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Why is a peer group comparison of performance better than comparing to a market index?

Practice question from NISM Series XVII- Retirement Adviser Mock Test 2 — bank. The correct answer is highlighted below with a full explanation.

Options

  1. A

    The risk profile of peer group funds is likely to be higher than the compared fund and this makes it better for comparison

  2. B

    Peer group funds are managed by the same fund managers which makes it easy for comparison

  3. C

    Market index takes similar risk so its ideal for comparison

  4. A market index is a passive portfolio but peer group funds may have similar strategies

    Correct answer

Why this is the answer

Peer group comparisons are more meaningful because they involve actively managed funds with similar strategies, whereas market indices are passive benchmarks.

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