1. (45 pts) Consider an investment environment consisting of two stock portfolios with the following information:...
1.3 (5 points) Two stocks have the following expected returns and standard deviations Stock Stock Expected return Standard Deviation A 10% 12% B 15% 20% Consider a portfolio of A and B, and let w, and wg denote the portfolio weights of these two assets, with W + W, =1. Suppose that the correlation between the expected returns on A and B is equal to 0.3. Use these data to construct the portfolio of A and B with the lowest...
2. Consider the information in Table1. Table 1 Standard Deviation of Stock Stock Correlation with Market Portfolio 0.75 0.20 Stock 20% 15% 14% 0% 49% ected Market Return Risk Free Rate Return (a) Consider Table 1 . Calculate betas for Stock 1, Stock 2, and a portfolio consisting of 75% invested in Stock 1 and (b) Consider Table 1. Compute the equilibrium expected return according to the CAPM for Stock 1, Stock 2, and the (c) Consider Table 1 and...
The following questions are in order: Question 1 1 pts The following data applies to Questions 1 to 3 Consider two risky assets: a stock fund and a bond fund with the following probability distributions. Scenario Severe recession Mild recession Normal growth Boom What is the expected return for the bond fund? Your answer should be in percentage points and accurate to the hundredth. For example, if your answer is 10.2511%, then type in 10.25 Probability 0.05 0.25 0.40 0.30...
6. Consider the following information for Stocks 1 and 2: Expected Standard Stock Return Deviation 1 20% 40% 2 12% 20% NE a. The correlation between the returns of these two stocks is 0.3. How will you divide your money between Stocks 1 and 2 if your aim is to achieve a portfolio with an expected return of 18% p.a.? That is, what are the weights assigned to each stock? Also take note of the risk (i.e., standard deviation) of...
QUESTION 1 (15 MARKS) Jeanne is attempting to evaluate two possible portfolios consisting of the same five assets but held in different proportions. She is particularly interested in using beta to compare the risk of the portfolio and, in this regard, has gathered the following data: Portfolio Weights (%) Asset Beta Portfolio Portfolio B 1.30 0.70 1.25 1.10 0.90 20 NO 10 10 40 Total 100 100 Required: a) Calculate the betas for portfolios A and B. marks) (CL01:PLO2:01) Compare...