The following information relates to the performance of a manager in 2020.
| Actual return | Actual Weight | Benchmark weight | Return on the benchmark |
Equity | 7.45% | 0.4 | 0.3 | 6.24% |
Bonds | 3.60% | 0.3 | 0.5 | 3.40% |
Cash | 0.80% | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.80% |
Details of investments in different sectors of the equity market are as follows:
Sector | Beginning of month weights (%) | S&P 500 (%) | Sector return (%) |
Basic material | 1.96 | 6.3 | 5.9 |
Business services | 5.8 | 7.1 | 4.0 |
Capital goods | 1.91 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
Consumer cyclical | 18.47 | 18.5 | 7.8 |
Consumer non-cyclical | 30.37 | 19.4 | 10.0 |
Credit sensitive | 24.01 | 20.8 | 5.0 |
Energy | 13.53 | 13.2 | 2.6 |
Technology | 3.95 | 11.9 | 0.8 |
Using the above data, answer the following questions:
- Has the manager over-performed or under-performance
- What was the contribution from sector allocation to security selection?
- Confirm that the sum of contribution of security selection, sector selection and asset allocation is equal manager's total excess return in relation to the bogey.
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The following information relates to the performance of a manager in 2020. Benchmark weight Return on the benchmark Actual return 7.45% Actual Weight 0.4 Equity 0.3 6.24% Bonds 3.60% 0.3 0.5 3.40% Cash 0.80% 0.3 0.2 0.80% Details of investments in different sectors of the equity market are as follows: Sector Beginning of month weights (%) S&P 500 (%) Sector return (%) Basic material 1.96 6.3 5.9 Business services 5.8 7.1 4.0 1.91 2.8 3.1 18.47 18.5 7.8 30.37 19.4 10.0 Capital goods Consumer cyclical Consumer non-cyclical Credit sensitive Energy Technology 24.01 20.8 5.0 13.53 13.2 2.6 & 3.95 11.9 0.8 Details of investments in different sectors of the equity market are as follows: Sector Beginning of month weights (%) S&P 500 (%) Sector return (%) 1.96 6.3 5.9 5.8 7.1 4.0 1.91 2.8 3.1 Basic material Business services Capital goods Consumer cyclical Consumer non-cyclical Credit sensitive 18.47 18.5 7.8 30.37 19.4 10.0 24.01 20.8 5.0 Energy 13.53 13.2 2.6 Technology 3.95 11.9 0.8 The following information relates to the performance of a manager in 2020. Benchmark weight Return on the benchmark Actual return Actual Weight Equity 7.45% 0.4 0.3 6.24% Bonds 3.60% 0.3 0.5 3.40% Cash 0.80% 0.3 0.2 0.80% The following information relates to the performance of a manager in 2020. Benchmark weight Return on the benchmark Actual return 7.45% Actual Weight 0.4 Equity 0.3 6.24% Bonds 3.60% 0.3 0.5 3.40% Cash 0.80% 0.3 0.2 0.80% Details of investments in different sectors of the equity market are as follows: Sector Beginning of month weights (%) S&P 500 (%) Sector return (%) Basic material 1.96 6.3 5.9 Business services 5.8 7.1 4.0 1.91 2.8 3.1 18.47 18.5 7.8 30.37 19.4 10.0 Capital goods Consumer cyclical Consumer non-cyclical Credit sensitive Energy Technology 24.01 20.8 5.0 13.53 13.2 2.6 & 3.95 11.9 0.8 Details of investments in different sectors of the equity market are as follows: Sector Beginning of month weights (%) S&P 500 (%) Sector return (%) 1.96 6.3 5.9 5.8 7.1 4.0 1.91 2.8 3.1 Basic material Business services Capital goods Consumer cyclical Consumer non-cyclical Credit sensitive 18.47 18.5 7.8 30.37 19.4 10.0 24.01 20.8 5.0 Energy 13.53 13.2 2.6 Technology 3.95 11.9 0.8 The following information relates to the performance of a manager in 2020. Benchmark weight Return on the benchmark Actual return Actual Weight Equity 7.45% 0.4 0.3 6.24% Bonds 3.60% 0.3 0.5 3.40% Cash 0.80% 0.3 0.2 0.80%