2. What is an equally weighted portfolio of these 5 stocks. What is the variance of that portfolio?

* Wherever needed, use sample rather than population (variance, covariance, etc)

Month	X1	X2	X3	X4	X5
1	-0.21717	0.239696	0.170301	-0.11399	0.055267
2	-0.42	-0.29823	0.480517	-0.44549	-0.01008
3	0.142181	0.48032	-0.091	-0.47459	0.497888
4	-0.18145	-0.3862	0.23331	-0.49019	0.321534
5	0.19849	-0.49266	-0.18152	0.446043	0.145984
6	-0.42278	-0.35176	-0.21992	-0.42591	-0.30445
7	-0.34384	-0.09897	0.107859	0.373481	-0.04227
8	-0.14709	-0.13015	0.287522	0.385754	-0.11824
9	0.345416	-0.39514	0.414305	0.293119	-0.28802
10	0.196955	-0.20538	-0.24145	0.079298	-0.32111
11	-0.32175	-0.06437	0.042547	-0.32123	0.349265
12	0.309285	0.142923	0.304722	0.383132	-0.00878
13	-0.05805	-0.32614	-0.06879	-0.10715	0.187334
14	0.286931	-0.34206	0.484349	0.11203	0.48828
15	0.490737	0.413561	-0.30054	-0.47483	0.214244
16	-0.16019	0.322698	0.013613	-0.04919	-0.45208
17	0.141292	-0.00837	0.254066	-0.16284	0.14989
18	0.465426	-0.13544	0.394649	0.431491	-0.30818
19	0.052511	-0.1128	0.309307	0.331781	0.261628
20	0.372814	-0.05572	-0.09637	-0.23863	-0.34891
21	0.131036	-0.08023	-0.07613	-0.13719	-0.20617
22	0.238251	-0.03845	0.252892	0.052354	0.106758
23	-0.27864	-0.49614	0.224491	-0.08467	0.198921
24	0.082607	0.408798	-0.39099	0.03033	-0.14722
25	0.032293	-0.46067	0.380085	-0.36683	-0.14653
26	0.45724	-0.48398	0.417563	-0.14337	0.087212
27	-0.00752	0.252198	-0.10693	-0.13398	-0.40403
28	0.278238	0.358958	0.150067	-0.12946	0.257318
29	-0.42655	0.291795	0.149189	-0.37571	0.323776
30	-0.30345	0.301894	-0.37072	-0.14702	-0.03039
31	0.324324	0.418113	0.388459	-0.03771	0.426676
32	0.145892	-0.13261	0.407534	-0.17899	-0.43282
33	-0.46345	-0.00709	0.368907	-0.27342	-0.26123
34	0.483253	-0.35519	-0.17429	-0.31045	-0.04116
35	0.487829	-0.08073	0.442942	0.067786	0.116383
36	-0.06039	-0.14137	0.023671	0.097228	-0.39976
37	-0.24913	-0.4858	-0.30562	-0.03219	0.333341
38	-0.00372	-0.383	-0.1837	0.388412	-0.49547
39	-0.42064	0.469181	-0.4924	-0.12943	-0.32821
40	-0.02905	-0.26032	-0.28942	0.280452	-0.06269
41	-0.2134	0.127957	0.130879	-0.35513	0.493024
42	0.433229	0.049009	-0.26107	0.148932	0.329346
43	-0.09263	-0.4286	-0.07522	0.275099	-0.23841
44	-0.08627	0.061877	-0.03995	0.376401	-0.3914
45	-0.31717	0.257236	0.066847	0.453899	-0.25484
46	-0.0852	-0.03508	-0.29439	-0.47011	-0.10345
47	-0.18112	-0.22629	-0.29473	0.466767	0.160167
48	0.051935	-0.40286	0.102036	-0.45713	-0.4911
49	-0.37355	-0.21677	-0.36187	-0.49077	0.03067
50	0.118064	0.074059	0.253108	-0.34762	-0.34535
51	0.201301	0.239942	0.206275	0.268715	0.369491
52	0.311841	0.393865	-0.16458	-0.10914	0.018301
53	0.317077	0.16864	0.31034	-0.27489	-0.13622
54	0.194075	-0.15887	0.035346	0.054961	-0.49648
55	0.490027	0.315159	-0.2575	0.439672	-0.24812
56	0.452126	0.061083	-0.0797	-0.02377	0.089755
57	-0.45131	-0.23983	-0.10107	-0.1465	0.264234
58	-0.14867	0.224933	-0.0575	-0.18054	-0.11122
59	-0.0568	-0.32247	-0.21287	-0.14425	-0.10273
60	-0.0351	0.49783	0.306504	0.432802	-0.38406
61	-0.01436	0.020594	0.018456	-0.45359	0.099357
62	0.363342	0.275948	0.173924	-0.249	-0.49349
63	-0.30863	-0.3218	-0.27905	0.12623	0.162706
64	-0.25437	-0.01412	0.107991	0.21865	-0.48735
65	-0.21972	-0.04041	0.497752	0.192121	0.12603
66	0.442718	0.126449	0.058368	0.257183	0.059654
