Benchmarking Returns

Free CFA Level I lesson in Quantitative Methods. 11 min read, ~1,680 words.

MWR = IRR of all cash flows. Rewards or punishes the manager for client timing decisions. TWR = geometric chain of sub-period returns. Strips out cash flow timing. GIPS standard for manager evaluation. Price-weighted (DJIA): sum of prices รท divisor. High-price stocks dominate. Market-cap weighted (S&P 500): weight = market...

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