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Two-Asset Portfolios: Standard Deviation
Two-Asset Portfolios: Standard Deviation
Corr. -0.3162
Two-asset portfolios
0.020
0.018
0.016
0.014
Mean return
0.012
0.010
0.008
0.006
0.004
0.002
0.000
0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0
Standard deviation
0.004
0.002
0.000
0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0
Standard deviation
Column1 Column2
Column 1 Column 2
Column 1 1
Column 2 -0.316157794 1
0.05 0.06
0.05 0.06
Three-asset portfolios with known expected return and variance-covariance matrix:
0.2
Expected return
0.15
0.1
0.05
0
0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35
Standard deviation
0.3 0.35
A. Inputs on three stocks: mean, standard deviation, and correlation matrix
Standard Expected
Stock Deviation Return
A 0.2 0.14
B 0.12 0.08
C 0.3 0.2
A B C
St. Dev 0.2 0.12 0.3
Mean 0.14 0.08 0.2
Correlation Matrix
A B C
A 1 0.5 0.2
B 0.5 1 0.4
C 0.2 0.4 1
B. Covariance Matrix
A B C
A 0.04 0.012 0.012
B 0.012 0.0144 0.0144
C 0.012 0.0144 0.09
C. Equally-Weighted Portfolio
A B C
Weights 0.3333 0.3333 0.3333
0.3333 0.004444 0.001333 0.001333
0.3333 0.001333 0.0016 0.0016
0.3333 0.001333 0.0016 0.01
1.0000 0.0071 0.0045 0.0129
Variance 0.0246
St. Dev 0.156773
R * weight 0.046667 0.026667 0.066667
Mean 0.14
Use Excel Solver (under Tools) to minimize portfolio variance, subject to:
1. Portfolio weights sum to 1 (a50=1);
2. A specified portfolio mean (b54=?);
3. Optional: portfolio weights>=0
Portfolio A B C
Weight -0.7819 2.4743 -0.6924
-0.781934 0.024457 -0.023217 0.006497
2.4743 -0.023217 0.088159 -0.024669
-0.692367 0.006497 -0.024669 0.043143
1.0000 0.0077 0.0403 0.0250
Variance 0.0730
St. Dev 0.27015
R * weight -0.109471 0.197944 -0.138473
Mean -0.05
Portfolio Weights
Mean St. Dev A B C
Mean
0.14 0.155233 0.432049 0.283976 0.283976
0.16 0.180412 0.559838 0.053414 0.386748 0.1
0.18 0.208781 0.687627 -0.177147 0.48952
0.2 0.239208 0.815416 -0.407708 0.592292 0.05
0.22 0.271 0.943205 -0.638269 0.695064
0.25 0.320358 1.134895 -0.984122 0.849228
0
F. Restricted Efficient Frontier (No short sales) 0.1 0.15 0.2
-0.05
Portfolio Weights
Mean St. Dev A B C
-0.1
0.08 0.12 5.43E-07 0.999999 0
0.09 0.119583 0.112566 0.860384 0.02705 St. dev
0.1 0.12233 0.176471 0.745098 0.078431
0.11 0.12758 0.240365 0.629817 0.129817
0.12 0.135041 0.30426 0.514537 0.181204
0.13 0.144371 0.368154 0.399256 0.23259
0.14 0.155233 0.432049 0.283976 0.283976
0.15 0.16733 0.495943 0.168695 0.335362
0.16 0.180412 0.559838 0.053414 0.386748
0.17 0.196214 0.5 0 0.5
0.18 0.223109 0.333333 0 0.666667
0.19 0.258736 0.166667 0 0.833333
0.2 0.3 0 0 1
Unrestricted
Restricted
Stocks
St. dev
Portfolio Optimization: Three Risky Assets
One plus Minimum Variance Frontier (3 risky
Inputs Expected Standard Exp Ret
Return Deviation [1+E(r)] Ones 0.25
Riskless Rate (r) 0.04 0 1.04 1
Risky Asset 1 0.14 0.2 1.14 1
0.2
Risky Asset 2 0.08 0.12 1.08 1
Risky Asset 3 0.2 0.3 1.2 1
Expected Return
0.15
Correlations
1 2 3
1 1 0.5 0.2 0.1
2 0.5 1 0.4
3 0.2 0.4 1 0.05
Standard Deviations
1 2 3 0
0.2 0.12 0.3 -0.05 0.15
-0.05
Variance and Covariance Matrix
1 2 3 Standard Devia
1 0.04 0.012 0.012
2 0.012 0.0144 0.0144
3 0.012 0.0144 0.09
Outputs
A 70.37037
B 76.33333
C 83.11048 Efficient Efficient
Delta 21.73721 Frontier Trade-off Individual
Gamma 0.317647 Curve Line Asset Optimal Combination
Standard Expected Expected Expected of Risky Assets
Index Deviation Return Return Return (Tangent Portfolio)
Risky Asset 1 0.2 0.14 1 0.705882
Risky Asset 2 0.12 0.08 2 -0.210084
Risky Asset 3 0.3 0.2 3 0.504202
Trade-off Curve 0 0.25 -0.037396
1 0.230922 -0.025183
2 0.212405 -0.01297
3 0.194608 -0.000756
4 0.177749 0.011457
5 0.16212 0.02367
6 0.148111 0.035884
7 0.136223 0.048097
8 0.127052 0.06031
9 0.121216 0.072524
10 0.119208 0.084737
11 0.121216 0.09695
12 0.127052 0.109163
13 0.136223 0.121377
14 0.148111 0.13359
15 0.16212 0.145803
16 0.177749 0.158017
17 0.194608 0.17023
18 0.212405 0.182443
19 0.230922 0.194657
20 0.25 0.20687
Optimal Comb. 0.213021 0.182857
Eff Trade-off Line 0 0 0.04
Eff Trade-off Line 1 0.213021 0.182857
Eff Trade-off Line 2 0.426043 0.325714
ariance Frontier (3 risky assets) & the CAL Portfolio Weights in Tangency Port
0.80
0.60
Portfolio Weights
0.40
0.20
0.00
1 2 3
-0.20
0.15 0.35
-0.40
3 4 5
Asset Number
0.705882
-0.210084
0.504202
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