Problem 2. Consider the following university endowment funds. They are invested in diversified portfolios with the indicated returns and risks. Calculate Value at Risk (VaR) for each endowment at 5%, at 2.5%, and at 1%. University Central Eastern Northern Southern Western Endowment millions 750 800 1,200 500 600 Weekly Return% 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.9 0.75 Standard Deviation % 2 1.5 3 2 2.5

In the above $110K allocation problem, you decided to allocate 30% weight in A, 50% weight in B, 20% weight in C, and you want to find its AVG return. Which of the following is the appropriate method to find the mean (AVG) return on the $100K fund invested?   a. Weighted Average (WAVG )   b. Simple Average   c. Geometric Average   d. Arithmetic Average

Click on the quadrant that will yield the best capital budgeting decision. - NPV Hi IRR Low IRR + NPV

(Related to Checkpoint 8.1) (Expected rate of return) James Fromholtz is considering whether to invest in a newly formed investment fund. The fund's investment objective is to acquire home mortgage securities at what it hopes will be bargain prices. The fund sponsor has suggested to James that the fund's performance will hinge on how the national economy performs in the coming year. Specifically, he suggested the following possible outcomes: a. Based on these potential outcomes, what is your estimate of the expected rate of return from this investment opportunity? b. Would you be interested in making such an investment? Note that you lose all your money in one year if the economy collapses into the worst state or you double your money if the economy enters into a rapid expansion. a. The expected rate of return from this investment opportunity is %. (Round to two decimal places) Data Table State of Economy Rapid expansion and recovery Modest growth Continued recession Falls into…

An investor is evaluating the historical performance of an investment fund. The following annual returns are provided to the investor:     Fund Value Year 0 $120 Year 1 132 Year 2 146 Year 3 133 Year 4 128 Year 5 123   Required: a. Calculate the investment returns for each year. b. Compute the arithmetic mean return. c. Calculate the geometric mean return.