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  • Archived

    Effective: 1 November, 2012 - 31 December, 2019
    Categories: Calculation Methodology
    Source: GIPS Handbook, 3rd Edition

    Can you demonstrate how to calculate the composite return using the Beginning Assets Weighting method, the Beginning Assets Plus Weighted Cash Flow method, and the Aggregate Return method, assuming that cash flows occur at the end of the day, based on the following data (data is contained in the answer hyperlink below)?

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