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Problem 239 of 333MediumStatisticsP239

Sharpe ratio with autocorrelated returns

  1. A fund reports an annualized Sharpe ratio of 1.5, computed as 12\sqrt{12} times its monthly Sharpe. Its monthly returns follow an AR(1) with ϕ=0.3\phi = 0.3, a common pattern for funds holding illiquid, smoothly marked assets. What is the annual Sharpe ratio once the autocorrelation is accounted for?