Performance Attribution - The Brinson Model

Investment Management and Portfolio Theory · 3:27

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[Verse 1]
Portfolio managers make their calls
Picking sectors, stocks through market halls
But how do we know if they're truly skilled
Or just got lucky when returns were filled
The Brinson model breaks it down
Three effects that can be found

[Chorus]
Allocation, Selection, Interaction too
A-S-I, that's what we do
Brinson shows us where returns come from
Did they pick the right sectors, did they pick the right ones
Allocation, Selection, Interaction true
Breaking down performance through and through

[Verse 2]
Allocation effect is sector weight
Did they bet big where returns were great
Portfolio weights minus benchmark share
Times the benchmark return that's there
If they overweight the winning space
This effect puts returns in place

[Chorus]
Allocation, Selection, Interaction too
A-S-I, that's what we do
Brinson shows us where returns come from
Did they pick the right sectors, did they pick the right ones
Allocation, Selection, Interaction true
Breaking down performance through and through

[Verse 3]
Selection effect is stock picking power
Within each sector, their finest hour
Benchmark weights times the difference clear
Portfolio return minus benchmark here
Did their stocks outperform the rest
This effect puts skill to test

[Bridge]
Interaction is the combined play
When allocation and selection both pay
Active weights times active returns
Where the double benefit turns
All three effects must sum complete
To total active return we meet

[Chorus]
Allocation, Selection, Interaction too
A-S-I, that's what we do
Brinson shows us where returns come from
Did they pick the right sectors, did they pick the right ones
Allocation, Selection, Interaction true
Breaking down performance through and through

[Outro]
Now you know the Brinson way
Attribution clear as day
Manager skill or lucky break
Brinson model shows what's fake

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