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Investments 4/c/e
Investments, 4th Canadian Edition, 4/e
Zvi Bodie, Boston University School of Management
Alex Kane, University of California, San Diego
Alan Marcus, Boston College
Stylianos Perrakis, Concordia University
Peter Ryan, University of Ottawa

International Investing

Internet Exercises

Prepared by William Lim, University of New Brunswick.

Go to http://www.site-by-site.com/usa/cef/international_equity.htm and obtain a summary report by clicking on the fund’s name.

Brazil Fund (BZF)
China Fund (CHN)
India Fund (IFN)
Italy Fund (ITA)
Germany Fund (GER)
Japan Equity Fund (JEQ)

Based on Market Price, identify the funds that have experienced the best returns for 1yr, 5yrs, and 10 years.

Do you get any differences in rankings based on NAV return?

Which of the funds had the lowest average discount or highest average premium over the 5-yr period?

Which of the funds had the highest turnover?

What do your results imply about the value of diversifying in international markets?





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