Mutual Fund Performance

Measurement and Prediction

William F. Sharpe

ResearchPublished 1965

A discussion of techniques for measuring and predicting mutual fund performance. Empirical information is used as an aid in assessing the Treynor index for measuring a fund's performance after the fact or for predicting its performance in the future. An alternative method for measuring mutual fund performance is described.

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  • Availability: Web-Only
  • Year: 1965
  • Paperback Pages: 36
  • Document Number: P-3096

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Sharpe, William F., Mutual Fund Performance: Measurement and Prediction. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1965. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P3096.html.
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