HW 3 finance

Question 1 Fill the parts in the above table that are shaded in yellow. You will notice that there are nineline items.  Question 2Using the data generated in the previous question (Question 1);a) Plot the Security Market Line (SML) b) Superimpose the CAPM’s required return on the SML c) Indicate which investments will plot on, above and below the SML? d) If an investment’s expected return (mean return) does not plot on the SML, what doesit show? Identify undervalued/overvalued investments from the graph

use attachments to answer question This question relates to Diagrams 6 - 9 from the 9.2 diagrams, each of which shows a set of portfolios plotted on a set of risk/return axes. Which diagram shows (in red) the set of efficient portfolios in the presence of a risk-free asset? Select one: a. Diagram 6 b. Diagram 7 c. Diagram 8 d. Diagram 9

PLEASE ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS Question 1  Fill the parts in the above table that are shaded in yellow. You will notice that there are nine line items.  Question 2  Using the data generated in the previous question (Question 1);a) Plot the Security Market Line (SML)  b) Superimpose the CAPM’s required return on the SML  c) Indicate which investments will plot on, above and below the SML?  d) If an investment’s expected return (mean return) does not plot on the SML, what does it show? Identify undervalued/overvalued investments from the graph  Question 3  From the information generated in the previous two questions; a) Identify two investment alternatives that can be combined in a portfolio. Assume a 50-50 investment allocation in each investment alternative. b) Compute the expected return of the portfolio thus formed. c) Compute the portfolio’s beta. Is the portfolio aggressive or defensive?

Consider the following performance data for a portfolio manager:               Benchmark Portfolio Index Portfolio     Weight Weight Return Return   Stocks 0.65 0.7 0.11 0.12   Bonds 0.3 0.25 0.07 0.08   Cash 0.05 0.05 0.03 0.025   a.Calculate the percentage return that can be attributed to the asset allocation decision. b.Calculate the percentage return that can be attributed to the security selection decision.

Question 1Fill the parts in the above table that are shaded in yellow. You will notice that there are nineline items. Question 2 Using the data generated in the previous question (Question 1)a) Plot the Security Market Line b) Superimpose the CAPM’s required return on the SML c) Indicate which investments will plot on, above and below the SML?d) If an investment’s expected return (mean return) does not plot on the SML, what doesit show? Identify undervalued/overvalued investments from the graph

An investor wants to determine the safest way to structure a portfolio from several investments, whose annual returns under different scenarios are as follows: Returns Scenario A B. D Probability 1. 0.11 -0.09 0.10 0.07 0.10 -0.11 0.12 0.14 0.06 0.10 3 0.09 0.15 0.11 0.08 0.10 4 0.25 0.18 0.33 0.07 0.30 0.18 0.16 0.1 0.06 0.40 9. Suppose the investor ignores the scenarios have different probabilities. If he has determined his risk aversion value is 0.75, what percentage of his portfolio should be invested in A? percent 2.

You are given the following information concerning three portfolios, the market portfolio, and the risk-free asset: Portfolio X Y Z Market Risk-free Rp 11.0% ор 33.00% 10.0 28.00 8.1 10.4 5.2 18.00 23.00 Ө вр 1.45 1.20 0.75 1.00 Ө Assume that the correlation of returns on Portfolio Y to returns on the market is 0.66. What percentage of Portfolio Y's return is driven by the market? Note: Enter your answer as a decimal not a percentage. Round your answer to 4 decimal places. R-squared

You are given the following information concerning three portfolios, the market portfolio, and the risk-free asset: 8p 1.70 1.30 0.85 1.00 Portfolio X Y Z Market Risk-free Rp 11.5% 10.5 7.2 10.9 4.6 R-squared op 38.00% 33.00 23.00 28.00 0 Assume that the correlation of returns on Portfolio Y to returns on the market is 0.76. What percentage of Portfolio Y's return is driven by the market? Note: Enter your answer as a decimal not a percentage. Round your answer to 4 decimal places.

1. Consider the table below which lists a set of portfolios with each of their expected return E(R) and risk measured by the standard deviation: Portfolio E(R) % 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 5 6 9 Standard Deviation % 16.4 12.5 14.3 15 14 15.1 16 17.4 20.3 22.5 16.8 19 20 Assume that the portfolio is composed of 5 different types of assets, and the risk free rate (rf) is 1.5%. Answer the following set of questions. (a) Plot the set of portfolios from the table above, and create the efficient frontier. Fully label the plot, including the global minimum variance portfolio. What do the two end points of the efficient frontier represent? (b) Consider a portfolio that provides an expected return of 13% and risk of 16.8%. Is this portfolio efficient? Explain. (c) Draw the capital market line and label the optimal portfolio. How do we determine the optimal portfolio? (d) A fund manager is considering a few other securities to add into the construction of portfolios. Below are the 3 securities the manager…

Which of the following measures reflects the excess return earned on a portfolio per unit of its systematic risk a. Treynor’s measure b. Sharpe’s measure c. Jensen’s measure d. Total measure

