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A. Expected Portfolio Return: Alternative 1: 100% Asset F: F F G G P
A. Expected Portfolio Return: Alternative 1: 100% Asset F: F F G G P
three assets—F, G, and H—over the period 2007–2010. Using these assets, you have
isolated the three investment alternatives shown in the following table: a. Calculate the
expected return over the 4-year period for each of the three alternatives. b. Calculate the
standard deviation of returns over the 4-year period for each of the three alternatives. c.
Use your findings in parts a and b to calculate the coefficient of variation for each of the
three alternatives. d. On the basis of your findings, which of the three investment
alternatives do you recommend? Why?
n
( ki k ) 2
b. Standard Deviation: kp
i 1 ( n 1)
(1)
(2)
(3)
FH
(15.0% 16.5%) 2
(16.0% 16.5%) 2 (17.0% 16.5%) 2 (18.0% 16.5%) 2
4 1
c. Coefficient of variation: CV =
d. Summary:
Since the assets have different expected returns, the coefficient of variation should
be used to determine the best portfolio. Alternative 3, with positively correlated
assets, has the highest coefficient of variation and therefore is the riskiest.
Alternative 2 is the best choice; it is perfectly negatively correlated and therefore
has the lowest coefficient of variation.