Consider the following information regarding the performance of a money manager

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Consider the following information regarding the performance of a money manager in a recent month. The table presents the actual return of each sector of the manager’s portfolio in column (1), the fraction of the portfolio allocated to each sector in column (2), the benchmark or neutral sector allocations in column (3), and the returns of sector indexes in column (4).

What was the manager’s return in the month? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

What was her over or underperformance? (Input the value as positive value. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

What was the contribution of security selection to relative performance? (Negative value should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

What was the contribution of asset allocation to relative performance? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Consider the following information regarding the performance of a money manager in a recent month. The table presents the actual return of each sector of the manager’s portfolio in column (1), the fraction of the portfolio allocated to each sector in column (2), the benchmark or neutral sector allocations in column (3), and the returns of sector indexes in column (4).

Explanation / Answer

1. Return of the month

Part 2 and 3 are not answered

Return Weight Weighted Return Equity 3.2 0.6 1.92 Bond 2.4 0.2 0.48 Cash 1.8 0.2 0.36 Total 2.76

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