Suppose you estimated the following data for funds GMO and OMG. The correlation coefficient between them is
Question:
Suppose you estimated the following data for funds GMO and OMG. The correlation coefficient between them is 0.35. The risk-free rate is 5%. E(R) ???? GMO 19% 29% OMG 8% 15% a.) Mango fund invests 45% in GMO and the remaining in OMG. What are the E(R), ????, and Sharpe ratio of Mango? b.) Among all possible portfolios formed from GMO and OMG funds, Mingo has the lowest variance. What are the E(R), ????, and Sharpe ratio of Mingo? c.) Fund Optigo chooses to invest in GMO and OMG with the highest possible reward-tovolatility ratio. What are the E(R), ????, and Sharpe ratio of Optigo? d.) Suppose your client Linda wants to allocate her investment between the Optigo fund and the risk-free assets. She hopes to limit her risk to 10%. How do you allocate Linda’s money to T-bills, OMG, and GMO? What is her Sharpe ratio? [Hint: Capital allocation problem.]
Fundamentals of Financial Management
ISBN: 9780273713630
13th Revised edition
Authors: James van Horne, John Wachowicz