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Performance Attribution and Benchmarking Case Study

13 minPRO
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Key Takeaways

  • Performance attribution decomposes total return into income (38%), appreciation (47%), and leverage effect (15%).
  • Variance analysis (actual vs. underwritten) identifies where assumptions were accurate, conservative, or optimistic.
  • Market vs. manager analysis separates beta (market movement) from alpha (manager skill) in total returns.
  • Post-investment analysis improves future underwriting—insurance escalation in this case should be 10-12%, not 5%.
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