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Consider the following table of monthly returns for a hedge…

Consider the following table of monthly returns for a hedge fund and an index portfolio. For the purpose of computation, the hurdle rate is the U.S. T-bill rate, assumed to be 6 percent per year.                                                 RETURNS (%)                                      MONTH    Hedge Fund       INDEX January 3.5% 2.4% February 4.0% 3.0% March – 2.0% -1.6% April -2.0% -1.0% May 1.0% 0.2% June 1.0% 1.0% What is the arithmetic average rolling returns for the hedge fund if the investor’s investment horizon is four months?

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?