1) Today is T=1. From a fund of funds perspective, you are trying to evaluate Portfolio Managers A-E for style drift over the past year (from T=0 to T=1) based on Style Factors X & Y. Hint: style drift =[(X1- X0) 2+(Y1-Y0) 2] 0.5. The manager(s) that appear(s) the most stylistically consistent is (are):
A) Portfolio Manager D
B) Portfolio Manager C
C) Portfolio Manager B
D) Portfolio Manager A & Portfolio Manager E
E) Portfolio Manager B & Portfolio Manager D
2) Assume you do not know whether the Russell 1000, 2000, & 3000 are price weighted, market weighted, or equal weighted indices. At T=0, all stocks in the Russell 1000 are priced at $100 with 50.0 shares outstanding; all stocks in the Russell 2000 are priced at $30 with 50.0 shares outstanding. There are no stock splits or dividends over the period beginning at T=0 and ending at T=1. Over this period, the Russell 1000 returns 8.0% and the Russell 2000 returns 12.0%. Which weighted method(s) produce(s) the lowest return(s) for the Russell 3000?
A) Price Weighted
B) Market Weighted
C) Equal Weighted
D) Price Weighted & Market Weighted
E) Price Weighted & Equal Weighted