Suppose a hedge fund has a 2 and 20 fee arrangement and a ne…

Suppose a hedge fund has a 2 and 20 fee arrangement and a net asset value (NAV) of $250 million at the beginning of the year. The high water mark was $280 million at the beginning of the year. At the end of the year, fund had a NAV of $278 million, before fees. If management fees are distributed annually based on the start-of-the year NAV, what is the total fees including both management and incentive fees for this year?

Suppose an analyst is valuing two markets. Market A is a dev…

Suppose an analyst is valuing two markets. Market A is a developed market, and Market B is an emerging market. The investor’s time horizon is five years. The other pertinent facts are:   Measure Value Sharpe ratio of the global portfolio 0.29 Standard deviation of the global portfolio 8% Risk-free rate of return 4.5% Degree of market integration for Market A 80% Degree of market integration for Market B 65% Standard deviation for Market A 18% Standard deviation for Market B 26% Correlation of Market A with global portfolio .87   Correlation of Market B with global portfolio .63   Estimated illiquidity premium for A 0   Estimated illiquidity premium for B 2.4   Referring to Table: What is the expected co variance between the markets? 

Consider an US-based foundation with spending rate of 3 perc…

Consider an US-based foundation with spending rate of 3 percent and cost of earning investment returns has averaged 50 basis points annually. The asset allocation and the set of capital market expectations are shown below.  The expected long-term inflation rate is 2.5 percent. Table 3 Capital Market Expectations Asset class E(ri) si Correlations A B C D A US equities 9% 18% 1       B Ex-US equities 8 14 0.60 1     C US bonds 4 8 0.30 0.20 1   D Real estate 1 7 0.50 0.40 0.10 1    Table 4 Corner portfolios Portfolio E(rp) sp Sp wi A B C D 1 9.0% 18.0% 0.39 100% 0% 0% 0% 2 7.9 16.7 0.35 65 35 0 0 3 7.5 15.4 0.38 37 53 0 10 4 5.0 12.4 0.36 0 25 43 32 5 4.6 10.1 0.32 0 11 55 34 What is the foundation return requirement in percent?