Measuring portfolio performance Flashcards

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What is the purpose of the three different types of benchmark.

A
  • Target - measure performance
  • Comparator - comparison of performance
  • Constraint - limit portfolio construction
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What does ‘free float’ mean?

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  • Proportion of shares
  • Traded on market
  • Companies with less than min free float
  • Have weighting reduced
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What might cause a company to enter/leave the FTSE 100 at a periodic rebalancing?

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  • IPO
  • Delisting
  • Merger
  • Change in share price
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