For a Poorly Diversified Portfolio the Appropriate Measure of Portfolio

question 11

Multiple Choice

For a poorly diversified portfolio the appropriate measure of portfolio performance would be

• A) the Treynor measure because it evaluates portfolio performance on the basis of return and diversification.
• B) the Sharpe measure because it evaluates portfolio performance on the basis of return and diversification.
• C) the Treynor measure because it uses standard deviation as the risk measure.
• D) the Sharpe measure because it uses beta as the risk measure.
• E) none of the above.

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Definitions:

Treasury Stock Transactions

Activities involving the buyback or resale of a company's own stock, affecting the equity section of a company's balance sheet but not its issued stock number.

Stockholders' Equity

Represents the residual value of a company's assets after deducting its liabilities, essentially indicating the net worth attributable to shareholders.

Ex-dividend Date

The first day on which buying a stock will not entitle the new owner to the declared dividend.

Date of Declaration

The specific date on which a company's board of directors announces the distribution of a dividend or other corporate action.