You are an Equity fund manager focusing in large cap shares, your client has approached you and expressed in interest in building a portfolio of INR 1 Crore, in high quality blue chip shares.

His criteria for investment is the investment universe is only blue chip shares (share should be part of sensex) and he would like to investment only in 5 shares among this universe. With maximum exposure of 30% in a single share.

He has requested you to provide various portfolios with various scenarios.

Guidance for participants

Please download historical share prices from BSE India website. (minimum 2 years data of 10 shares along with share price, 2 excel sheet can be used)

Use the tools taught in Market risk and portfolio optimization to provide various portfolios options to the client, like portfolio with minimum risk, maximum return, various combination in between.

Please also provide a small write up on various portfolio along portfolio results based on historical share prices so that client can take a decision."