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A global equity manager is assigned to select stocks from a universe of large stocks throughout the world. The manager will be evaluated by comparing her returns to the return on the MSCI World Market Portfolio, but she is free to hold stocks from various countries in whatever proportions she finds desirable. Results for a given month are contained in the following table:
Country | Weight
In MSCI Index |
Manager’s Weight |
Manager’s Return in Country |
Return of Stock
Index for That Country |
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U.K. | 0.32 | 0.3 | 25 | % | 15 | % | |||||||
Japan | 0.45 | 0.2 | 17 | 17 | |||||||||
U.S. | 0.2 | 0.19 | 10 | 13 | |||||||||
Germany | 0.03 | 0.31 | 7 | 15 | |||||||||
a.
Calculate the total value added of all the manager’s decisions this
period. (Do not round intermediate calculations.
Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Negative
amount should be indicated by a minus sign.)
b.
Calculate the value added (or subtracted) by her country
allocation decisions. (Do not round
intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2
decimal places. Negative amount should be indicated by a minus
sign.)
c.
Calculate the value added from her stock selection ability within
countries. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round
your answer to 2 decimal places. Negative amount should be
indicated by a minus sign.)