Vanguard Index 500 fund (symbol VOO) Jan-08-2021 350.42 Jan-15-2021 345.37 Jan-22-2021 351.9 Jan-29-2021 340.18 Feb-05-2021 356.44 Feb-12-2021 361.05 Feb-19-2021 358.59 Feb-26-2021 349.59 Mar-05-2021 352.69 Mar-12-2021 362.36 Mar-19-2021 359.23 Mar-26-2021 364.01 Apr-02-2021 368.16 Apr-09-2021 378.25 Apr-16-2021 383.63 Apr-23-2021 383.03 Apr-30-2021 383.57 May-07-2021 388.03 May-14-2021 382.95 May-21-2021 381.47 May-28-2021 386.13 Jun-04-2021 388.5 Jun-11-2021 390.09 Jun-18-2021 382.82 Jun-25-2021 393.5 Jul-02-2021 398.75 Jul-09-2021 400.37 Jul-16-2021 396.61 Jul-23-2021 404.38 Jul-30-2021 403.15 Aug-06-2021 406.86 Aug-13-2021 409.96 Aug-20-2021 407.61 Aug-27-2021 413.86 Sep-03-2021 416.57 Sep-10-2021 409.58 Sep-17-2021 407.08 Sep-24-2021 409.46 Oct-01-2021 399.12 Oct-08-2021 402.49 Oct-15-2021 409.93 Oct-22-2021 416.59 Oct-29-2021 422.16 Nov-05-2021 430.71 Nov-12-2021 429.57 Nov-19-2021 431.05 Nov-26-2021 422.14 Dec-03-2021 416.84 Dec-10-2021 432.85 Dec-17-2021 424.39 Dec-24-2021 432.64 Dec-31-2021 436.57 Jan-07-2022 428.59 Jan-14-2022 427.23 Jan-21-2022 402.69 Jan-28-2022 406.26 Feb-04-2022 412.52 Feb-11-2022 404.94 Feb-18-2022 399.29 Feb-25-2022 402.37 Mar-04-2022 397.34 Mar-11-2022 386.16 Mar-18-2022 409.89 Mar-25-2022 416.12 Apr-01-2022 416.32 Apr-08-2022 411.53 Apr-15-2022 402.52 Apr-22-2022 391.66 Apr-29-2022 378.7 May-06-2022 378.1 May-13-2022 369.16 May-20-2022 358.02 May-27-2022 381.8 Jun-03-2022 377.44 Jun-10-2022 358.27 Jun-17-2022 337.95 Jun-24-2022 360 Jul-01-2022 350.44 Jul-08-2022 357.29 Jul-15-2022 354.01 Jul-22-2022 363.25 Jul-29-2022 378.79 Aug-05-2022 379.98 Aug-12-2022 392.67 Aug-19-2022 388.12 Aug-26-2022 372.51 Sep-02-2022 360.45 Sep-09-2022 373.75 Sep-16-2022 355.86 Sep-23-2022 339.63 Sep-30-2022 328.3 Oct-07-2022 333.33 Oct-14-2022 328.65 Oct-21-2022 343.9 Oct-28-2022 357.38 Nov-04-2022 345.82 Nov-11-2022 366.16 Nov-18-2022 363.99 Nov-25-2022 369.8 Dec-02-2022 374 Dec-09-2022 361.52 Dec-16-2022 353.86 Dec-23-2022 351.87 Dec-30-2022 351.34 Jan-06-2023 356.59 Jan-13-2023 366.23 Jan-20-2023 363.71 Jan-27-2023 372.87 Feb-03-2023 378.85 Feb-10-2023 375.02 Feb-17-2023 374.22 Feb-24-2023 364.23 Mar-03-2023 371.28 Mar-10-2023 354.68 Mar-17-2023 359.88 Mar-24-2023 363.56 Mar-31-2023 376.07 Apr-07-2023 375.95 Apr-14-2023 378.99 