Evan is a trustee for a defined benefit plan that invests in domestic stocks, international stocks, bonds, real estate and private equity. To evaluate the performance of the plan, the investment manager has developed a benchmark that includes the target allocation of each asset class in the plan. This comparison can best be described as a$($n$)\_\_\_\_\_$ benchmark.

Group of answer choices

style index

absolute return

custom security$-$based

manager universe