he Glover Scholastic Aid Foundation has received a €20 million global government bond portfolio from a Greek donor. This bond ortfolio will be held in euros and managed separately from Glover's existing U.S. dollar-denominated assets. Although the bond ortfolio is currently unhedged, the portfolio manager, Raine Sofia, is investigating various alternatives to hedge the currency risk of e portfolio. The bond portfolio's current allocation and the relevant country performance data are given in Exhibits 1 and 2. Historical orrelations for the currencies being considered by Sofia are given in Exhibit 3. Sofia expects that future returns and correlations will e approximately equal to those given in Exhibits 2 and 3. xhibit 1. Glover Scholastic Aid Foundation Current Allocation Global Government Bond Portfolio Country Greece A B с Allocation (%) Maturity (years) 35 5 30 5 10 10 10 5
he Glover Scholastic Aid Foundation has received a €20 million global government bond portfolio from a Greek donor. This bond ortfolio will be held in euros and managed separately from Glover's existing U.S. dollar-denominated assets. Although the bond ortfolio is currently unhedged, the portfolio manager, Raine Sofia, is investigating various alternatives to hedge the currency risk of e portfolio. The bond portfolio's current allocation and the relevant country performance data are given in Exhibits 1 and 2. Historical orrelations for the currencies being considered by Sofia are given in Exhibit 3. Sofia expects that future returns and correlations will e approximately equal to those given in Exhibits 2 and 3. xhibit 1. Glover Scholastic Aid Foundation Current Allocation Global Government Bond Portfolio Country Greece A B с Allocation (%) Maturity (years) 35 5 30 5 10 10 10 5
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Transcribed Image Text:The Glover Scholastic Aid Foundation has received a €20 million global government bond portfolio from a Greek donor. This bond
portfolio will be held in euros and managed separately from Glover's existing U.S. dollar-denominated assets. Although the bond
portfolio is currently unhedged, the portfolio manager, Raine Sofia, is investigating various alternatives to hedge the currency risk of
he portfolio. The bond portfolio's current allocation and the relevant country performance data are given in Exhibits 1 and 2. Historical
correlations for the currencies being considered by Sofia are given in Exhibit 3. Sofia expects that future returns and correlations will
be approximately equal to those given in Exhibits 2 and 3.
Exhibit 1. Glover Scholastic Aid Foundation Current Allocation Global Government Bond Portfolio
Country
Greece
Allocation
(%)
Maturity
(years)
A
B
C
D
35
5
30
5
10
10
10
5
15
10
Exhibit 2. Country Performance Data (in local currency)
5-year Excess
Country
Cash Return
Bond Return (%)
10-year Excess Currency Return
Bond Return (%)
Unhedged
(%)
Liquidity of 90-day
Currency Forward
Contracts
Greece
2.0
1.5
2.0
Good
A
B
1.0
2.0
3.0
-4.0
Good
4.0
0.5
1.0
2.0
Fair
C
3.0
1.0
2.0
-2.0
Fair
D
2.6
1.4
2.4
-3.0
Good
Required:
Calculate the expected total annual return (euro-based) of the current bond portfolio if Sofia decides to leave the currency risk
unhedged.
Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.
Expected total annual return
%
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