A. Calculate the expected return of his new portfolio. B. Calculate the covariance of ABC stock returns with the original portfolio. C. Calculate the risk level of the new portfolio.

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QUESTION SEVEN
Pungwa has a 900 Million diversified portfolio. He subsequently inherits ABC
company stock worth 100 Million. His financial advisor provides him with the
following forecasted information.
Expected return
Standard deviation
Original portfolio
0.08
0.2844
ABC Company
0.14
0.354
The correlation coefficient of ABC stock's returns with the original portfolio returns is
0.04.
Pungwa wants to know the effect of including ABC stock in his portfolio- assuming
that Pungwa keeps the inherited stock.
A. Calculate the expected return of his new portfolio.
B. Calculate the covariance of ABC stock returns with the original portfolio.
C. Calculate the risk level of the new portfolio.
D. Assist Pungwa in interpreting the results you have calculated in (A), (B) and (C).
E. Distinguish between systematic risks, non-systematic risks and discuss the
statement, "Only market risk matters to a risk-averse investor."
Transcribed Image Text:QUESTION SEVEN Pungwa has a 900 Million diversified portfolio. He subsequently inherits ABC company stock worth 100 Million. His financial advisor provides him with the following forecasted information. Expected return Standard deviation Original portfolio 0.08 0.2844 ABC Company 0.14 0.354 The correlation coefficient of ABC stock's returns with the original portfolio returns is 0.04. Pungwa wants to know the effect of including ABC stock in his portfolio- assuming that Pungwa keeps the inherited stock. A. Calculate the expected return of his new portfolio. B. Calculate the covariance of ABC stock returns with the original portfolio. C. Calculate the risk level of the new portfolio. D. Assist Pungwa in interpreting the results you have calculated in (A), (B) and (C). E. Distinguish between systematic risks, non-systematic risks and discuss the statement, "Only market risk matters to a risk-averse investor."
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