Please help me with this question 9. Work out the standard deviation of returns on an equally
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9.Work out the standard deviation of returns on an equally weighted portfolio of 6 identical stocks, each of which is expected to yield a return of 9% with a variance of 0.16. You are also given that the correlation between the returns on any pair of the stocks in the market is 0.36. Work out the standard deviation of returns if you increased the size of the portfolio to (a) 11 stocks and (b) 16 stocks. Work outDsp/Dn whereDsprepresents the change in the standard deviation of returns on the portfolio andDn the number of stocks in the portfolio as you go (i) from 1 stock to 6 stocks, (ii) from 6 stocks to 11 stocks, and (iii) from 11 stocks to 16 stocks.
Fundamentals Of Corporate Finance
ISBN: 9780135811603
5th Edition
Authors: Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo, Jarrad Harford