Finance Portfolio Construction

Consider the following bootstrapped 3-year performance of an actively managed investor's portfolio and a relevant benchmark: Investor's Portfolio Benchmark Portfolio Iteration Portfolio Value Portfolio Portfolio Value Portfolio Return t=3 Return p.a. t=3 p.a. 1 1.3 9.1% 1.2 6.3% 2. 0.9 -3.5% 0.9 -3.5% 3 3 0.9 -3.5% 0.8 -7.2% 4 1.2 6.3% 1.1 3.2% 5 5 1.3 9.1% 1.2 6.3% What is the arithmetic average of the compounded relative performance of investor's portfolio relative to the benchmark over 3 years in the 5 iterations (rounded to one decimal place)? Select one: O a. 2.5% O b. 3.5% O c. 7.7% d. 8.0% e. None of the above