3. You are an Investment Analyst at a fund management company, Northland Asset Management Ltd. You are
Question:
3. You are an Investment Analyst at a fund management company, Northland Asset Management Ltd. You are asked to analyze the characteristics of two stocks, Wanaka Holdings Ltd. and Pukaki Consolidated Ltd. Below is a table showing some of the data you have gathered:
Wanaka
Beta = 0.6
Standard deviation = 45%
Covariance with market = 0.0135
Pukaki
beta = 1.6
standard deviation = 40%
covariance with market = 0.036
In addition, you also know that the expected return on the NZX50 (the market index) is 15% and the risk-free rate of interest presently is 6%. Assume that you can borrow and lend at the risk-free rate.
What would be the weight of Wanaka and Pukaki in a portfolio that has exactly the same expected rate of return as the market?This is the question I am struggling with
Financial Statement Analysis
ISBN: 978-0078110962
11th edition
Authors: K. R. Subramanyam, John Wild