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Sharpe Ratio
1. You have two investment portfolios. Portfolio A has an annual return of 12% and a standard
deviation of 8%, while Portfolio B has an annual return of 10% and a standard deviation of 6%.
Calculate the Sharpe ratios for both portfolios and determine which one offers a better
risk-adjusted return.
2. A portfolio manager has constructed a portfolio with an expected return of 15% and a
standard deviation of 10%. The risk-free rate is 3%. Calculate the Sharpe ratio for this portfolio.
3. Consider a portfolio with an annual return of 9% and a standard deviation of 12%. If the
risk-free rate is 2%, what is the Sharpe ratio of this portfolio?
4. A fund manager is evaluating two investment options. Option X has an expected return of 8%
and a standard deviation of 6%, while Option Y has an expected return of 10% and a standard
deviation of 12%. If the risk-free rate is 4%, which option has a higher Sharpe ratio?
5. Calculate the Sharpe ratio for a portfolio that has an annual return of 7%, a standard
deviation of 9%, and a risk-free rate of 1%.
6. A portfolio has an annual return of 11% and a Sharpe ratio of 0.75. If the risk-free rate is 2%,
what is the standard deviation of this portfolio?
7. Suppose a portfolio manager constructs a portfolio with an expected return of 12% and a
Sharpe ratio of 0.9. If the risk-free rate is 5%, what is the standard deviation of this portfolio?
8. A hedge fund has an annual return of 18% and a Sharpe ratio of 1.2. If the risk-free rate is 4%,
what is the standard deviation of this hedge fund?
9. Calculate the Sharpe ratio for a portfolio that has an annual return of 6.5%, a standard
deviation of 11%, and a risk-free rate of 3%.
10. An investor is comparing two mutual funds. Fund A has an annual return of 9% and a
standard deviation of 15%, while Fund B has an annual return of 12% and a standard deviation
of 20%. If the risk-free rate is 2%, which fund has a higher Sharpe ratio?
11. You are analyzing two investment portfolios: Portfolio A and Portfolio B. Portfolio A has an
annual return of 12% and a standard deviation of 18%, while Portfolio B has an annual return of
10% and a standard deviation of 15%. The risk-free rate is 3%. Calculate the Sharpe ratios for
both portfolios and determine which one offers a better risk-adjusted return.
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12.You have $1,000,000 to invest in two assets: Asset X and Asset Y. Asset X has an expected
return of 8% and a standard deviation of 12%, while Asset Y has an expected return of 12% and
a standard deviation of 20%. The risk-free rate is 4%. What is the optimal allocation of your
investment between Asset X and Asset Y to maximize the Sharpe ratio of your portfolio?
13.You are evaluating three mutual funds: Fund A, Fund B, and Fund C. Fund A has an annual
return of 15% and a standard deviation of 25%, Fund B has an annual return of 10% and a
standard deviation of 15%, and Fund C has an annual return of 12% and a standard deviation of
20%. The risk-free rate is 5%. Calculate the Sharpe ratio for each fund and determine which fund
offers the best risk-adjusted return.
14.Assume you have a portfolio with an initial value of $500,000. Over the course of one year, the
portfolio experiences three quarterly returns: +5%, -2%, and +10%. The risk-free rate is 3%. Calculate the
Sharpe ratio of the portfolio at the end of the year.
15.You manage a portfolio with an initial value of $1,000,000. After six months, the portfolio's value has
increased to $1,200,000, with a standard deviation of returns of 18%. The risk-free rate is 4%. Calculate
the Sharpe ratio of the portfolio after six months. If you want to increase the Sharpe ratio to 1.5, what
should be the new value of the portfolio?
Multifactor Model
1.Given the following information about a stock's returns and the market's returns for five periods,
calculate the beta coefficient using the multifactor model: Stock Returns: 8%, 10%, 12%, 9%, 11% Market
Returns: 6%, 7%, 8%, 6%, 9%
2. Suppose a portfolio manager uses a multifactor model with three factors: market return, interest rate
changes, and GDP growth. If the portfolio's returns for the last four quarters were 3%, 4%, 2%, and 5%,
and the factor returns for the same periods were 1%, 0.5%, -0.2%, and 1.2%, calculate the portfolio's
alpha.
3.A stock has the following factor exposures in a multifactor model: Market Beta: 1.2 Interest Rate Beta:
0.8 GDP Growth Beta: 0.5 If the factor returns for the market, interest rates, and GDP growth were 2%,
1.5%, and 0.8% respectively, what would be the stock's expected return based on the multifactor model?
