Portfolio Management case studies, worked step by step

Cases
100
Traced to a firm
50
Topics
13
Hard
30
Topic
All topicsStock pitch and thesis defence11Fixed income, credit and LDI11Strategic and tactical allocation7Factor investing and quant6Company analysis and valuation7Performance evaluation and manager selection7Client mandates and IPS8Risk management and limit breaches8Rebalancing, implementation and costs7Real assets and private markets8Portfolio construction and optimisation7Macro and multi-asset scenarios7Asset management business and products6
Level
AnyWarm upCoreHard
Source
AnyReported at a firmStandard
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  1. 022A small cap fund holds 40 stocks equally, with a median daily traded value of Rs 8 crore. Its rule is to be able to exit any holding in 10 days at 20% of volume. What is its capacity, and what should it do at Rs 800 crore?Rebalancing, implementation and costsHardPortfolio implementationIndian asset management
  2. 037A provident fund is moving Rs 1,500 crore from a terminated manager to a new one. Holdings overlap 60%, the rest costs 25 basis points each way, and a cash move leaves the money out of the market for five days at 18% volatility. Compare an in-kind and a cash transition.Rebalancing, implementation and costsCoreInstitutional asset managementPortfolio implementation
  3. 068A couple's Rs 4 crore portfolio has drifted to 75/25 against a 60/40 target after a rally. Compare selling equity now, with tax as a framework to confirm, against sending Rs 2 lakh a month of new savings to debt. How long does the second route take?Rebalancing, implementation and costsCoreWealth managementIndian wealth management
  4. 079An index fund receives Rs 200 crore at 3 pm and cannot buy the stocks until tomorrow. How many index futures lots equitise the cash, and what does it cost?Rebalancing, implementation and costsWarm upPortfolio implementationMutual funds
  5. 092A fund must sell a Rs 900 crore stake in a stock that trades Rs 45 crore a day. Compare selling in the market over 20 to 60 days with a block deal at a 4% discount.Rebalancing, implementation and costsHardPortfolio implementationHedge funds

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