Markets: A Rigorous Course

Summary of key results

Foundation about 15 min
Result Formula
NAV (A−L)/N(A - L)/N, with fees accrued daily: Et=c NAtpre/365E_t = c\,NA_t^{\text{pre}}/365 (6B.1)–(6B.2)
Stale-NAV purchase transfer Tbuy=Sε/(1+f)T_{\text{buy}} = S\varepsilon/(1 + f), f=S/(Nvs)f = S/(Nv_s) (6B.3)
Stale-NAV redemption transfer Tred=−RεT_{\text{red}} = -R\varepsilon (6B.4)
Swing price NAV(1∓s)\text{NAV}(1 \mp s); s=ks = k leaves stayers whole (6B.5)
Total expense ratio BER + brokerage + transaction costs + statutory levies (6B.6)
Fee drag ρT=[(1+r−c1)/(1+r−c2)]T\rho_T = \big[(1 + r - c_1)/(1 + r - c_2)\big]^T, between e−TΔc/(1+r−c1)e^{-T\Delta c/(1 + r - c_1)} and e−TΔc/(1+r−c2)e^{-T\Delta c/(1 + r - c_2)} (6B.7)–(6B.8)
SIP fee drag ∑mωmγm\sum_m\omega_m\gamma^m, between γn\gamma^n and γ\gamma (6B.9)
AMC revenue ∑sysAˉs\sum_s y_s\bar A_s (6B.10)
AMC profit beta βΠ=βA(1−v)yeAe/Π\beta_\Pi = \beta_A(1 - v)y_eA_e/\Pi; all-equity βA(1+F/Π)\beta_A(1 + F/\Pi) (6B.12)
PV of a SIP customer's fees ymP q1−q 1−an1−ay_mP\,\frac{q}{1-q}\,\frac{1 - a^n}{1 - a}, a=1−λ1+ka = \frac{1-\lambda}{1+k}, q=(1+g)aq = (1+g)a (6B.13)
SIP average cost harmonic mean ≤\le arithmetic mean; H≈A(1−σδ2)H \approx A(1 - \sigma_\delta^2) (6B.14)–(6B.15)
Lump sum versus averaging E[WL]−E[WS]>0\mathbb E[W_L] - \mathbb E[W_S] > 0 when μ>rf\mu > r_f (6B.16)
Performance measures Sharpe, Jensen, TE and IR, active share (6B.17)–(6B.20)
Luck expected false discoveries N(1−Φ(z))N(1 - \Phi(z)) (6B.21)
Berk–Green q∗=(ϕ−f)/bq^* = (\phi - f)/b, zero expected net alpha; flow =κη/b= \kappa\eta/b (6B.22)–(6B.23)
Tracking TD=RI−RFTD = R_I - R_F, TE=252 σ(rF−rI)TE = \sqrt{252}\,\sigma(r_F - r_I) (6B.24)
TD decomposition c+wc(RI−rc)+κ−ℓ+δ−∑idiRic + w_c(R_I - r_c) + \kappa - \ell + \delta - \sum_i d_iR_i (6B.25)
ETF premium band I(1−Cr)≤P≤I(1+Cc)I(1 - C_r) \le P \le I(1 + C_c) (6B.26)
Crossover horizon T∗=ln⁡[(1−kI)/(1−kE)]/ln⁡[(1+r−cE)/(1+r−cI)]≈(kE−kI)/(cI−cE)T^* = \ln[(1 - k_I)/(1 - k_E)]/\ln[(1 + r - c_E)/(1 + r - c_I)] \approx (k_E - k_I)/(c_I - c_E) (6B.27)
Debt NAV change −DpΔy+12CpΔy2-D_p\Delta y + \frac12C_p\Delta y^2; horizon return and break-even (6B.28)–(6B.29)
Run dilution D(ρ)=ρk/[(1−k)(1−ρ)]D(\rho) = \rho k/[(1 - k)(1 - \rho)]; redeem if ρ>b(1−k)/[k+b(1−k)]\rho > b(1 - k)/[k + b(1 - k)] (6B.30)–(6B.31)
Portfolio overlap ∑imin⁡(wiA,wiB)\sum_i\min(w^A_i, w^B_i) (6B.32)
Active expense ratio [c−(1−AS)cI]/AS[c - (1 - AS)c_I]/AS (6B.33)

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