4.23. In July 1995, First Quadrant, a fund management firm in Pasadena, California, estimated the covariances between

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4.23. In July 1995, First Quadrant, a fund management firm in Pasadena, California, estimated the covariances between the returns of four portfolios:

a popular portfolio of U.S. stocks (asset 1), of Japanese stocks (asset 2), of U.K. stocks (asset 3), and of Canadian stocks (asset 4). The covariances were respectively 11  .0220, 12  .0093,

13  .0191, 14  .0181, 22  .0517,

23  .0120, 24  .0096, 33  .0342,

34  .0204, and 44  .0290. Calculate the variance of the portfolio (of the four national portfolios) with weights, x1  1/6, x2  1/3, x3  1/4, and x4  1/4.

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Financial Markets And Corporate Strategy

ISBN: 9780071157612

2nd Edition

Authors: Mark Grinblatt, Sheridan Titman

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