Question 6: Portfolio beta and weights

Investment Allocation 35% 20% Beta 0.600 Stock Atteric Inc. (AI) Arthur Trust Inc.(AT) Lobster Supply Corp. (LSC) Baque Co. (BC) Standard Deviation 23.00% 27.00% 30.00% 1.600 15% 1.100 30% 0.500 34.00% Gregory calculated the portfolio's beta as 0.845 and the portfolio's expected return as 8.65%. Gregory thinks it will be a good idea to reallocate the funds in his client's portfolio. He recommends replacing Atteric Inc.'s shares with the same amount in additional shares of Baque Co. The risk-free rate is 4%, and the market risk premium is 5.50%. According to Gregory's recommendation, assuming that the market is in equilibrium, how much will the portfolio's required return change? O 0.22 percentage points O 0.19 percentage points 0.15 percentage points 0.24 percentage points Analysts'estimates on expected returns from equity investments are based on several factors. These estimations also often include subjective and judgmental factors, because different analysts interpret data in different ways. Suppose, based on the earnings consensus of stock analysts, Gregory expects a return of 9.96% from the portfolio with the new weights. Does he think that the revised portfolio, based on the changes he recommended, is undervalued, overvalued, or fairly valued? O Overvalued Undervalued Fairly valued Suppose instead of replacing Atteric Inc.'s stock with Baque Co.'s stock, Gregory considers replacing Atteric Inc.'s stock with the equal dollar allocation to shares of Company X's stock that has a higher beta than Atteric Inc. If everything else remains constant, the portfolio's beta would