Question: SEE the Excel file PS2 Data BELOW . It contains the (actual) annual returns on Coca-Cola (KO) and Walmart (WMT) over the past 31 years
SEE the Excel file PS2 Data BELOW . It contains the (actual) annual returns on Coca-Cola (KO) and Walmart (WMT) over the past 31 years (1980-2010).
1. Calculate of the arithmetic average return (function =AVERAGE) and the volatility of the return (function =STDEV) for the 2 stocks, and the correlation between them (function =CORREL).
2. Using the numbers above as estimates of the expected return, standard deviation, and correlation, plot the investment opportunity set using the two stocks for weights in Coca- Cola between 0% and 150% (0 to 1.5).
3. What are the approximate weights (to the nearest 1%) in the minimum variance portfolio? (Trial and error is a viable strategy. There is an analytical solution, but it requires the application of some calculus. Again, you can also use the Solver tool in Excel.)
| Returns | ||
| KO | WMT | |
| 1985 | 3,49% | 75,82% |
| 1986 | 11,15% | 41,46% |
| 1987 | 59,77% | 136,12% |
| 1988 | 8,26% | 57,00% |
| 1989 | 22,13% | -2,36% |
| 1990 | 41,07% | 69,21% |
| 1991 | 37,87% | 46,43% |
| 1992 | 3,62% | 12,26% |
| 1993 | 22,82% | 21,32% |
| 1994 | 76,97% | 43,84% |
| 1995 | 22,72% | 35,49% |
| 1996 | 75,36% | 95,34% |
| 1997 | 5,82% | 9,10% |
| 1998 | 8,28% | -21,51% |
| 1999 | 17,43% | -14,41% |
| 2000 | 46,12% | 5,54% |
| 2001 | 43,24% | 3,13% |
| 2002 | 27,88% | 74,74% |
| 2003 | 1,32% | 107,57% |
| 2004 | -12,11% | 70,42% |
| 2005 | 5,91% | -22,80% |
| 2006 | -21,41% | 8,92% |
| 2007 | -5,53% | -11,74% |
| 2008 | 18,10% | 5,73% |
| 2009 | -16,09% | 0,51% |
| 2010 | -0,61% | -10,27% |
| 2011 | 23,10% | 0,10% |
| 2012 | 30,40% | 4,89% |
| 2013 | -24,08% | 19,95% |
| 2014 | 30,08% | -2,62% |
| 2015 | 19,04% | 3,25% |
PLEASE SHOW ALL THE STEPS NEEDED IN EXCEL mostly regarding question 2 and how to solve question 3 by using the solver
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