NO.PZ202112010200000803
问题如下:
A US-based fixed-income portfolio manager is examining unhedged investments in Thai baht (THB) zero-coupon government bonds issued in Thailand and is considering two investment strategies:
THB proceeds under each strategy will be converted into USD at the end of the 1-year
investment horizon. The manager expects a stable THB yield curve and that THB will
appreciate by 1.5% relative to USD.
The following information is used to analyze
these two investment strategies:
Which of the following statements best describes how the expected total return results would change if THB yields were to rise significantly over the investment horizon?
选项:
A.Both the Buy-and-Hold and Yield Curve Rolldown expected portfolio returns
would increase due to higher THB yields.
Both the Buy-and-Hold and Yield Curve Rolldown expected portfolio returns would decrease due to higher THB yields.
The Buy-and-Hold expected portfolio returns would be unchanged and the Yield Curve Rolldown expected portfolio returns would decrease due to the rise in yields.
解释:
C is correct.
In a higher THB yield
scenario in one year, the Yield Curve Rolldown
expected return would fall since a higher THB yield-to-maturity in
one year would reduce
the price at which the investor could sell the 1-year zero in one year.
The Buy-and-Hold portfolio return will be unaffected since the 1-year bond matures at the end of the investment horizon.
虽然一年后就到期了,但到期时归还本金,归还本金时利率上升,则相当于本金在现在的PV变了。故现在的expected price in 1 year 也会变,rolldown return也会变。为什么选择不变呢?