Chapter 2, Problem 13P

You are considering an investment in either individual stocks or a portfolio of stocks. The two stocks you are researching, Stock A and Stock B, have the following historical returns: Year                r ̄A                  r ̄B       2014                -20.00%          -5.00% 2016                42.00               15.00 2017                20.00               -13.00 2018                -8.00                50.00 2019                25.00               12.00   Calculate the average rate of return for each stock during the 5-year period. Suppose you had held a portfolio consisting of 50% of Stock A and 50% of Stock B. What would have been the realized rate of return on the portfolio in each year? What would have been the average return on the portfolio during this period? Calculate the standard deviation of returns for each stock and for the portfolio. Suppose you are a risk-averse investor. Assuming Stocks A and B are your only choices, would you prefer to hold Stock A, Stock B,…

Historical Realized Rates of Return You are considering an investment in either individual stocks or a portfolio of stocks. The two stocks you are researching, Stock A and Stock B, have the following historical returns: ΤΑ -17.00% 37.00 28.00 ЇВ -6.00% 16.00 -12.00 -5.00 47.00 23.00 21.00 a. Calculate the average rate of return for each stock during the 5-year period. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to two decimal places. Stock A: Stock B: % % Std. Dev. b. Suppose you had held a portfolio consisting of 50% of Stock A and 50% of Stock B. What would have been the realized rate of return on the portfolio in each year? What would have been the average return on the portfolio during this period? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to two decimal places. Negative values, if any, should be indicated by a minus sign. Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Average return c. Calculate the standard deviation of returns for each stock and for the portfolio.…

Using the data in the following table,, consider a portfolio that maintains a 50% weight on stock A and a 50% weight on stock B a. What is the return each year of this portfolio? b. Based on your results from part (a), compute the average return and volatility of the portfolio. c. Show that (i) the average return of the portfolio is equal to the (weighted) average of the average returns of the two stocks, and (ii) the volatility of the portfolio equals the same result as from the calculation in Eq. 11.8. d. Explain why the portfolio has a lower volatility than the average volatility of the two stocks. a. What is the return each year of this portfolio? Enter the return of this portfolio for each year in the table below (Round to two decimal places.) Year Portfolio Data table 2010 % 2011 % 2012 % 2013 % (Click on the following icon in order to copy its contents into a spreadsheet.) 2014 2015 %1 1% Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Stock A -10% 20% 5% 5% 2% 9% Stock B 21% 7% 30% -3% 8%…