Apr-21-2023 378.59 Apr-28-2023 382.05 May-05-2023 378.97 May-12-2023 378.15 May-19-2023 384.57 May-26-2023 385.87 Jun-02-2023 393.26 Jun-09-2023 395.03 Jun-16-2023 405.25 Jun-23-2023 399.61 Jun-30-2023 407.28 Jul-07-2023 402.89 Jul-14-2023 412.77 Jul-21-2023 415.57 Jul-28-2023 419.87 Aug-04-2023 410.38 Aug-11-2023 409.41 Aug-18-2023 401.09 Aug-25-2023 404.2 Sep-01-2023 414.71 Sep-08-2023 409.39 Sep-15-2023 408.74 Sep-22-2023 396.96 Sep-29-2023 392.7 Oct-06-2023 394.56 Oct-13-2023 396.42 Oct-20-2023 386.99 Oct-27-2023 377.32 Nov-03-2023 399.44 Nov-10-2023 404.86 Nov-17-2023 414.31 Nov-24-2023 418.37 Dec-01-2023 421.86 Dec-08-2023 422.92 Dec-15-2023 433.09 Dec-22-2023 435.29 Dec-29-2023 436.8 Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Bond fund (VWEH.X) Jan-08-2021 5.99 Jan-15-2021 5.98 Jan-22-2021 5.97 Jan-29-2021 5.96 Feb-05-2021 5.99 Feb-12-2021 6 Feb-19-2021 5.99 Feb-26-2021 5.94 Mar-05-2021 5.93 Mar-12-2021 5.92 Mar-19-2021 5.88 Mar-26-2021 5.9 Apr-02-2021 5.92 Apr-09-2021 5.95 Apr-16-2021 5.95 Apr-23-2021 5.96 Apr-30-2021 5.96 May-07-2021 5.97 May-14-2021 5.95 May-21-2021 5.94 May-28-2021 5.95 Jun-04-2021 5.96 Jun-11-2021 5.98 Jun-18-2021 5.97 Jun-25-2021 5.98 Jul-02-2021 6 Jul-09-2021 6.01 Jul-16-2021 6 Jul-23-2021 6 Jul-30-2021 6 Aug-06-2021 5.99 Aug-13-2021 5.98 Aug-20-2021 5.98 Aug-27-2021 6.01 Sep-03-2021 6.02 Sep-10-2021 6.02 Sep-17-2021 6.02 Sep-24-2021 6.01 Oct-01-2021 5.98 Oct-08-2021 5.96 Oct-15-2021 5.96 Oct-22-2021 5.95 Oct-29-2021 5.94 Nov-05-2021 5.97 Nov-12-2021 5.95 Nov-19-2021 5.93 Nov-26-2021 5.86 Dec-03-2021 5.89 Dec-10-2021 5.92 Dec-17-2021 5.92 Dec-24-2021 5.95 Dec-31-2021 5.95 Jan-07-2022 5.89 Jan-14-2022 5.89 Jan-21-2022 5.84 Jan-28-2022 5.77 Feb-04-2022 5.74 Feb-11-2022 5.69 Feb-18-2022 5.67 Feb-25-2022 5.69 Mar-04-2022 5.68 Mar-11-2022 5.6 Mar-18-2022 5.63 Mar-25-2022 5.59 Apr-01-2022 5.63 Apr-08-2022 5.55 Apr-15-2022 5.53 Apr-22-2022 5.47 Apr-29-2022 5.43 May-06-2022 5.37 May-13-2022 5.32 May-20-2022 5.29 May-27-2022 5.46 Jun-03-2022 5.43 Jun-10-2022 5.3 Jun-17-2022 5.15 Jun-24-2022 5.18 Jul-01-2022 5.11 Jul-08-2022 5.18 Jul-15-2022 5.2 Jul-22-2022 5.32 Jul-29-2022 5.39 Aug-05-2022 5.39 Aug-12-2022 5.43 Aug-19-2022 5.35 Aug-26-2022 5.28 Sep-02-2022 5.19 Sep-09-2022 5.25 Sep-16-2022 5.15 Sep-23-2022 5.05 