A Palestinian investor decides to hold a portfolio with 80% invested in the S&P 500 stock index and 20% in the MSCI market index. The expected return is 9.93% for the S&P 500 and 18.20% for MSCI index. The risk (SD) is 16.21% for the S&P 500 and 33.11% for the MSCI. What will be the portfolio expected return and risk given that the covariance between the S&P 500 and MSCI is 0.5 precent or 0.0050. The portfolio risk is 14.785% 17.98% 15.10% 16.90%
A Palestinian investor decides to hold a portfolio with 80% invested in the S&P 500 stock index and 20% in the MSCI market index. The expected return is 9.93% for the S&P 500 and 18.20% for MSCI index. The risk (SD) is 16.21% for the S&P 500 and 33.11% for the MSCI. What will be the portfolio expected return and risk given that the covariance between the S&P 500 and MSCI is 0.5 precent or 0.0050. The portfolio risk is 14.785% 17.98% 15.10% 16.90%
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![A Palestinian investor decides to hold a
portfolio with 80% invested in the S&P
500 stock index and 20% in the MSCI
market index. The expected return is
9.93% for the S&P 500 and 18.20% for
MSCI index. The risk (SD) is 16.21% for
the S&P 500 and 33.11% for the MSCI.
What will be the portfolio expected return
and risk given that the covariance
between the S&P 500 and MSCI is 0.5
precent or 0.0050. The portfolio risk is
14.785%
17.98%
15.10%
16.90%](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fe184e61b-e52c-4318-b68b-faacd83b2509%2F22e7bb33-4de6-4f13-9ea7-abd800eb88ca%2Fn1oukvn_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A Palestinian investor decides to hold a
portfolio with 80% invested in the S&P
500 stock index and 20% in the MSCI
market index. The expected return is
9.93% for the S&P 500 and 18.20% for
MSCI index. The risk (SD) is 16.21% for
the S&P 500 and 33.11% for the MSCI.
What will be the portfolio expected return
and risk given that the covariance
between the S&P 500 and MSCI is 0.5
precent or 0.0050. The portfolio risk is
14.785%
17.98%
15.10%
16.90%
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