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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