This course is part of the Investment and Portfolio Management Specialization

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Investment and Portfolio Management SpecializationRice University

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In this course, you will learn about latest investment strategies and performance evaluation. You will start by learning portfolio performance measures and discuss best practices in portfolio performance evaluation. You will explore different evaluation techniques such as style analysis and attribution analysis and apply them to evaluate different investment strategies. Special emphasis will be given to recent financial market innovations and current investment trends.  
After this course, learners will be able to:
•	Describe performance measurement measures
•	Evaluate portfolio performance
•	Describe and contrast different investment strategies
•	Propose investment strategy solutions

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Arzu Ozoguz

Finance Faculty

Jones Graduate School of Business

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week

Week 1

4 hours to complete

Performance measurement and benchmarking

4 hours to complete

9 videos (Total 66 min), 7 readings, 3 quizzes

9 videos

Introduction and Welcome to class3m

Brief review of measuring returns12m

Measuring dollar-weighted vs. time-weighted returns5m

Computing excess returns over a benchmark11m

Compounding excess returns: Geometric mean excess return8m

Basic measures of risk8m

Measuring bad variation7m

Tracking error and residual risk6m

Summary1m

7 readings

Grading Policy10m

How to use discussion forums10m

Pre-Course Survey10m

Lecture handouts: Comparing two portfolio returns10m

Comparing two portfolio returns- Quiz Solutions10m

Lecture handouts: Revisiting measures of risk10m

Revisiting measures of risk- Quiz Solutions10m

2 practice exercises

Comparing two portfolio returns30m

Revisiting measures of risk30m

Week

Week 2

5 hours to complete

Active vs. passive investing: Risk-adjusted return measures

5 hours to complete

9 videos (Total 47 min), 8 readings, 2 quizzes

9 videos

Introduction2m

Sharpe ratio - Introduction to general notion4m

Constructing the Sharpe ratio6m

Sortino ratio3m

Treynor’s measure2m

Jensen’s alpha13m

Appraisal ratio and information ratio5m

Comparing the risk-adjusted measures6m

Summary1m

8 readings

Accompanying spreadsheet for "Jensen's alpha"10m

Accompanying spreadsheet for "Appraisal ratio and information ratio"10m

“The Sharpe ratio”, by William F. Sharpe10m

The Sharpe ratio and the information ratio10m

Lecture handouts: Risk-adjusted return measures10m

Instructions for practice quiz10m

Solutions10m

Active vs. passive investing: Risk-adjusted return measures - Quiz Solutions10m

2 practice exercises

Risk-adjusted return measures1h

Active vs. passive investing: Risk-adjusted return measures1h 30m

Week

Week 3

6 hours to complete

Performance evaluation: Style analysis and performance attribution

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.

6 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 40 min), 9 readings, 3 quizzes

7 videos

Introduction2m

Style analysis7m

Style Analysis - Part II4m

Style analysis: How does it work?7m

Performance attribution7m

Performance attribution: Numerical illustration7m

Summary2m

9 readings

Lecture handouts: Style Analysis10m

Style Analysis: Accompanying Excel spreadsheet10m

Asset allocation: Management style and performance measurement10m

Style Analysis - Quiz solutions10m

Lecture handouts: Performance attribution10m

Total Portfolio Performance Attribution Methodology10m

Performance attribution - Quiz Solutions10m

Performance evaluation: Style analysis and performance attribution- Quiz Solutions10m

End-Of-Course Survey10m

3 practice exercises

Style Analysis1h

Performance attribution1h

Performance evaluation: Style analysis and performance attribution1h 30m

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TOP REVIEWS FROM INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS

by RDDec 5, 2018

I've tried a few courses that are similar and this one is better than average.

by NMSep 23, 2019

Expect a little more rigor and real life exercises

by VFDec 16, 2017

I think that this particular course could have a bit deeper dive into the topic, felt more like a general overview compared to previous courses in the specialization.

by RKJun 18, 2020

It was great learning from a reputed university. I learnt a lot of things but the practical assignment were awesome and very helpful.

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About the Investment and Portfolio Management Specialization

In this four-course Specialization, you’ll learn the essential skills of portfolio management and personal investing.

All investors – from the largest wealth funds to the smallest individual investors – share common issues in investing: how to meet their liabilities, how to decide where to invest, and how much risk to take on. In this Specialization, you will learn how to think about, discuss, and formulate solutions to these investment questions. You will learn the theory and the real-world skills necessary to design, execute, and evaluate investment proposals that meet financial objectives. You will begin with an overview of global financial markets and instruments that characterize the investment opportunities available to today’s investor. You will then learn how to construct optimal portfolios that manage risk effectively, and how to capitalize on understanding behavioral biases and irrational behavior in financial markets. You will learn the best practices in portfolio management and performance evaluation as well as current investment strategies. By the end of your Capstone Project, you will have mastered the analytical tools, quantitative skills, and practical knowledge necessary for long-term investment management success. To see an overview video for this Specialization, click here!

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