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A portfolio manager summarizes the input from the macro and
micro forecasters in the following table:
Micro Forecasts | ||||||||
Asset | Expected Return (%) | Beta | Residual Standard Deviation (%) | |||||
Stock A | 24 | 0.7 | 57 | |||||
Stock B | 14 | 1.1 | 71 | |||||
Stock C | 12 | 0.5 | 63 | |||||
Stock D | 10 | 0.6 | 52 | |||||
Macro Forecasts | |||||||
Asset | Expected Return (%) | Standard Deviation (%) | |||||
T-bills | 7 | 0 | |||||
Passive equity portfolio | 14 | 25 | |||||
Calculate the following for a portfolio manager who is not allowed
to short sell securities. The manager's Sharpe ratio is
0.3531.
a. What is the cost of the restriction in
terms of Sharpe’s measure? (Do not round intermediate
calculations. Enter your answer as decimals rounded to 4
places.)