a. What is the expected return and volatility of an equally weighted portfolio of the two stocks? The expected return is%. (Round to two decimal place.) The volatility is%. (Round to two decimal place.) Consider a new stock with an expected return of 18.5% and a volatility of 28%. Suppose this new stock is uncorrelated with Target's and Hershey's stock. b. Is holding this stock alone attractive compared to holding the portfolio in (a)? (Select the best choice below.) O A. Yes, the new stock dominates Target. O B. No, Target dominates the new stock. O C. Yes, the new stock dominates Hershey, so you should hold this stock alone. O D. No, a combination of the Hershey and Target stocks has the same expected return but with a lower volatility. c. Can you improve upon your portfolio in (a) by adding this new stock to your portfolio? Explain. (Select the best choice below.) O A. Yes, but you should just hold the new stock by itself. OB. Yes, you are always better off holding the new stock than Hershey, so you should just replace Hershey with the new stock. O C. No, although the new stock dominates Hershey, the portfolio of Hershey and Target dominates the new stock so there is no reason to hold it. O D. Yes, by holding a combination of all 3 stocks you can reduce risk while leaving expected return unchanged.
a. What is the expected return and volatility of an equally weighted portfolio of the two stocks? The expected return is%. (Round to two decimal place.) The volatility is%. (Round to two decimal place.) Consider a new stock with an expected return of 18.5% and a volatility of 28%. Suppose this new stock is uncorrelated with Target's and Hershey's stock. b. Is holding this stock alone attractive compared to holding the portfolio in (a)? (Select the best choice below.) O A. Yes, the new stock dominates Target. O B. No, Target dominates the new stock. O C. Yes, the new stock dominates Hershey, so you should hold this stock alone. O D. No, a combination of the Hershey and Target stocks has the same expected return but with a lower volatility. c. Can you improve upon your portfolio in (a) by adding this new stock to your portfolio? Explain. (Select the best choice below.) O A. Yes, but you should just hold the new stock by itself. OB. Yes, you are always better off holding the new stock than Hershey, so you should just replace Hershey with the new stock. O C. No, although the new stock dominates Hershey, the portfolio of Hershey and Target dominates the new stock so there is no reason to hold it. O D. Yes, by holding a combination of all 3 stocks you can reduce risk while leaving expected return unchanged.
Chapter8: Analysis Of Risk And Return
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