Suppose Two Portfolios Have the Same Average Return and the Same

question 3

Multiple Choice

Suppose two portfolios have the same average return and the same standard deviation of returns, but portfolio A has a higher beta than portfolio B. According to the Treynor measure, the performance of portfolio A

• A) is better than the performance of portfolio B.
• B) is the same as the performance of portfolio B.
• C) is poorer than the performance of portfolio B.
• D) cannot be measured as there are no data on the alpha of the portfolio.
• E) None of the options are correct.

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