Question

Problem 24-12 A global equity manager is assigned to select stocks from a universe of large stocks throughout the world. The manager will be evaluated by comparing her returns to the return on the MSCI World Market Portfolio, but she is free to hold stocks from various countries in whatever proportions she finds desirable. Results for a given month are contained in the following table: Country U.K. Japan U.S. Germany Weight In MSCI Index 0.33 0.46 0.19 0.02 Manager's Weight 0.32 0.2 0.18 0.3 Manager's Return in Country 25% 17 Return of Stock Index for That Country 15% 17 13 10 a. Calculate the total value added of all the manager's decisions this period. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign.) Added value b. Calculate the value added (or subtracted) by her country allocation decisions. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign.)

Answer 1

a.
Calculation of total value added of all manager's decision
Manager	(0.32*0.25)+(0.2*0.17)+(0.18*0.10)+(0.3*0.07)
Manager	15.30%
Benchmark	(0.33*0.15)+(0.46*0.17)+(0.19*0.13)+(0.02*0.15)
Benchmark	15.54%
Added value	-0.24%	(15.30%-15.54%)
b.
Value added by country's decision
UK	(0.32-0.33)*0.15	-0.15%
Japan	(0.20-0.46)*0.17	-4.42%
US	(0.18-0.19)*0.13	-0.13%
Germany	(0.30-0.02)*0.15	4.20%