EBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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ISBN: 9781337514835
Author: MOYER
Publisher: CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT
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Chapter 8, Problem 28P
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To discuss: The best performing mutual funds based on Website B and whether the ranking based on last month is consistent with last year’s ranking of funds.
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which of the following past returns should mutual funds publish in their annual reports?
A.Excess return
B.Geometric average return
C.Arithmetric average return
D.Index return
Analyze the following three years of data relating to the MoMoney Mutual Fund, . It should report the
amount of dividend income and capital gains distributed to the shareholders, along with any other
changes in the fund's net asset value (b = 0.5).
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2019
2018
NAV (beginning of period)
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2017
$35.56
Net investment income
0.64
0.74
0.56
Net gains on securities
5.48
4.52
- 3.41
Dividends from net investment income
0.64
0.56
Distributions from realized gains
1.61
1.96
0.51
1.44
a. What is the total income from the investment operations?
b. What are the total distributions from the investment operations?
a. The total income from investment operations in 2019 is $
The total income from investment operations in 2018 is $
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(Round to the nearest cent.)
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The total income from investment operations in 2017 is $
b. The total distributions from…
Which time period should investors use when comparing mutual funds? Latest one-year return,
ending the most recent month end Latest five-year return, ending the most recent Dec31Latest one-
year return, ending the most recent Dec31 No specific time period is necessarily better than any other
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