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Global Minimum Variance
Global Minimum Variance
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On this page, we explain the relationship between the minimum variance portfolio and the efficient frontier,
provide formulas to determine the minimum variance portfolio weights, and provide and Excel sheet that
implements the approach.
is a column vector of ones. The expected returns of the portfolio can be calculated as
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Minimum variance portfolio calculator
The above formulas provide a closed-form solution to calculate the global minimum variance portfolio. It can
easily be calculated using software that allows for matrix algebra. In Excel, we can also calculate the global min
var portfolio using Excel’s Solver. In the Excel file below, we apply this approach to come up with a minimum
variance portfolio calculator.
Want to have calculate the global min variance portfolio using Excel’s solver? Download the Excel file: Minimum
Variance Portfolio
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