You own a portfolio that has $3,850 invested in Stock A and $6,100 invested in Stock B. If the expected returns on these stocks are 7.2 percent and 13.1 percent, respectively, what is the expected return on the portfolio?
The return of a portfolio is the weighted average return of the securities which constitute the porfolio.
Stock | Investment($) | Weight | Expected Return(%) | Weight*Expected Return |
A | 3,850 | 0.3869* | 7.20 | 2.79 |
B | 6,100 | 0.6131** | 13.1 | 8.03 |
Expected Return on Portfolio = 10.82% (2.79+8.03)
*Weight of stock A = 3850 / (3850+6100) = 3850/9950 = .3869
***Weight of stock B = 6100 / (3850+6100) = 6100/9950 = .6131 or 1-Weight of stock A
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