Part 2 (25 marks)

Risk and return

You are considering an investment in the stock market and have identified three potential stocks, they are Crown (ASX: CWN), Tencent (HKG: 0700) and Commonwealth Bank (ASX: CBA).The historical prices for the past 10 years are shown in the table below.Assume no dividend is distributed during this period.

Year

Crown

Tencent

Commonwealth (CBA)

2010

7.76

29.04

53.63

2011

8.57

40.40

52.15

2012

8.09

37.94

50.39

2013

11.59

54.28

64.10

2014

16.68

108.70

73.83

2015

13.61

132

88.85

2016

12.27

144.90

78.67

2017

11.4

204.40

81.66

2018

13.25

463.60

78.87

2019

11.95

346

69.91

1.(6 marks)

Calculate the return and risk (standard deviation) of each stock.

2.(3 marks)

Explain the relation (positive or negative) between risk and return based on your answers in part (1).

3.(6 marks)

Calculate the correlation coefficient between (a) Crown and Tencent and (b) Tencent and CBA.

4.(3 marks)

Calculate the expected (annual) return and standard deviation if you owned a portfolio consisting of 50% in Crown and 50% in Tencent.

5.(3 marks)

Calculate the expected (annual) return and standard deviation if you owned a portfolio consisting of 40% in CBA and 60% in Tencent.

6.(4 marks)

Which portfolio (parts 4 or 5) provides better diversification? Explain your answer(s).