4.Using a multifactor model with two factors (market return and oil prices), calculate the expected return
for a portfolio with the following factor exposures: Market Beta: 1.5 Oil Price Beta: 0.7 Factor returns:
Market = 2.5%, Oil Prices = 1.2%
5. An investor is analyzing a portfolio using a multifactor model with four factors: market return, inflation
rate, exchange rate changes, and industry-specific factors. The portfolio's factor exposures are as follows:
Market Beta: 1.3 Inflation Beta: 0.5 Exchange Rate Beta: 0.9 Industry Beta: 1.2 If the factor returns for
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the four factors were 2%, 0.8%, 1.5%, and 1.2% respectively, what would be the portfolio's expected
return based on the multifactor model?
6.A mutual fund has the following factor exposures in a multifactor model: Market Beta: 1.4 Interest
Rate Beta: 0.6 GDP Growth Beta: 0.9 If the factor returns for the market, interest rates, and GDP growth
were 1.5%, 0.7%, and 1.1% respectively, what would be the mutual fund's expected return based on the
multifactor model?
7.Calculate the residual return for a stock that has an actual return of 10% in a period when the
multifactor model predicts its return to be 8% based on market returns of 6%, interest rate changes of
1%, and GDP growth of 0.5%.
8.A hedge fund uses a multifactor model with three factors: market return, commodity prices, and
company-specific factors. If the hedge fund's factor exposures are as follows: Market Beta: 1.6
Commodity Beta: 0.9 Company-Specific Beta: 1.2 And the factor returns for the three factors were 2.5%,
1.1%, and 1.8% respectively, calculate the hedge fund's expected return.
9.Using a multifactor model with two factors (market return and technology sector performance),
calculate the expected return for a portfolio with the following factor exposures: Market Beta: 1.8
Technology Sector Beta: 1.3 Factor returns: Market = 2.2%, Technology Sector = 1.5%
10. An investment fund has the following factor exposures in a multifactor model: Market Beta: 1.1
Interest Rate Beta: 0.7 GDP Growth Beta: 0.4 If the factor returns for the market, interest rates, and GDP
growth were 1.8%, 0.9%, and 0.6% respectively, what would be the investment fund's expected return
based on the multifactor model?
11.Consider a multifactor model with three factors: market risk (MKT), size (SIZE), and value
(VAL). A portfolio has the following factor loadings: MKT = 1.2, SIZE = 0.8, VAL = -0.5. If the
factor returns for a given period are MKT = 2%, SIZE = 1.5%, VAL = 0.5%, calculate the expected
portfolio return based on these factor loadings and returns.
12.A portfolio's factor sensitivities are given as follows: MKT = 1.5, SIZE = 0.9, VAL = -0.7. The
factor returns for the period are MKT = 1.8%, SIZE = 1.2%, VAL = 0.6%. If the risk-free rate is
0.5%, calculate the expected excess return of the portfolio.
13.Suppose you perform a regression analysis on a portfolio with three factors: MKT, SMB (small
minus big), and HML (high minus low). The regression results yield the following coefficients for
each factor: MKT = 1.2, SMB = 0.5, HML = -0.3. If the factor returns for the period are MKT = 2%,
SMB = 1%, HML = 0.5%, what is the expected excess return of the portfolio?
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14.Given a portfolio's factor exposures (MKT = 1.4, SMB = 0.9, HML = -0.6) and a total risk
(standard deviation) of 12%, calculate the percentage of risk attributable to each factor in the
portfolio.
Rate of return of bond
1.If a bond with a face value of $1,000 and a coupon rate of 5% is purchased for $950, what is
the bond's current yield?
2.A bond has a yield to maturity (YTM) of 7% and a face value of $1,000. If the bond matures in
10 years, what is its price today if the market interest rate is 6%?
3.Calculate the annualized yield to maturity (YTM) of a bond with a face value of $1,000, a
coupon rate of 4%, and priced at $950 with 5 years to maturity.
4.An investor buys a bond for $980 with a face value of $1,000 and an annual coupon payment
of $50. If the bond matures in 5 years, what is the yield to maturity (YTM)?
5.Consider a bond with a face value of $1,000 and a coupon rate of 6%. If the bond is currently
priced at $950 and has 8 years left until maturity, what is the current yield?
6.A bond has a face value of $1,000, a coupon rate of 8%, and 5 years until maturity. If the bond
is priced at $1,050, what is the yield to maturity (YTM)?
7.An investor purchases a bond for $950 with a face value of $1,000 and an annual coupon
payment of $60. If the bond matures in 4 years, what is the current yield?
8.Calculate the yield to maturity (YTM) of a bond with a face value of $1,000, a coupon rate of
5%, priced at $980, and 3 years until maturity.
9.A bond with a face value of $1,000 and a coupon rate of 6% is priced at $1,050. If the bond
matures in 7 years, what is the yield to maturity (YTM)?
10.An investor buys a bond for $970 with a face value of $1,000 and an annual coupon payment
of $40. If the bond matures in 6 years, what is the current yield?
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