67	-0.46835	-0.02051	-0.40843	-0.27638	0.488398
68	-0.02134	-0.25197	-0.1904	0.484939	0.114514
69	-0.45683	0.415675	-0.30517	0.261616	0.404845
70	-0.43716	-0.28279	-0.26699	0.270116	0.10043
71	-0.38121	0.13319	-0.01848	-0.46033	-0.18267
72	-0.23298	0.496001	-0.16278	0.291169	-0.28255
73	0.330777	0.271829	0.290118	0.433243	-0.1422
74	-0.46972	-0.42819	0.309084	0.012227	-0.03932
75	0.277231	0.06058	0.372965	0.04087	0.129446
76	0.466145	0.225426	0.421961	-0.13983	0.446264
77	-0.23516	-0.24379	0.102683	-0.40022	0.268513
78	-0.28007	0.108034	-0.10516	0.440796	-0.33819
79	-0.287	-0.28052	-0.28512	0.227158	0.277323
80	0.093568	0.297768	0.271094	-0.27302	-0.22179
81	0.37978	-0.31295	-0.42646	-0.17655	0.32389
82	-0.03359	-0.42465	0.143302	-0.25847	-0.07846
83	-0.41691	0.189766	0.435296	0.412586	-0.36599
84	0.250459	0.243165	-0.00409	0.230145	-0.16266
85	0.3976	0.230725	-0.03891	-0.28056	-0.16059
86	-0.18409	0.322722	0.490362	-0.37071	-0.18114
87	-0.33138	-0.1472	0.228392	0.454579	0.017423
88	-0.2083	-0.09264	0.208683	0.272439	0.060602
89	0.165066	-0.211	-0.42205	0.499409	0.359508
90	0.285902	-0.14842	-0.1555	-0.34093	0.464597
91	0.045559	-0.20859	0.371346	-0.44865	0.428687
92	-0.48177	-0.27987	-0.05736	0.106398	0.395848
93	0.254877	0.398521	0.375977	-0.4542	-0.01996
94	0.172303	-0.10694	-0.17307	-0.10667	-0.26011
95	0.088762	-0.03368	-0.23022	0.311116	-0.05778
96	0.309622	-0.06171	-0.17324	0.448418	0.39533
97	0.206557	-0.03061	0.148406	0.038223	-0.07596
98	-0.46945	0.064453	0.162142	0.477828	0.022462
99	0.196742	0.422442	0.27159	-0.09475	-0.06566
100	0.006237	-0.42879	0.098915	0.003513	-0.45235
101	-0.10083	0.349874	0.265786	0.423075	0.134659
102	0.125028	-0.0439	0.428498	-0.0925	-0.06141
103	0.258056	-0.16361	-0.3548	0.487006	0.043474
104	-0.26151	0.269525	-0.45999	-0.41254	-0.49236
105	0.183317	0.252387	0.471811	-0.25827	-0.48099
106	0.182157	-0.19825	0.440418	0.087688	0.429456
107	-0.14647	0.221949	-0.08128	0.456735	-0.06833
108	0.115456	-0.41543	0.316779	-0.22045	0.179266
109	-0.06269	0.027454	-0.08078	0.052044	0.262868
110	0.30102	0.052364	-0.12836	-0.1079	-0.04803
111	0.277051	0.315774	0.310483	0.183332	0.498147
112	-0.11973	0.100123	0.058992	-0.42426	0.310923
113	-0.48399	0.148444	0.082166	-0.08709	0.077651
114	0.236309	0.244129	-0.18421	-0.05705	0.123019
115	-0.35423	-0.15196	-0.21637	-0.04807	0.1018
116	-0.39809	0.310482	-0.07007	0.073557	0.471421
117	-0.1078	0.080657	0.120397	-0.30538	0.128489
118	0.385463	-0.20432	0.194588	-0.19026	0.437117
119	-0.00414	-0.20115	0.048766	0.153317	-0.09328
120	0.370598	-0.38565	0.319142	0.11778	-0.46025
121	0.138844	-0.44512	-0.34439	0.441132	0.359598
122	-0.34478	0.235686	-0.18589	-0.23413	-0.4142
123	-0.02835	-0.12598	0.475587	0.458875	-0.34144
124	-5.3E-05	-0.31123	0.241933	0.017774	-0.45826
125	-0.12369	0.034451	-0.35307	-0.30153	-0.49959
126	0.072268	0.161519	0.318498	0.250879	-0.41345
127	0.250778	0.377369	0.330506	0.136403	0.212568
128	0.2633	0.323325	0.365789	-0.14875	0.398939
129	-0.48703	-0.13247	0.231158	0.22641	-0.38276
130	0.173738	-0.42987	-0.01852	0.416557	-0.44206
131	0.235096	0.008272	0.222216	0.473937	0.193121
132	-0.45926	-0.26646	0.461102	-0.13926	-0.3785
133	-0.36643	-0.1775	0.104067	-0.41847	-0.0135
134	-0.05768	-0.03246	0.363347	0.212657	0.020969
135	-0.11983	-0.22891	-0.41148	0.492444	0.180715
