What to know
Identify the rule, formula, or decision criterion before reading the answer choices. CFA Level I distractors often use the right vocabulary with the wrong condition.
Alternative Fee Calculation is part of CFA Level I Alternative Investments. Alternative Investments questions emphasize private capital, real estate, infrastructure, natural resources, hedge funds, digital assets, and performance measurement. Use this page to review the controlling ideas, then work through 1 question with answer explanations and common traps.
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Practice this topicIdentify the rule, formula, or decision criterion before reading the answer choices. CFA Level I distractors often use the right vocabulary with the wrong condition.
Work each item under time pressure, then compare your reasoning with the step-by-step explanation and key takeaway.
Missed questions should become scheduled reviews when the error comes from a concept gap, formula setup, or answer-choice trap.
Alternative Fee Calculation
A private fund begins the year with NAV of USD50 million and ends before fees at USD58 million. It charges a 1.5% management fee on beginning NAV and a 20% incentive fee on gains above a 7% hard hurdle, calculated after deducting the management fee. The net return is closest to:
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