(c) Discuss the following graphic, which shows the risk-return profiles for a general portfolio comprising a...
An investor’s utility function for expected return and risk is U = E(r) − 4σ2. Which of the following would this investor prefer to invest in: A risk-free security offering a return of 8 percent per year A risky portfolio with expected return of 14 percent per year and standard deviation of 25 percent per year Select one: a. Risk-free security b. Risky portfolio
2. 3: Risk and Rates of Return: Risk in Portfolio Context Risk and Rates of Return: Risk in Portfolio Context The capital asset pricing model (CAPM) explains how risk should be considered when stocks and other assets are held . The CAPM states that any stock's required rate of return is the risk-free rate of return plus a risk premium that reflects only the risk remaining diversification. Most individuals hold stocks in portfolios. The risk of a stock held in...
Consider the following information Expected Standard Portfolio Return Deviation Risk-free 10% 1.0 Market 18 A 16 1.5 a. Calculate the return predicted by CAPM for a portfolio with a beta of 1.5 Return b. What is the alpha of portfolio A. (Negatlve value should be Indicated by a minus sign.) Alpha c. If the simple CAPM is valid, is the situation above possible? O Yes O No
You have been provided the following data about the securities of three firms, the market portfolio, and the risk-free asset: a. Fill in the missing values in the table. (Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter 0 wherever required. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Security Expected Return Standard Deviation Correlations Beta Firm A 0.101 0.40 0.76 Firm B 0.149 0.59 1.31 Firm C 0.169 0.56 0.44 The...
p8-15 A-C 333 CHAPTER 8 Risk and Return a. If the returns of assets V and W are perfectly positively correlated (correlation coefficient = +1), describe the range of (1) expected return and (2) risk associ- ated with all possible portfolio combinations. b. If the returns of assets V and W are uncorrelated (correlation coefficient = 0), describe the approximate range of (1) expected return and (2) risk associated with all possible portfolio combinations c. If the returns of assets...
CAPM, PORTFOLIO RISK, AND RETURN Consider the following information for stocks A, B, and C. The returns on the three stocks are positively correlated, but they are not perfectly correlated. (That is, each of the correlation coefficients is between 0 and 1.) Stock Expected Return Standard Deviation Beta A 8.74% 16% 0.9 B 9.57 16 1.1 C 11.64 16 1.6 Fund P has one-third of its funds invested in each of the three stocks. The risk-free rate is 5%, and...
CAPM, PORTFOLIO RISK, AND RETURN Consider the following information for stocks A, B, and C. The returns on the three stocks are positively correlated, but they are not perfectly correlated. (That is, each of the correlation coefficients is between 0 and 1.) Standard DeviationBeta 0.9 1.2 1.5 StockExpected Return 14% 14 14 8.74% 9.98 11.23 Fund P has one-third of its funds invested in each of the three stocks. The risk- free rate is 5%, and the market is in...
Problem 8-13 CAPM, portfolio risk, and return Consider the following information for three stocks, Stocks A, B, and C. The returns on the three stocks are positively correlated, but they are not perfectly correlated. (That is, each of the correlation coefficients is between 0 and 1.) Stock Expected Return Standard Deviation Beta A 8.30 % 16 % 0.7 B 9.90 16 1.1 C 12.30 16 1.7 Fund P has one-third of its funds invested in each of the three stocks....
Problem 8-13 CAPM, portfolio risk, and return Consider the following information for three stocks, Stocks A, B, and C. The returns on the three stocks are positively correlated, but they are not perfectly correlated. (That is, each of the correlation coefficients is between 0 and 1.) 1.3 Stock Expected Return Standard Deviation Beta 9.28 % 14 % 0.8 11.33 14 12.15 14 1.5 Fund P has one-third of its funds invested in each of the three stocks. The risk-free rate...
You have been asked for your advice in selecting a portfolio of assets and have been given the following data: Expected return Year Asset A Assest B Assest C 2019 12% 16% 12% 2020 14% 14% 14% 2021 16% 12% 16% You have been told that you can create two portfolios—one consisting of assets A and B and the other consisting of assets A and C—by investing equal proportions (50%) in each of the two component assets. a. What is...