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deviation of asset i ri =the mean return of asset i Sharpe Ratio , named after William Sharpe, is a very useful measure of
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performance that is especially relevant when comparing mutual funds within a category. The Sharpe Ratio is a mutual fund's excess return divided by its standard deviation, where excess return is the actual return less the risk-free rate of return. Although the Sharpe Ratio is computed from historical data, it is the same formula as the slope of the Capital Allocation Line, which is forward-looking. If you read that subsection, you should recall that the optimal risky portfolio was at the point of tangency of the CAL with the efficient frontier, thus making that CAL the Capital Market Line and that the slope of the CML was the maximum feasible slope for that universe. Needless to say, the higher the Sharpe Ratio, the better. The Sharpe Ratio is a measure of excess return per unit of total risk. The Sharpe Ratio SR = (ri - r*) si Where: ri= return on asset i r*= risk-free rate of return si= standard deviation of
asset i's returns
Treynor Ratio , named after Jack Treynor, is another useful measure of performance that is also relevant when comparing mutual funds within a category. The Treynor Ratio is a mutual fund's excess return divided by its beta, where excess return is the actual return less the risk-free rate of return. The Treynor Ratio is a measure of excess return per unit of systematic risk. The Treynor Ratio TR = (ri - r*) Betai Where:
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ri =return on asset i r*= risk-free rate of return Betai= asset i's beta You'll find these measures of mutual fund performance in some, but not all, online sources of mutual fund performance data.
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