Information Package / Course Catalogue
Portfolio Management
Course Code: UTFY509
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to provide knowledge and analysis skills that will enable investment decisions to be made based on rational foundations. Students learn basic topics such as security valuation, risk-return analysis, portfolio construction, developing investment strategies and measuring portfolio performance. In addition, the functioning of capital markets, the efficient market hypothesis and the use of derivative products in portfolio management are also included in the course is included in the scope.

Course Content

The course begins with an introduction to the structure of the investment environment and market actors. Stock markets, portfolio risk and return, efficient frontier and portfolio selection, CAPM and factor models are discussed in detail. Valuation of stocks and bonds, financial statement analysis, portfolio strategies, futures contracts and portfolio performance measurement are examined practically.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Bülent YILDIZ
Learning Outcomes
1.Analyzes the investment environment, financial markets and market actors.
2.Evaluates the portfolio risk-return relationship and applies the portfolio creation process.
3.It evaluates securities such as stocks and bonds.
4.It develops different investment strategies and measures portfolio performance.
5.Analyzes how to use derivative products in portfolio management.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Yatırım Analizi ve Portföy Yönetimi - Prof. Dr. Mehmet BAHA KARAN, Gazi Kitabevi
2.Bolak Mehmet, Sermaye Piyasası Menkul Kıymetlerde Portföy Analizi, Beta Yayın
3.Konuralp Gürel, Sermaye Piyasaları, Analizler, Kuramlar ve Portföy Yönetimi, Alfa Yayınları
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Investment Environment and Market Players
Week 2 - Theoretical
Stock Exchanges and Borsa Istanbul in Turkey
Week 3 - Theoretical
Portfolio Risk and Return
Week 4 - Theoretical
Efficient Frontier, Variance-Covariance Structure and Portfolio Selection
Week 5 - Theoretical
Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)
Week 6 - Theoretical
Factor Models and Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT)
Week 7 - Theoretical
Efficient Markets Hypothesis
Week 8 - Theoretical
Stocks and Valuation Methods
Week 9 - Theoretical
Bonds and Fixed Income Securities
Week 10 - Theoretical
Sample Applications on Stocks and Bonds
Week 11 - Theoretical
Analysis of Financial Statements in Terms of Portfolio Management
Week 12 - Theoretical
Portfolio Management Strategies (Active and Passive)
Week 13 - Theoretical
Futures Contracts and Their Use in Portfolio
Week 14 - Theoretical
Measuring Portfolio Performance
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143384
Midterm Examination120121
Final Examination120121
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)126
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
3
4
4
3
4
OÇ-2
4
3
4
5
4
OÇ-3
3
2
4
4
3
OÇ-4
3
4
5
3
3
OÇ-5
3
4
5
3
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026