Sep-30-2022 4.98 Oct-07-2022 5.04 Oct-14-2022 4.99 Oct-21-2022 5 Oct-28-2022 5.12 Nov-04-2022 5.05 Nov-11-2022 5.12 Nov-18-2022 5.15 Nov-25-2022 5.21 Dec-02-2022 5.24 Dec-09-2022 5.23 Dec-16-2022 5.23 Dec-23-2022 5.2 Dec-30-2022 5.15 Jan-06-2023 5.25 Jan-13-2023 5.32 Jan-20-2023 5.29 Jan-27-2023 5.31 Feb-03-2023 5.34 Feb-10-2023 5.24 Feb-17-2023 5.19 Feb-24-2023 5.18 Mar-03-2023 5.2

Vanguard Index 500 fund (symbol VOO) Jan-08-2021 350.42 Jan-15-2021 345.37 Jan-22-2021 351.9 Jan-29-2021 340.18 Feb-05-2021 356.44 Feb-12-2021 361.05 Feb-19-2021 358.59 Feb-26-2021 349.59 Mar-05-2021 352.69 Mar-12-2021 362.36 Mar-19-2021 359.23 Mar-26-2021 364.01 Apr-02-2021 368.16 Apr-09-2021 378.25 Apr-16-2021 383.63 Apr-23-2021 383.03 Apr-30-2021 383.57 May-07-2021 388.03 May-14-2021 382.95 May-21-2021 381.47 May-28-2021 386.13 Jun-04-2021 388.5 Jun-11-2021 390.09 Jun-18-2021 382.82 Jun-25-2021 393.5 Jul-02-2021 398.75 Jul-09-2021 400.37 Jul-16-2021 396.61 Jul-23-2021 404.38 Jul-30-2021 403.15 Aug-06-2021 406.86 Aug-13-2021 409.96 Aug-20-2021 407.61 Aug-27-2021 413.86 Sep-03-2021 416.57 Sep-10-2021 409.58 Sep-17-2021 407.08 Sep-24-2021 409.46 Oct-01-2021 399.12 Oct-08-2021 402.49 Oct-15-2021 409.93 Oct-22-2021 416.59 Oct-29-2021 422.16 Nov-05-2021 430.71 Nov-12-2021 429.57 Nov-19-2021 431.05 Nov-26-2021 422.14 Dec-03-2021 416.84 Dec-10-2021 432.85 Dec-17-2021 424.39 Dec-24-2021 432.64 Dec-31-2021 436.57 Jan-07-2022 428.59 Jan-14-2022 427.23 Jan-21-2022 402.69 Jan-28-2022 406.26 Feb-04-2022 412.52 Feb-11-2022 404.94 Feb-18-2022 399.29 Feb-25-2022 402.37 Mar-04-2022 397.34 Mar-11-2022 386.16 Mar-18-2022 409.89 Mar-25-2022 416.12 Apr-01-2022 416.32 Apr-08-2022 411.53 Apr-15-2022 402.52 Apr-22-2022 391.66 Apr-29-2022 378.7 May-06-2022 378.1 May-13-2022 369.16 May-20-2022 358.02 May-27-2022 381.8 Jun-03-2022 377.44 Jun-10-2022 358.27 Jun-17-2022 337.95 Jun-24-2022 360 Jul-01-2022 350.44 Jul-08-2022 357.29 Jul-15-2022 354.01 Jul-22-2022 363.25 Jul-29-2022 378.79 Aug-05-2022 379.98 Aug-12-2022 392.67 Aug-19-2022 388.12 Aug-26-2022 372.51 Sep-02-2022 360.45 Sep-09-2022 373.75 Sep-16-2022 355.86 Sep-23-2022 339.63 Sep-30-2022 328.3 Oct-07-2022 333.33 Oct-14-2022 328.65 Oct-21-2022 343.9 Oct-28-2022 357.38 Nov-04-2022 345.82 Nov-11-2022 366.16 Nov-18-2022 363.99 Nov-25-2022 369.8 