136	0.160779	-0.04112	-0.31157	-0.21263	-0.24703
137	-0.05721	-0.32666	0.19342	0.405428	0.128597
138	-0.0404	0.223494	-0.21183	-0.18473	0.369872
139	-0.05755	-0.39087	-0.24967	-0.09593	-0.13006
140	0.027804	-0.43595	0.092575	0.249161	0.132521
141	0.218419	-0.41023	-0.00923	0.294872	0.456234
142	0.171263	0.022573	0.139494	0.276363	0.156441
143	0.155731	0.141945	0.436962	0.277331	0.38132
144	0.444421	0.269354	-0.06487	-0.39289	0.054409
145	0.237694	-0.19741	-0.32899	0.442863	0.273179
146	0.038361	0.288606	-0.46139	-0.4524	-0.25655
147	-0.18127	0.484886	-0.30861	0.389831	-0.14284
148	-0.21855	0.22931	-0.33245	-0.48131	-0.12122
149	-0.48081	0.443421	-0.17358	0.495074	-0.11242
150	-0.19412	-0.35292	-0.43476	-0.4162	0.132695
151	-0.03712	-0.11515	-0.1423	0.233668	-0.20828
152	-0.49434	0.077735	0.241879	0.386267	-0.11689
153	-0.46214	-0.3689	-0.2707	-0.16383	0.1203
154	-0.23215	-0.18052	0.158893	0.087983	-0.08448
155	-0.05987	0.220073	-0.0107	-0.31902	0.473194
156	0.338403	-0.21032	0.397828	0.380411	0.268662
157	0.35945	0.093354	0.348325	-0.0119	-0.02236
158	-0.44167	-0.35703	0.125677	0.015378	0.28625
159	-0.3374	0.345607	0.415488	0.196342	0.398871
160	-0.31433	-0.49584	0.433508	0.354833	0.464648
161	0.226253	0.364538	-0.04426	-0.21511	-0.39522
162	-0.43911	0.129191	-0.40069	0.493227	-0.04152
163	0.215691	0.009656	0.262704	0.158774	-0.48939
164	-0.24004	-0.24077	-0.46009	0.045737	-0.13428
165	0.447662	0.185959	0.321833	0.024286	0.20622
166	-0.03407	-0.29394	-0.30084	-0.01902	-0.41108
167	-0.12749	-0.08415	0.198352	0.174318	-0.49675
168	0.160397	-0.34853	0.341517	0.169388	-0.4335
169	0.19505	0.058974	0.353449	-0.43231	0.28533
170	0.113082	0.483016	0.095114	-0.12572	-0.49136
171	0.007799	0.022031	-0.14184	0.264563	-0.23669
172	0.239902	0.032424	0.238283	-0.26754	-0.38184
173	0.172193	0.117381	0.047551	0.094881	0.045919
174	0.431446	-0.07194	-0.49753	0.37669	-0.38571
175	-0.07023	-0.48001	-0.06308	0.390075	0.06339
176	0.188033	0.40991	-0.17085	-0.01424	0.051078
177	-0.24	-0.16893	-0.30135	-0.22423	0.382804
178	-0.28864	0.42281	-0.05646	0.38038	0.33258
179	-0.05182	-0.42278	-0.41143	0.304925	-0.1279
180	0.383942	0.010867	0.11402	-0.11897	-0.01524
181	-0.08231	-0.41472	0.389674	0.356603	0.102587
182	-0.41131	0.292912	-0.18089	-0.07695	0.065759
183	-0.34539	-0.19554	0.375942	-0.017	-0.03271
184	-0.22648	0.443436	0.402836	0.033214	-0.30992
185	0.145513	0.309906	-0.488	-0.38022	-0.02168
186	0.090949	-0.0249	-0.11159	0.121218	-0.12804
187	-0.18302	0.054626	0.432996	-0.44832	0.190469
188	0.002132	0.380257	0.463623	-0.20282	-0.07502
189	-0.2189	0.228043	-0.41291	0.424695	-0.2853
190	-0.40659	-0.34667	0.252854	-0.34732	-0.32361
191	0.155057	-0.00123	0.241407	-0.34363	0.086151
192	0.27071	0.344477	0.047457	0.272109	-0.26824
193	0.021251	0.48153	-0.43546	-0.13159	0.16881
194	-0.14672	0.138161	-0.40469	-0.45371	0.395408
195	0.154778	0.121067	0.32462	-0.18301	0.219692
196	-0.38808	0.286928	0.378555	-0.10826	-0.00833
197	-0.09472	-0.01837	-0.13526	-0.16352	-0.40014
198	-0.20856	0.457288	0.091239	-0.08526	0.435539
199	0.110158	-0.2757	0.474827	-0.29803	0.17689
200	-0.4231	-0.48661	-0.20312	0.033649	0.264987
201	-0.41482	0.265896	0.094012	0.336532	0.10914
202	0.327127	-0.34076	0.472069	-0.36843	0.322813
203	0.117077	0.415999	0.073508	0.441771	-0.31581
204	0.286306	0.29699	-0.12183	-0.26575	0.313848