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In the next two months, the mutual fund is exposed to interest rate risks. This is because, if the interest rate rises in these two months, then the value of the securities would fall considerably and then the mutual fund would face losses.
Thus, in these next two months, the mutual fund is subject to interest rate risks
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4. A money market mutual fund bought $1 million of two-year Treasury notes six months ago....
4.A money market mutual fund bought $1 million of two-year Treasury notes six months ago. During...
4.A money market mutual fund bought $1 million of two-year Treasury notes six months ago. During this time, the value of the securities has increased, but for tax reasons the mutual fund wants to postpone any sale for two more months. What type of risk does the mutual fund face for the next two months?
A mutual fund manager anticipates shareholder redemptions of about $32 million per quarter as the market...
A mutual fund manager anticipates shareholder redemptions of about $32 million per quarter as the market continues its slump over the next six months. She would like to hedge the future sale of stocks from the portfolio necessary to meet the redemptions, while maintaining the current characteristics of the fund. The portfolio is primarily composed of large-cap technology stocks. It has a high correlation with the Nasdaq 100 index, and the portfolio has a beta of 0.9 with this index....
Question 5 1 pts Which statement is NOT true about money market mutual funds. A money...
Question 5 1 pts Which statement is NOT true about money market mutual funds. A money market fund is a type of mutual fund that invests in high- quality, short-term debt instruments, cash, and cash equivalents. Money market funds should be used as a place to park money temporarily before investing elsewhere or making an anticipated cash outlay; they are not suitable as long-term investments. Though not quite as safe as cash, money market funds are considered extremely low-risk on...
INSTRUCTIONS: ATTEMPT ANY FOUR (4) QUESTIONS a. Question 1 A mutual fund is a professionally managed...
INSTRUCTIONS: ATTEMPT ANY FOUR (4) QUESTIONS a. Question 1 A mutual fund is a professionally managed type of collective investment scheme that pools money from many investors and invests in stocks, bonds, short-term money market instruments and other securities. The performance of these mutual funds and the portfolio they build needs to be evaluated as frequently as possible. Evaluating the performance of these mutual funds is important for both existing and potential investors. The Table below provides the average return,...
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please answer both parts thankyou ! 1)Suppose you are the money manager of a $3.68 million...
please answer both parts thankyou ! 1)Suppose you are the money manager of a $3.68 million investment fund. The fund consists of four stocks with the following investments and betas: Stock Investment Beta A $ 540,000 1.50 B 500,000 (0.50) C 940,000 1.25 D 1,700,000 0.75 If the market's required rate of return is 8% and the risk-free rate is 4%, what is the fund's required rate of return? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal...
Managing in Financial Markets Money Market Portfolio Dilemma As the treasurer of a corporation, one of...
Managing in Financial Markets Money Market Portfolio Dilemma As the treasurer of a corporation, one of your jobs is to maintain investments in liquid securities such as Treasury securities and commercial paper. Your goal is to earn as high a a. The yield curve is currently upward slopin that 10-year Treasury bonds have an annualized as possible but without taking much of a risk Such percentage points above the annualized yield of three-month T-bills. Should you consider using some of...
Jennifer is interested in the mutual fund RBC U.S. Index Fund – Series A. She has...
Jennifer is interested in the mutual fund RBC U.S.
Index Fund – Series A. She has a few questions for
you before she buys this investment.
a) Does the reported fund’s return include the Management
Expense Ratio (MER) ? Yes or No
b) What type of fee is charged: No-load, Front-end load or a
Back-end load?
c) Is the status of this mutual fund classified as a closed-end
or open-end mutual fund?
d) Based on your response in c), explain...
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Excel Hydro took a loan contract which requires a payment of $40 million plus interest two years after the contract's date of issue. The interest rate on the $40 million face value is 9.6% compounded quarterly. Before the maturity date, the original lender sold the contract to a pension fund for $43 million. The sale price was based on a discount rate of 8.5% compounded semi-annually from the date of sale. Excel Hydro is also considering building...
Kintel, Inc., management wants to raise $1 million by issuing six-year zero coupon bonds with a...
Kintel, Inc., management wants to raise $1 million by issuing six-year zero coupon bonds with a face value of $1,000. The company’s investment banker states that investors would use an 12.38 percent discount rate to value such bonds. Assume semiannual coupon payments. At what price would these bonds sell in the marketplace? (Round intermediate calculations to 4 decimal places, e.g. 1.2514 and Bond price to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25) How many bonds would the firm have to issue to...
4.A money market mutual fund bought $1 million of two-year Treasury notes six months ago. During this time, the value of the securities has increased, but for tax reasons the mutual fund wants to postpone any sale for two more months. What type of risk does the mutual fund face for the next two months?
Question 5 1 pts Which statement is NOT true about money market mutual funds. A money market fund is a type of mutual fund that invests in high- quality, short-term debt instruments, cash, and cash equivalents. Money market funds should be used as a place to park money temporarily before investing elsewhere or making an anticipated cash outlay; they are not suitable as long-term investments. Though not quite as safe as cash, money market funds are considered extremely low-risk on...
INSTRUCTIONS: ATTEMPT ANY FOUR (4) QUESTIONS a. Question 1 A mutual fund is a professionally managed type of collective investment scheme that pools money from many investors and invests in stocks, bonds, short-term money market instruments and other securities. The performance of these mutual funds and the portfolio they build needs to be evaluated as frequently as possible. Evaluating the performance of these mutual funds is important for both existing and potential investors. The Table below provides the average return,...
the low Managing in Financial Markets Money Market Portfolio Dilemma As the treasurer of a corporation, one of your jobs is to maintain investments in liquid securities such as Treasury securities and commercial paper. Your goal i to earn as high a return as possible but without takin much of a risk a. The yield curve is currently upward sloping, such that 10-year Treasury bonds have an annualized yield 3 percentage points above the annualized yield of three-month T-bills. Should...
Managing in Financial Markets Money Market Portfolio Dilemma As the treasurer of a corporation, one of your jobs is to maintain investments in liquid securities such as Treasury securities and commercial paper. Your goal is to earn as high a a. The yield curve is currently upward slopin that 10-year Treasury bonds have an annualized as possible but without taking much of a risk Such percentage points above the annualized yield of three-month T-bills. Should you consider using some of...
Jennifer is interested in the mutual fund RBC U.S.
Index Fund – Series A. She has a few questions for
you before she buys this investment.
a) Does the reported fund’s return include the Management
Expense Ratio (MER) ? Yes or No
b) What type of fee is charged: No-load, Front-end load or a
Back-end load?
c) Is the status of this mutual fund classified as a closed-end
or open-end mutual fund?
d) Based on your response in c), explain...
1
to 10
Excel Hydro took a loan contract which requires a payment of $40 million plus interest two years after the contract's date of issue. The interest rate on the $40 million face value is 9.6% compounded quarterly. Before the maturity date, the original lender sold the contract to a pension fund for $43 million. The sale price was based on a discount rate of 8.5% compounded semi-annually from the date of sale. Excel Hydro is also considering building...
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