2. Example
Question: You are reviewing an investment with the following
price history as of January 1st each year.
Calculate:
The HPR for the entire period
The annual HPRs
The Arithmetic mean of the annual HPRs
The Geometric mean of the annual HPRs
2001 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
$ 100 $115 $118 $118 $112 $120 $122 $121
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3. N p0 p1 HPR HPY percentile
2001 100 115 1.15 0.15 15%
1002 115 118 1.026 0.026 2.6%
2003 118 118 1 0 0%
2004 118 112 0.94 - 0.06 - 6%
2005 112 120 1.07 0.07 7%
2006 120 122 1.01 0.01 1%
2007 122 121 0.99 - 0.01 - 1%
2008 121 -
1.186 0.186
HPR = Holding period return
P0 = Beginning value Investment
P1 = Ending value investment
N = Number of years the investment is held
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4. 𝐻𝑃𝑅 =
121
100
= 1.21 − 1 = 0.21 𝑖𝑡 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑠 21%
AM =
0.15+0.026+0+(−0.06)+0.7+0.01+(−0.01)
7
= 0.026 𝑖𝑡 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑠 2.6%
HPR calculation HPR =
𝑬𝑽
𝑩𝑽
− 𝟏
1 2 ... NR R R
AM
N
AM = Arithmetic Mean
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