You are managing a mutual fund with the following stocks: Stock Investment Beta A $1,951 0.7...

You are managing a mutual fund with the following stocks:

Stock	Investment	Beta
A	$1,951	0.7
B	$2,625	0.3

What is the beta for this mutual fund (i.e. what is the portfolio beta)?

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Portfolio beta is weighted average of the beta of contituents.

Portfolio beta = w1 * Beta1 + w2 * Beta2

w1 = $1951/($1951 + $2625) = 0.4264

w2 = $2625/($1951 + $2625) = 0.5736

Portfolio beta = (0.4264 * 0.7) + (0.5736 * 0.3) = 0.30+0.17 = 0.47

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