Question: please help question 4 part I, part III and Part IV. I have done Part II already. This question is intended for personal knowledge and

please help question 4 part I, part III and Part IV. I have done Part II already. This question is intended for personal knowledge and not for assignment purposes.

please help question 4 part I, part III and Part IV. I

Question 4. Answer all parts I. Explain the main characteristics of an active equity investment strategy based on market timing. [10 marks] l. Consider the following information about the performance of two fund managers during 2017: Manager A Manager B Market index Return 21% 10% 13% Standard deviation of return 22% 7% 10% Beta 1.3 0.5 1.0 The risk-free rate of interest was 2%. (a) Calculate and interpret the Sharpe ratio for each manager and for the market index. [5.5 marks] (b) Calculate and interpret the Treynor measure for each manager and for the market index. [5.5 marks] (c) Explain the features of the M' performance measure, and discuss whether or not both managers have outperformed the market based on this measure. [8 marks] Ill. You are given the following information on the performance of a fund and on the market: Return on the portfolio rp= 23%; total risk of the portfolio op= 11%; beta of the portfolio B, = 0.90, return on the market I'm = 15%; total risk of the market om =8%, and the risk-free rate of interest ry= 3%. The client-desired beta is given as Bc = 0.75. Required: Decompose the portfolio's total return to identify the sources of the fund manager's performance. Interpret your results. [11 marks] IV. Consider an equity portfolio, which had a value of $130m at the beginning of April 2018. A further $12m was deposited into the portfolio halfway through the month (i.e. on April 15"). By the end of the month, the portfolio was valued at $150m. (a) Calculate and interpret the 'unadjusted' return on the portfolio for the month. [2 marks] (b) Estimate and interpret the money-weighted rate of return on the portfolio for the month. [4 marks] (c) If the portfolio was valued at $ 140m immediately before the $12m deposit was made on April 15th, calculate and interpret the time-weighted rate of return for the month. [4 marks]

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