You are given the following information concerning three portfolios, the market portfolio, and the risk-free asset: Portfolio X Y Z Market Risk-free Rp 14.0% 13.0 .8.5 12.0 7.2 Ор 39.00% 34.00 24.00 29.00 0 Bp 1.50 1.15 0.90 1.00 0 Assume that the correlation of returns on Portfolio Y to returns on the market is 0.90. What percentage of Portfolio Y's return is driven by the market? Note: Enter your answer as a decimal not a percentage. Round your answer to 4 decimal places. R-squared

Which of the following measures the total risk of a​ portfolio?   A. Standard Deviation   B. Correlation Coefficient   C. Beta   D. Alpha

The expected return of a portfolio is simply the weighted average of the expected returns for the individual assets within the portfolio.  Group of answer choices True False

Use attachments to answer questions This question relates to Diagrams 1 - 4 from the  diagrams attached , each of which shows a set of portfolios plotted on a set of risk/return axes. Which diagram shows (in red) the set of feasible portfolios? Select one: a. Diagram 1 b. Diagram 2 c. Diagram 3 d. Diagram 4

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You are given the following information concerning three portfolios, the market portfolio, and the risk-free asset: Op 1.45 1.20 0.75 1.00 Portfolio: X Y Z Market Risk-free Rp 11.00% 10.00 8.10 10.40 5.20 Information ratio Op 33.00% 28.00 18.00 23.00 0 Assume that the tracking error of Portfolio X is 9.10 percent. What is the information ratio for Portfolio X? Note: A negative value should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 4 decimal places. 02148 0

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Consider following information on a risky portfolio, risk-free asset and the market index. What is the T2 of the risky portfolio?   Risky portfolio Risk-free asset Market index Average return 8.2% 2% 6% Std. Dev. 26%   20% Residual std. dev. 10%     Alpha 1.4%     Beta 1.2

You are given the following information concerning three portfolios, the market portfolio, and the risk- free asset: Portfolio X Y Z Market Risk-free Rp 14.5% R-squared 13.5 9.1 10.7 5.4 op 36% 31 21 26 0 6p 1.60 1.30 .80 1.00 0 Assume that the correlation of returns on Portfolio Y to returns on the market is 72. What percentage of Portfolio Y's return is driven by the market? (Enter your answer as a decimal not a percentage. Round your answer to 4 decimal places.)

As diversification increases, the firm-specific risk of a portfolio approaches A. 1. B. infinity. C. 0. D. (n – 1) × n.

What is the expected return of a portfolio of two risky assets if the expected return E(Ri), standard deviation (SDi), covariance (COVij), and asset weight (Wi) are as shown below? Asset (A) E(R₂) = 10% SDA = 8% WA = 0.25 COVAB = 0.006 Select one: A. 13.75% B. 7.72% C. 12.5% D. 8.79% Asset (B) E(RB) = 15% SDB = 9.5% WB = 0.75

Use the following table to answer the questions a-c below. Standard deviation of risky | return Risky Expected return on risky portfolio Risk-free Sharpe-ratio Portfolio portfolio 1 12 3.5 4.5 2 13 3.75 4.5 3 14 4 4.5 4 15 4.25 4.5 a. Calculate the Sharpe ratio for each portfolio b. Identify the optimal portfolio from the above 4

Portfolios A and B are both well-diversified. The risk-free rate is 8%. The return for the market is 10%. Portfolio A has an expected return of 15% and beta of 1.1. Portfolio B has an expected return of 9% and beta of 0.20. Portfolio A's variance is 9%, whilst Portfolio B's variance is 5.5%. Calculate for Portfolio A and Portfolio B the following: 1. Sharpe's Measure, 2. Treynor's Measure, 3. Jensen's Measure. Which is the better portfolio according to each measure?

Consider following information on a risky portfolio, risk-free asset and the market index. What is the Sharpe ratio of the market index?   Risky portfolio Risk-free asset Market index Average return 8.2% 2% 6% Std. Dev. 26%   20% Residual std. dev. 10%     Alpha 1.4%     Beta 1.2

Jason Jackson is attempting to evaluate two possible portfolios consisting of the same five assets but held in different proportions. He is particularly interested in using beta to compare the risk of the portfolios​ and, in this​ regard, has gathered the following​ data: LOADING... . a. Calculate the betas for portfolios A and B. b. Compare the risk of each portfolio to the market as well as to each other. Which portfolio is more​ risky?         Question content area bottom Part 1 Data table ​(Click on the icon here    in order to copy its contents of the data table below into a​ spreadsheet.)       Portfolio Weights Asset Asset Beta Portfolio A Portfolio B 1 1.35 17​%   29​%   2 0.69 26​%   8​%   3 1.24 10​%   22​%   4 1.06 11​%   20​%   5 0.87 36%   21%   Total 100%   100% a. The beta of portfolio A is enter your response here. ​(Round to three…

Considering the attached set of securities and portfolio returns: Find the combination of the weights that minimizes CV of the portfolio.  How does the CV of the optimal portfolio compare with the CVs of its constituents?

The optimal proportion of the risky asset in the complete portfolio is given by the equation below y*= E(Rp− Rf) A0² For each of the variables on the right side of the equation, discuss the impact of the variable's effect on y* and why the nature of the relationship makes sense intuitively. Assume the investor is risk averse