In: Finance
Consider the following information:
State Probability Stock A Stock B Stock C
Boom 0.32 -0.09 0.17 0.18
Bust 0.68 -0.07 0.04 -0.02
What is the expected return of a portfolio that has invested $14,744 in Stock A, $9,716 in Stock B, and $16,880 in Stock C? (Hint: calculate weights of each stock first). Enter the answer with 4 decimals (e.g. 0.1234).
Expected return=Respective return*Respective probability
Expected return for:
A=(0.32*-0.09)+(0.68*-0.07)=-0.0764
B=(0.32*0.17)+(0.68*0.04)=0.0816
C=(0.32*0.18)+(0.68*-0.02)=0.044
Total value=(14,744+9,716+16,880)=$41340
Portfolio return=Respective return*Respective weight
=(14,744/41340*-0.0764)+(9,716/41340*0.0816)+(16,880/41340*0.044)
=0.0099(Approx)