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The following table shows the annual returns (in percent) and summary measures for a sample of returns from the Vanguard Energy Fund and the Vanguard Health Care Fund from 2012 through 2016.
Year | Energy (%) | Health Care (%) |
2012 | 44.6 | 15.41 |
2013 | 19.68 | 10.87 |
2014 | 37 | 10.43 |
2015 | -42.87 | -18.45 |
2016 | 28.36 | 20.96 |
If the risk-free rate is 3%, using mean-variance analysis, which fund performed better, and why?
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The Energy Fund performed better, because its Sharpe Ratio was higher. |
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b. |
The Health Care Fund performed better, because its Sharpe Ratio was lower. |
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c. |
The Energy Fund performed better, because its Sharpe Ratio was lower. |
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d. |
The Health Care Fund performed better, because its Sharpe Ratio was higher. |