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Metrics deep-dive · What bad numbers would tell you

Your flagship fund beat its benchmark by 300 basis points this year. What specific result in the detail would worry you?

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I'd worry if the decomposition showed the 300 basis points came from one bet rather than repeatable breadth.

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