According to a Model That Was Estimated Using Monthly Excess

question 59

Multiple Choice

According to a model that was estimated using monthly excess returns over a 5 year period, ending in October of 2014, average returns of equity hedge funds are ________ the S&P 500 Index.

• A) equal to
• B) considerably higher than
• C) slightly lower than
• D) slightly higher than

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