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Question:

Portfolio duration most accurately approximates the sensitivity of the value of a bond portfolio to:

A parallel shifts in the yield curve.
explanation

Portfolio duration is an approximation of the price sensitivity of a portfolio to parallel shifts of the yield curve (yields for all maturities increase or decrease by equal amounts). Key rate duration may be used to estimate interest rate risk for non-parallel shifts in the yield curve.

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