Rice University
Investment Strategies and Portfolio Analysis
Rice University

Investment Strategies and Portfolio Analysis

Arzu Ozoguz

Instructor: Arzu Ozoguz

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
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(271 reviews)

14 hours to complete
3 weeks at 4 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.2

(271 reviews)

14 hours to complete
3 weeks at 4 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

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There are 3 modules in this course

In this module, we focus on the central problem of performance measurement: how do you assess the increase in your wealth over a given period and evaluate the risk that was involved? In this module, you will learn how to calculate different return and risk measures and how you use these measures to evaluate a portfolio’s performance relative to a benchmark.

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9 videos7 readings2 assignments1 peer review1 discussion prompt

In this module, we focus on constructing return-to-risk measures in order to compare investments in terms of their desirability. You are going to learn several different ways to calculate risk-adjusted return measures for an actively managed fund and understand how these measures differ from each other.

What's included

9 videos8 readings2 assignments

In this module, you are going to learn to use two analytical tools that are widely used in practice to evaluate what the portfolio performance can be attributed to. You will first learn about style analysis. Then, you will learn about attribution analysis, which has become a crucial component in internal evaluation system of investment managers and institutional clients in the industry. Focus will be placed on the practical applications.

What's included

7 videos9 readings3 assignments

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Arzu Ozoguz
Rice University
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