You are a portfolio manager and have been assigned a new client. Your client has her...

 

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You are a portfolio manager and have been assigned a new client. Your client has her portfolio invested in two assets: a small stock fund and the market. The expected return on the small stock fund is 11% and its standard deviation is 33%. The market has an expected return of 8% and a standard deviation of 17%. The risk free rate is 3%. Currently, your client has a portfolio which is 90% in the small stock fund and 10% in the market. Assume the CAPM holds. a.) What is the beta of the small stock fund? b.) What is the beta of your client's current portfolio? c.) What is the covariance between the small stock fund and the market? d.) Calculate the expected return and standard deviation of your client's current portfolio. e) You want to show your client that she can earn a higher expected rate of return without taking additional risk. Create an efficient portfolio that has the same standard deviation as your client's initial portfolio. What is the expected return on the new portfolio? [Efficient portfolios are portfolios consisting of the market asset, i.e., S&P 500, and the Rf asset]. Hint: remember that the standard deviation of the Rf asset= 0. You are a portfolio manager and have been assigned a new client. Your client has her portfolio invested in two assets: a small stock fund and the market. The expected return on the small stock fund is 11% and its standard deviation is 33%. The market has an expected return of 8% and a standard deviation of 17%. The risk free rate is 3%. Currently, your client has a portfolio which is 90% in the small stock fund and 10% in the market. Assume the CAPM holds. a.) What is the beta of the small stock fund? b.) What is the beta of your client's current portfolio? c.) What is the covariance between the small stock fund and the market? d.) Calculate the expected return and standard deviation of your client's current portfolio. e) You want to show your client that she can earn a higher expected rate of return without taking additional risk. Create an efficient portfolio that has the same standard deviation as your client's initial portfolio. What is the expected return on the new portfolio? [Efficient portfolios are portfolios consisting of the market asset, i.e., S&P 500, and the Rf asset]. Hint: remember that the standard deviation of the Rf asset= 0.

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a The beta of an asset can be calculated using the following formula Beta Assets Covariance with Market Market Variance Since covariance beta market v... View the full answer