SHY (NYSEARCA: SHY) Is a 1−3-Year Treasury Bond Fund That

question 117

Multiple Choice

SHY (NYSEARCA: SHY) is a 1−3-year Treasury bond fund that is considered to be a market-neutral position. Using the S&P 500 as a benchmark and five years of monthly log-return data, the rank correlation coefficient of SHY with the S&P 500 is found to be r_s = -0.284. Given the sample size, the sampling distribution of r_s can be approximated by the normal distribution with standard deviation ________.

• A) 0
• B) 0.129
• C) 0.130
• D) 1

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