Preface ix
Acknowledgments xiii
CHAPTER 1
Investment Performance Measurement 1
PART ONE
Return Measurement 13
CHAPTER 2
Single Period Return 15
CHAPTER 3
Money-Weighted Return 37
CHAPTER 4
Time-Weighted Return 45
CHAPTER 5
Multiperiod Return 55
CHAPTER 6
Adjusting Returns for Impact of Fees, Taxes, and Currency 69
CHAPTER 7
Measuring Relative Return 97
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PART TWO
Risk Measurement 121
CHAPTER 8
Risk 123
CHAPTER 9
Absolute Risk 131
CHAPTER 10
Downside Risk 155
CHAPTER 11
Relative Risk 165
PART THREE
Measuring Risk-Adjusted Performance 181
CHAPTER 12
Absolute Risk-Adjusted Return 183
CHAPTER 13
Downside and Relative Risk-Adjusted Return 199
CHAPTER 14
Assessing Skill 203
PART FOUR
Performance Attribution 213
CHAPTER 15
Security and Segment Returns 215
CHAPTER 16
Effective Exposure Basis Returns 243
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CHAPTER 17
Contribution Analysis 255
CHAPTER 18
Attributing Value Added to Management Decisions 265
CHAPTER 19
Strategy-Specific Return Decomposition 285
PART FIVE
Performance Presentation 305
CHAPTER 20
AIMR- and GIPS-Compliant Performance Presentations 307
APPENDIX
The AIMR Performance Presentation Standards 331
INDEX 341