P8-14 (similar to) Portfolio analysis

You have been given the expected return data shown in the first table on three assetsF, G, and Hover the period 2016-2019:

Using these assets, you have isolated the three investment alternatives shown in the following table:

a.Calculate the average return over the 4-year period for each of the three alternatives.

b.Calculate the standard deviation of returns over the 4-year period for each of the three alternatives.

c.Use your findings in parts a and b to calculate the coefficient of variation for each of the three alternatives.

d.On the basis of your findings, which of the three investment alternatives do you think performed better over this period? Why?

a.The expected return over the 4-year period for alternative 1 is 11.5%. (Round to two decimal place.) The expected return over the 4-year period for alternative 2 is 0.10%. (Round to two decimal place.)

2016	10%	11%	8%
2017	11%	10%	9%
2018	12%	9%	10%
2019	13%	8%	11%

Alternative		Investment
1		100% of asset F
2		50% of asset F and 50% of asset G
3		50% of asset F and 50% of asset H