Weights   Policy Actual 50% stocks 60% stocks 50% bonds 40% bonds     Returns   Index Actual 8% stocks 9% stocks 5% bonds 7% bonds Refer to Exhibit 18.11. Which of the following statements is TRUE?   a. Sector/security selection hurt the portfolio performance; returns were 6.8% less than if the manager invested the funds in stocks and bond indexes.     b. Sector/security selection improved the port-folio performance by 6.8%; each sector return was higher than for index return.     c. Sector/security selection improved the port-folio performance by 1.4%; each sector return was higher than for index value.     d. Sector/security selection hurt the portfolio performance; returns were 1.4% less than if the manager invested the funds in stocks and bond indexes.

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Exhibit 18.11
USE THE INFORMATION BELOW FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM

Weights  
Policy Actual
50% stocks 60% stocks
50% bonds 40% bonds
   
Returns  
Index Actual
8% stocks 9% stocks
5% bonds 7% bonds


Refer to Exhibit 18.11. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
  a. Sector/security selection hurt the portfolio performance; returns were 6.8% less than if the manager invested the funds in stocks and bond indexes.  
  b. Sector/security selection improved the port-folio performance by 6.8%; each sector return was higher than for index return.  
  c. Sector/security selection improved the port-folio performance by 1.4%; each sector return was higher than for index value.  
  d. Sector/security selection hurt the portfolio performance; returns were 1.4% less than if the manager invested the funds in stocks and bond indexes.  
 
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