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Markowitz Portfolio Model


Data
Variance-Covariance Matrix
Bond S&P 500 Small cap Mid cap Large cap Emerging market Commodity
Bond 0.002%
S&P 500 -0.001% 0.020%
Small cap -0.001% 0.027% 0.047%
Mid cap -0.001% 0.024% 0.039% 0.033%
Large cap -0.001% 0.019% 0.027% 0.023% 0.027%
Emerging market 0.000% 0.032% 0.050% 0.043% 0.041% 0.085%
Commodity 0.000% 0.000% 0.005% 0.005% 0.009% 0.015% 0.054%
Average Weekly Return 0.044% 0.118% 0.256% 0.226% 0.242% 0.447% 0.053%

Model

Allocation Variance and Return Calculations


Bond 54.81%
S&P 500 0.00%
Small cap 0.00% Squared Terms Cross-Products Weighted Expected
Mid cap 0.00%
Large cap 17.61% 0.00000600911 - 0.00024118079
Emerging market 27.58% - - -
Commodity 0.00% - - -
Total 1.0000 - (0.00000193056) -
0.00000837315 - 0.00042616522
0.00006463775 - 0.00123265398
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Variance of Portfolio 0.000117 -
Return 0.19% -
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0.00003991794
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