You are an analyst for a large public pension fund and you have been assigned the task of evaluating two different externalportfolio managers (Y and Z). You consider the following historical average return, standard deviation, and CAPM beta estimatesfor these two managers over the past five years:Portfolio Actual Avg. Retum Standard Deviation BetaManger Y 10.20% 12009% 1.20Manger Z 8.80% 9.90% 0.80Additionally, your estimate for the risk premium for the market portfolio is 5.00 percent and the risk-free rate is currently 4.50percent.For both Manager Y and Manager Z, calculate the expected return using the CAPM. Express your answers to the nearest basispoint (Le., xx.xx96).

You are an analyst for a large public pension fund and you have been assigned the task of evaluating two different external portfolio managers (Y and Z). You consider the following historical average return, standard deviation, and CAPM beta estimates for these two managers over the past five years: Portfolio Actual Avg. Return Standard Deviation Beta Manger Y 10.20% 12.00% 1.20 Manger Z 8.80% 9.90% 0.80 Additionally, your estimate for the risk premium for the market portfolio is 5.00 percent and the risk-free rate is currently 4.50 percent. For both Manager Y and Manager Z, calculate the expected return using the CAPM. Express your answers to the nearest basis point (.e., xx.xx9%).

You are an analyst for a large public pension fund and you have been assigned the task of evaluating two different external portfolio managers (Y and Z). You consider the following historical average return, standard deviation, and CAPM beta estimates for these two managers over the past five years: Portfolio Actual Avg. Return Standard Deviation Beta Manger Y 10.20% 12.00% 1.20 Manger Z 8.80% 9.90% 0.80 Additionally, your estimate for the risk premium for the market portfolio is 5.00 percent and the risk-free rate is currently 4.50 percent. For both Manager Y and Manager Z, calculate the expected return using the CAPM. Express your answers to the nearest basis point (.e., xx.xx9%).

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