| Frank Busby is on the board for a pension fund and would like to evaluate the funds performance and determine its sources of return. Which of the following is Busby most likely to utilize?  | | A) | Micro performance evaluation. | 
 |  | | B) | Macro performance evaluation. | 
 |  | | C) | Performance decomposition analysis. | 
 |  | | D) | Alpha and beta separation analysis. | 
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 Answer and Explanation
 
 Macro performance evaluation is performed at the fund sponsor level. It decomposes fund performance into that from net contributions, the risk-free asset, asset categories, benchmarks, investment managers, and allocation effects.  |