A pension fund's liabilities has a PV01 of $200 million. The plan has $100 billion of assets with a weighted average modified duration of 8. The highest duration bond that the plan can invest in has a modified duration of 28. How much of the existing assets should be invested in this bond with a modified duration of 28 to minimize the interest risk exposure of the fund? A. $0 B. $20 billion C. $40 billion D. $60 Billion. Need typed answer only.Please give answer within 45 minutes

A pension fund's liabilities has a PV01 of $200 million. The plan has $100 billion of assets with a weighted average modified duration of 8. The highest duration bond that the plan can invest in has a modified duration of 28. How much of the existing assets should be invested in this bond with a modified duration of 28 to minimize the interest risk exposure of the fund? A. $0 B. $20 billion C. $40 billion D. $60 Billion. Need typed answer only.Please give answer within 45 minutes

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ISBN:9780357033609

Author:Randall Billingsley, Lawrence J. Gitman, Michael D. Joehnk

Publisher:Randall Billingsley, Lawrence J. Gitman, Michael D. Joehnk

Chapter13: Investing In Mutual Funds, Etfs, And Real Estate

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