A stock had returns of 15.07 percent, 19.83 percent, −18.51 percent, 12.71 percent, and 28.09 percent for the past five years. What is the variance of the returns?
Average Return=Total return/Total time period
=(15.07+19.83-18.51+12.71+28.09)/5=11.438%
Return | (Return-Average Return)^2 |
15.07 | (15.07-11.438)^2=13.191424 |
19.83 | (19.83-11.438)^2=70.425664 |
-18.51 | (-18.51-11.438)^2=896.882704 |
12.71 | (12.71-11.438)^2=1.617984 |
28.09 | (28.09-11.438)^2=277.289104 |
Total=1259.40688% |
Standard deviation=[Total (Return-Average Return)^2/(Time period-1)]^(1/2)
=[1259.40688/(5-1)]^(1/2)
=[1259.40688/4]^(1/2)
=17.74%(Approx).
Variance=Standard deviation^2
=314.85172%
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