A portfolio manager summarizes the input from the macro and micro forecasters in the following table: Micro Forecasts   Asset Expected Return (%) Beta Residual Standard Deviation (%)   Stock A   25   1.2   56     Stock B   19   1.6   70     Stock C   16   0.5   61     Stock D   13   1.0   53         Macro Forecasts   Asset Expected Return (%) Standard Deviation (%)   T-bills   7     0     Passive equity portfolio   15     21       Calculate the following for a portfolio manager who is not allowed to short sell securities. If allowed to short sell securities, the manager's Sharpe ratio is 0.4194. a. What is the cost of the restriction in terms of Sharpe’s measure? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as decimals rounded to 4 places.) Cost of restriction   b. What is the utility loss to the investor (A = 2.7) given his new complete portfolio? (Do not round intermediate calculations.Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Cases Utility Levels Unconstrained   Constrained   Passive

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A portfolio manager summarizes the input from the macro and micro forecasters in the following table:

Micro Forecasts  
Asset Expected Return (%) Beta Residual Standard Deviation (%)  
Stock A   25   1.2   56    
Stock B   19   1.6   70    
Stock C   16   0.5   61    
Stock D   13   1.0   53    
 

 

Macro Forecasts  
Asset Expected Return (%) Standard Deviation (%)  
T-bills   7     0    
Passive equity portfolio   15     21    
 


Calculate the following for a portfolio manager who is not allowed to short sell securities. If allowed to short sell securities, the manager's Sharpe ratio is 0.4194.

aWhat is the cost of the restriction in terms of Sharpe’s measure? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as decimals rounded to 4 places.)

Cost of restriction  



b. What is the utility loss to the investor (A = 2.7) given his new complete portfolio? (Do not round intermediate calculations.Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Cases Utility Levels
Unconstrained  
Constrained  
Passive
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