Step 3 Track the Benchmark Portfolio You will be comparing the performance of your portfolio to a benchmark portfolio.The benchmark portfolio consists of: Fund Symbol Percent S&P 500 Index SPDR ETF SPY 60% Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index BLV 40% Step 4 Tabulate your Transactions and Holdings Prior to the paper due date, copy all of your transactions from VirtualTrade (“Account Activity”) into a spreadsheet and tabulate the realized and unrealized gains and losses on your portfolio, as well as your portfolio holdings Step 5 Analyze your results Comment on your performance and compare it to the benchmark portfolio. Comment on outperforming and underperforming securities in your portfolio. What economic or firmspecific news had the highest effect on your performance?