In a Particular Year, Roll Tide Mutual Fund Earned a Return

question 19

Multiple Choice

In a particular year, Roll Tide Mutual Fund earned a return of 15% by making the following investments in the following asset classes: $\begin{array}{cc}& \text { Weight } & \text { Return }\\ \text { Bonds } &10\%&6\%\\ \text { Stocks } &90\%&16\%\\\end{array}$



The return on a bogey portfolio was 10%, calculated as follows:
$\begin{array}{cc}& \text { Weight } & \text { Return }\\ \text { Bonds (Lehman Brother Index) } &50\%&5\%\\ \text { Stacks (S\&P 500 Index) } &50\%&15\%\\\end{array}$


The contribution of asset allocation across markets to the total abnormal return was

• A) 1%.
• B) 3%.
• C) 4%.
• D) 5%.

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