Questions from General Investment


Q: Reconsider the Fingroup Fund in the previous problem. If during the

Reconsider the Fingroup Fund in the previous problem. If during the year the portfolio manager sells all of the holdings of stock D and replaces it with 200,000 shares of stock E at $50 per share and...

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Q: The Closed Fund is a closed-end investment company with a

The Closed Fund is a closed-end investment company with a portfolio currently worth $200 million. It has liabilities of $3 million and 5 million shares outstanding. a. What is the NAV of the fund? b...

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Q: Corporate Fund started the year with a net asset value of $

Corporate Fund started the year with a net asset value of $12.50. By year-end, its NAV equaled $12.10. The fund paid year-end distributions of income and capital gains of $1.50. What was the rate of r...

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Q: A three-asset portfolio has the following characteristics: /

A three-asset portfolio has the following characteristics: What is the expected return on this three-asset portfolio?

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Q: A closed-end fund starts the year with a net asset

A closed-end fund starts the year with a net asset value of $12. By year-end, NAV equals $12.10. At the beginning of the year, the fund is selling at a 2% premium to NAV. By the end of the year, the f...

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Q: Loaded-Up Fund charges a 12b-1 fee of 1

Loaded-Up Fund charges a 12b-1 fee of 1% and maintains an expense ratio of .75%. Economy Fund charges a front-end load of 2%, but has no 12b-1 fee and has an expense ratio of .25%. Assume the rate of...

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Q: City Street Fund has a portfolio of $450 million and liabilities

City Street Fund has a portfolio of $450 million and liabilities of $10 million. a. If there are 44 million shares outstanding, what is the net asset value? b. If a large investor redeems 1 million...

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Q: Why can closed-end funds sell at prices that differ from

Why can closed-end funds sell at prices that differ from net value while open-end funds do not?

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Q: a. Impressive Fund had excellent investment performance last year, with

a. Impressive Fund had excellent investment performance last year, with portfolio returns that placed it in the top 10% of all funds with the same investment policy. Do you expect it to be a top perfo...

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Q: Consider a mutual fund with $200 million in assets at the

Consider a mutual fund with $200 million in assets at the start of the year and with 10 million shares outstanding. The fund invests in a portfolio of stocks that provides dividend income at the end o...

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