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Consider the two (excess return) index-model regression results for stocks A and B. The risk-free rate over the period was 4%, and the market’s average return was 12%. Performance is measured using an index model regression on excess returns.
| Stock A | Stock B | ||||||||||
| Index model regression estimates | 1% + 1.2(rM − rf) | 2% + 0.8(rM − rf) | |||||||||
| R-square | 0.689 | 0.493 | |||||||||
| Residual standard deviation, σ(e) | 12.2% | 21% | |||||||||
| Standard deviation of excess returns | 23.5% | 28.7% | |||||||||
a. Calculate the following statistics for each stock: (Round your answers to 4 decimal places. Answer must be in percentages)
| Stock A | Stock B | |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha | ||
| Information Ratio | ||
| Sharpe Ratio | ||
| Treynor Measure |
b. Which stock is the best choice under the following circumstances?
| This is the only risky asset to be held by the investor | Stock A or Stock B |
| This stock will be mixed with the rest of the investor's portfolio, currently composed solely of holdings in the market-index fund | Stock A or Stock B |
| This is one of the many stocks that the investor is analyzing to form an actively managed stock portfolio | Stock A or Stock B |