2013 FRM Calendar

L2.T8.16. Risk-adjusted performance measures (Bodie)

20 Mar 2012   by Suzanne Evans

Risk (FRM) > Investment Risk

Exam Relevance: Optional

AIMs: Describe the different risk-adjusted performance measures, such as: Sharpe’s measure; Treynor’s measure; Jensen’s measure; and Information ratio

Questions:

16.1. Consider the following performance date for a sample period:
[IMG]
If the Portfolio (P) is one sub-portfolio that is combined with several other portfolios into a large investment fund, which is the appropriate risk-adjusted performance measure (RAPM) and what is its value for Portfolio (P)?

  1. Sharpe of 25.0%
  2. Treynor of 6.0%
  3. Treynor of 7.5%
  4. Information ratio of 12.0%

16.2. Consider the following performance date for a sample period:
[IMG]
If the Portfolio (P) represents the entire risky investment fund, which is the appropriate risk-adjusted performance measure (RAPM) and what is its value for Portfolio (P)?

  1. Sharpe of 0.4167
  2. Sharpe of 0.5385
  3. Treynor of 8.750%
  4. Information ratio of 0.2727

16.3. Consider the following performance date for a sample period:
[IMG]
If the Portfolio (P) represents the active portfolio to be optimally mixed with the passive portfolio, which is the appropriate risk-adjusted performance measure (RAPM) and what is its value for Portfolio (P)?

  1. Sharpe of 0.4815
  2. Jensen (alpha) of 0.0760
  3. Treynor of 14.44%
  4. Information ratio of 0.380

Answers:

2 Comments  |  

  1. Imad 21 Mar 2012

    Hi

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  2. David Harper, CFA, FRM, CIPM 21 Mar 2012

    Hi Imad,

    Oops, apologies, we fixed the link. Thank you for noticing and alerting us!

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