The following data is reported for a fund and an appropriate benchmark as well as the risk-free rate each year:     Fund Return Benchmark Return Risk-free rate Year 1 15% 12% 2% Year 2 15% 12% 2% Year 3 16% 13% 2% Year 4 19% 14% 2% Year 5 20% 14% 2% Year 6 22% 15% 2% Year 7 26% 24% 2% Year 8 24% 22% 2% Year 9 21% 19% 2% Year 10 19% 18% 2%   Required: a. What is the Sharpe ratio for the fund and the benchmark? Asnwer is not Fund: 4.77 and Benchmark: 3.37 b. What is the Treynor ratio for the fund and the benchmark? Answer is: Fund: 22.79 Benchmark: 14.30 c. What is the fund tracking error? Asnwer is Not 1.71

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The following data is reported for a fund and an appropriate benchmark as well as the risk-free rate each year:

 

  Fund Return Benchmark Return Risk-free rate
Year 1 15% 12% 2%
Year 2 15% 12% 2%
Year 3 16% 13% 2%
Year 4 19% 14% 2%
Year 5 20% 14% 2%
Year 6 22% 15% 2%
Year 7 26% 24% 2%
Year 8 24% 22% 2%
Year 9 21% 19% 2%
Year 10 19% 18% 2%

 

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a. What is the Sharpe ratio for the fund and the benchmark?

Asnwer is not Fund: 4.77 and Benchmark: 3.37

b. What is the Treynor ratio for the fund and the benchmark?

Answer is: Fund: 22.79 Benchmark: 14.30

c. What is the fund tracking error?

Asnwer is Not 1.71

 

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