1. Calculate the value added by the manager's decisions. 2. Calculate the value added by the manager's country allocation decisions. 3. Calculate the value added from manager's stock selection abilities within countries.

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1. Calculate the value added by the manager's decisions.

2. Calculate the value added by the manager's country allocation decisions.

3. Calculate the value added from manager's stock selection abilities within countries.

Intro
An international fund manager is evaluated against the MSCI world index as the benchmark.
The table below provides the results for a given month:
Weight in MSCI Manager's
Return of
Country
Manager's return
index
weight
country Index
U.K.
0.17
0.3
17%
12%
Japan
0.3
0.1
15
15
U.S.
0.48
0.4
12
14
Germany
0.05
0.2
7
12
Transcribed Image Text:Intro An international fund manager is evaluated against the MSCI world index as the benchmark. The table below provides the results for a given month: Weight in MSCI Manager's Return of Country Manager's return index weight country Index U.K. 0.17 0.3 17% 12% Japan 0.3 0.1 15 15 U.S. 0.48 0.4 12 14 Germany 0.05 0.2 7 12
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