What will be your new portfolio's standard deviation after the addition of XYZ?

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Your current portfolio has a value of $30,000, with an expected return of 15%, and a standard deviation of 20%. You decide you want
to purchase $6,000 of XYZ, which has an expected return of 13%, a standard deviation of 30%, and is perfectly negatively correlated
to your current portfolio. What will be your new portfolio's standard deviation after the addition of XYZ?
O 5.3%
O 31.8%
O 20.6%
O 11.7%
Transcribed Image Text:Your current portfolio has a value of $30,000, with an expected return of 15%, and a standard deviation of 20%. You decide you want to purchase $6,000 of XYZ, which has an expected return of 13%, a standard deviation of 30%, and is perfectly negatively correlated to your current portfolio. What will be your new portfolio's standard deviation after the addition of XYZ? O 5.3% O 31.8% O 20.6% O 11.7%
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