Week 9 - Workshop Solutions
Week 9 - Workshop Solutions
WORKSHOP 9 SOLUTIONS
ANALYSIS OF PERFORMANCE
Question 1
(a) What is the value of the return from the point of view of the investor?
The best measure for this purpose is the money weighted return. This can be done in a
spreadsheet as follows:
(b) What is the value of the return from the point of view of the portfolio manager?
The best measure for this purpose is the time weighted return.
VE 210,000
R1 = −1= − 1 = 31.25%
VB 160,000
VE 220,000
R2 = −1= − 1 = −12%
VB 250,000
VE 350,000
R3 = −1= − 1 = 25%
VB 280,000
(1+ R )
3
p = 1.44375 Rp = 1.443751/3 − 1 = 13.02%
Question 2
The following table shows the expected return, standard deviation and beta for 3 exchange traded funds
(ETFs). ETF A consists solely of investments in shares, ETF B consists solely of investments in bonds, and
ETF C is a Real Estate Investment Trust. The table also shows information relating to the market portfolio
and risk-free asset.
(a) Complete the table by entering values into the missing cells. (See above.)
(b) For each ETF, calculate the following ratios, using the formulas provide.
i. Sharpe ratio
Rp − RF 0.12 − 0.03
Sharpe ratio = SR A = = 0.281
σp 0.32
iv. M2
M 2 = RF + σ M / σ p ( Rp − RF )
Rank the ETFs from highest to lowest value for each of the four ratios in Question 2.
Question 4
Portfolio X comprises a combination of ETFs A and B. The table in the Excel file lists 6 different versions for
Portfolio X, with the weight of ETF A varying from 0% to 100% in increments of 20%.
(c) Create an Excel chart showing the investment opportunity set for Portfolio X.
(Hint: Use a scatter plot to graph the values of risk and return for each version of Portfolio X.)
(b) What is the 1 Year return on the S&P/ASX 200 Total Return Index (shown in
9.07%
purple under the header “FM”)?
Screenshot 2 – iShares Core S&P/ASX 200 ETF Chart compared to the S&P/ASX 200 Index
(c) What do you observe? Are there periods over the past year when the fund has matched,
underperformed or outperformed the index?
The fund outperformed the index for the first 6 months, matched the index for about the next 5
months and has underperformed for the last month.
(d) Insert the performance measures for the ASX 200 ETF in the table below
(f) What is the 1 Year return on the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Total Return
7.36%
Index (shown in purple)?
(g) Insert the performance measures for the ASX 200 ETF in the table below
The return on small stocks is less than for large stocks, the risk is higher (as measured by
standard deviation, but not by beta), and the Alpha, Sharpe Ratio and Treynor Ratio are all
lower.