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In early January 2010, you purchased $24,000 worth of some high-grade corporate bonds. The bonds carried a coupon of 6.5 % and mature in 2024. You paid 96.086 when you bought the bonds. Over the five years from 2010through 2014, the bonds were priced in the market as follows:
Quoted Prices (% of $1,000 par value) | |||
Year | Beginning of the Year | End
of the Year |
Average Holding Period Return on High-Grade Corporate Bonds |
2010 | 96.086 | 102.673 | 7.30% |
2011 | 102.673 | 104.365 | 11.72% |
2012 | 104.365 | 107.129 | -6.89% |
2013 | 107.129 | 111.853 | 7.90% |
2014 | 111.853 | 121.618 | 9.11% |
Coupon payments were made on schedule throughout the 5-year period.
a. Find the annual holding period returns for 2010 through 2014. (See Chapter 5 for the HPR formula.)
b. Use the average return information in the given table to evaluate the investment performance of this bond. How do you think it stacks up against the market? Explain.
a. The holding period return for 2010 is ? %. (Round to two decimal places.)
The holding period return for 2011 is ?%. (Round to two decimal places.)
The holding period return for 2012 is ?%. (Round to two decimal places.)
The holding period return for 2013 is ?%. (Round to two decimal places.)
The holding period return for 2014 is ?%. (Round to two decimal places.)
b. Use the average return information in the given table to evaluate the investment performance of this bond. How do you think it stacks up against the market? Explain. (Select the best choice below.)
a.The high-grade corporate bond investment has outperformed the market. The average rate of return for the investment is 11.10 % versus the average market rate of 5.83%.
b. The market has outperformed the corporate bond investment. The average rate of return for the investment is 5.83% versus the average market rate of 11.10%
Holding period return over a period =
(Period Ending price - Period beginning price + coupons received during the period) / Period beginning price
All the quoted prices are % of Face Value of $ 1,000 and coupon is 6.5% of FV of $ 1,000
We can keep the scale common as % of face value in all the calculations below.
a. Find the annual holding period returns for 2010 through 2014. (See Chapter 5 for the HPR formula.)
The holding period return for 2010 is ? %. (Round to two decimal places.)
HPR for 2010 = (102.673 - 96.086 + 6.5) / 96.086 = 13.62%
The holding period return for 2011 is ?%. (Round to two decimal places.)
HPR for 2011 = (104.365 - 102.673 + 6.5) / 102.673 = 7.98%
The holding period return for 2012 is ?%. (Round to two decimal places.)
HPR for 2012 = (107.129 - 104.365 + 6.5) / 104.365 = 8.88%
The holding period return for 2013 is ?%. (Round to two decimal places.)
HPR for 2013 = (111.853 - 107.129 + 6.5) / 107.129 = 10.48%
The holding period return for 2014 is ?%. (Round to two decimal places.)
HPR for 2014 = (121.618 - 111.853 + 6.5) / 111.853 = 14.54%
b. Use the average return information in the given table to evaluate the investment performance of this bond. How do you think it stacks up against the market? Explain.
Correct answer is option a.The high-grade corporate bond investment has outperformed the market. The average rate of return for the investment is 11.10 % versus the average market rate of 5.83%.
Average return = average of all the returns calculated in part (a) above = (13.62% + 7.98% + 8.88% + 10.48% + 14.54%) / 5 = 11.10%
This is better than the market return of 5.83%. The high-grade corporate bond investment has outperformed the market.