By Robert F. Bruner

Darden Case No. UVA-F-1126
University of Virginia (UVA) – Darden School of Business (c) 1995
Oct. 21, 2008

Abstract:
This case reviews the financial performance of the Fidelity Magellan Fund up to mid-1995. In essence, the Magellan Fund has managed to “beat the market” over time under three different fund managers despite its enormous size ($51 billion at the date of the case). The tasks for the student are to assess the adequacy of this performance, evaluate its likely sources, and opine on its sustainability. The case affords the opportunity to consider the appropriateness of various possible benchmarks in a risk-return framework and to assess the reasonableness of the efficient-markets hypothesis. The case can be used in an introductory finance course to present general information about equity markets and the behavior of large, sophisticated money managers.

NOTE:
4 Alyssa A. Lappen, “Fidelity Grapples with Gigantism,” Institutional Investor (September 1995): 90.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 17

Keywords: market efficiency, portfolio management, return on investment, risk analysis, securities
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