Question: Using the data in the following table, and the fact that the correlation of A and B is 0.51, calculate the volatility (standard deviation) of
Using the data in the following table, and the fact that the correlation of A and B is
0.51,
calculate the volatility (standard deviation) of a portfolio that is
80%
invested in stock A and
20%
invested in stock B. (Click on the following icon
in order to copy its contents into a spreadsheet.)
| Realized Returns | ||||
| Year | Stock A | Stock B | ||
| 2008 | 3% | 30% | ||
| 2009 | 12% | 28% | ||
| 2010 | 3% | 8% | ||
| 2011 | 3% | 8% | ||
| 2012 | 1% | 14% | ||
| 2013 | 9% | 31% | ||
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Part 1
The standard deviation of the portfolio is
enter your response here%.
(Round to two decimal places.)
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