The Major Concern That Has Been Raised with Respect to the Weighting

question 46

Multiple Choice

The major concern that has been raised with respect to the weighting of countries within the EAFE index is

• A) currency volatilities are not considered in the weighting.
• B) cross-correlations are not considered in the weighting.
• C) inflation is not represented in the weighting.
• D) the weights are not proportional to the asset bases of the respective countries.
• E) None of the options are correct.

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