In a particular year, Aggie Mutual Fund earned a return of 15% by making the following investments in the following asset classes:     Weight Return Bonds 10 % 6 % Stocks 90 % 16 %     The return on a bogey portfolio was 10%, calculated as follows:     Weight Return Bonds (Lehman Brothers Index) 50 % 5 % Stocks (S&P 500 Index) 50 % 15 %     The contribution of selection within markets to total excess return was   A. 3%. B. 5%. C. 4%. D. 1%.

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In a particular year, Aggie Mutual Fund earned a return of 15% by making the following investments in the following asset classes:

 

  Weight Return
Bonds 10 % 6 %
Stocks 90 % 16 %
 

 

The return on a bogey portfolio was 10%, calculated as follows:

 

  Weight Return
Bonds (Lehman Brothers Index) 50 % 5 %
Stocks (S&P 500 Index) 50 % 15 %
 

 

The contribution of selection within markets to total excess return was

 

A. 3%.
B. 5%.
C. 4%.
D. 1%.
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