WILEY CORRECTLY STATES THE ACTIVE FACTOR RISK AND ACTIVE SPECIFIC RISK

16. A is correct. Wiley correctly states the active factor risk and active specific risk. “Active

factor risk measures the factor exposures of the portfolio relative to its benchmark. Active

specific risk is the contribution to active risk squared due to each asset’s active weight (actual

weight in the portfolio minus weight in the benchmark) times its residual risk (the variance of

the asset’s returns left unexplained by the factors)—that is, it measures the residual risk taken

on by the portfolio.” Section 5.2. LO.e.