portfolio do on allocation and selection, and why?

Use the following information to calculate performance attribution to allocation and selection for a hypothetical fund. (Please do not forget to switch the numbers to decimals before doing your calculations. Otherwise, your numbers may look too large.) Discuss your findings.

Sector Weight (%) Return (%) Weight (%) Return (%)
Benchmark Benchmark Portfolio Portfolio
Telecom 3 1.25 2 1.00
Utilities 5 -1.00 5 -2.00
Consumer Disc. 10 3.00 8 2.50
Materials 5 1.00 5 1.25
IT 16 2.25 21 2.50
Consumer staples 7 1.2 9 0.75
Industrials 6 -1.5 12 -0.75
Financials 15 0.5 10 1.25
Healthcare 12 2.3 13 2.00
Energy 13 0.25 10 0.75
Real Estate 8 0.5 5 1.00
Total 100% ? 100% ?
Attribution to Allocation ?
Attribution to Selection ?

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