timberland investments in an institutional portfolio - Iwc.dk
timberland investments in an institutional portfolio - Iwc.dk
timberland investments in an institutional portfolio - Iwc.dk
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TIMBERLAND INVESTMENTS IN AN INSTITUTIONAL PORTFOLIO 20Alpha is def<strong>in</strong>ed as the superior/<strong>in</strong>ferior return relative to the systematic risk, <strong>in</strong> otherwords the vertical dist<strong>an</strong>ce from the asset to the SML. 34Real EstateGlobal BondsSmall Cap Americ<strong>an</strong> StocksLarge Cap Americ<strong>an</strong> StocksEmerg<strong>in</strong>g Market StocksGlobal StocksNCREIF Timber - historicaldata-8% -6% -4% -2% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12%Figure 17. alpha of the <strong>in</strong>vestable assets.alphaAs shown <strong>in</strong> Figure 15 <strong>an</strong>d 16 the perform<strong>an</strong>ce of the historical NCREIF Timberl<strong>an</strong>d is byfar outperform<strong>in</strong>g the other asset classes. Even with the reduced expected attractivenessof <strong>timberl<strong>an</strong>d</strong> <strong>in</strong> the future, the characteristics of <strong>timberl<strong>an</strong>d</strong> is superior to most otherasset classes <strong>in</strong>dicat<strong>in</strong>g that a superior return has been achievable <strong>an</strong>d is expected to be so<strong>in</strong> the future as well.———————————————————————————————34αasset: rasset - βasset * rmarket