In: Finance
If you have $8,000 invested in each of two stocks whose expected rates of return are 9% and 11% respectively, $15,000 invested in a stock whose expected return is 10%, $20,000 invested in a stock whose return is 12%, and $10,000 invested in a stock whose return is 14%, what is the expected return on your portfolio?
The return of a portfolio is the weighted average return of the securities which constitute the porfolio
Stock | Investment | Weight | Expected Return (%) | Weight*Expected Return |
1 | 8,000 | 0.13(8000/61000) | 9 | 1.18 |
2 | 8,000 | 0.13(8000/61000) | 11 | 1.44 |
3 | 15,000 | 0.25(15000/61000) | 10 | 2.46 |
4 | 20,000 | 0.33(20000/61000) | 12 | 3.93 |
5 | 10,000 | 0.16(10000/61000) | 14 | 2.30 |
Total investment = 8000+8000+15000+2000+10000
= 61000
Portfolio Return = Weight*Expected Return
= 1.18+1.44+2.46+3.93+2.30
= 11.31%