Dec-02-2022 374 Dec-09-2022 361.52 Dec-16-2022 353.86 Dec-23-2022 351.87 Dec-30-2022 351.34 Jan-06-2023 356.59 Jan-13-2023 366.23 Jan-20-2023 363.71 Jan-27-2023 372.87 Feb-03-2023 378.85 Feb-10-2023 375.02 Feb-17-2023 374.22 Feb-24-2023 364.23 Mar-03-2023 371.28 Mar-10-2023 354.68 Mar-17-2023 359.88 Mar-24-2023 363.56 Mar-31-2023 376.07 Apr-07-2023 375.95 Apr-14-2023 378.99 Apr-21-2023 378.59 Apr-28-2023 382.05 May-05-2023 378.97 May-12-2023 378.15 May-19-2023 384.57 May-26-2023 385.87 Jun-02-2023 393.26 Jun-09-2023 395.03 Jun-16-2023 405.25 Jun-23-2023 399.61 Jun-30-2023 407.28 Jul-07-2023 402.89 Jul-14-2023 412.77 Jul-21-2023 415.57 Jul-28-2023 419.87 Aug-04-2023 410.38 Aug-11-2023 409.41 Aug-18-2023 401.09 Aug-25-2023 404.2 Sep-01-2023 414.71 Sep-08-2023 409.39 Sep-15-2023 408.74 Sep-22-2023 396.96 Sep-29-2023 392.7 Oct-06-2023 394.56 Oct-13-2023 396.42 Oct-20-2023 386.99 Oct-27-2023 377.32 Nov-03-2023 399.44 Nov-10-2023 404.86 Nov-17-2023 414.31 Nov-24-2023 418.37 Dec-01-2023 421.86 Dec-08-2023 422.92 Dec-15-2023 433.09 Dec-22-2023 435.29 Dec-29-2023 436.8 Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Bond fund (VWEH.X) Jan-08-2021 5.99 Jan-15-2021 5.98 Jan-22-2021 5.97 Jan-29-2021 5.96 Feb-05-2021 5.99 Feb-12-2021 6 Feb-19-2021 5.99 Feb-26-2021 5.94 Mar-05-2021 5.93 Mar-12-2021 5.92 Mar-19-2021 5.88 Mar-26-2021 5.9 Apr-02-2021 5.92 Apr-09-2021 5.95 Apr-16-2021 5.95 Apr-23-2021 5.96 Apr-30-2021 5.96 May-07-2021 5.97 May-14-2021 5.95 May-21-2021 5.94 May-28-2021 5.95 Jun-04-2021 5.96 Jun-11-2021 5.98 Jun-18-2021 5.97 Jun-25-2021 5.98 Jul-02-2021 6 Jul-09-2021 6.01 Jul-16-2021 6 Jul-23-2021 6 Jul-30-2021 6 Aug-06-2021 5.99 Aug-13-2021 5.98 Aug-20-2021 5.98 Aug-27-2021 6.01 Sep-03-2021 6.02 Sep-10-2021 6.02 Sep-17-2021 6.02 Sep-24-2021 6.01 Oct-01-2021 5.98 Oct-08-2021 5.96 Oct-15-2021 5.96 Oct-22-2021 5.95 Oct-29-2021 5.94 Nov-05-2021 5.97 Nov-12-2021 5.95 Nov-19-2021 5.93 Nov-26-2021 5.86 Dec-03-2021 5.89 Dec-10-2021 5.92 Dec-17-2021 5.92 Dec-24-2021 5.95 Dec-31-2021 5.95 Jan-07-2022 5.89 Jan-14-2022 5.89 Jan-21-2022 5.84 Jan-28-2022 5.77 Feb-04-2022 5.74 Feb-11-2022 5.69 Feb-18-2022 5.67 Feb-25-2022 5.69 Mar-04-2022 5.68 Mar-11-2022 5.6 Mar-18-2022 5.63 Mar-25-2022 5.59 Apr-01-2022 5.63 Apr-08-2022 5.55 Apr-15-2022 5.53 Apr-22-2022 5.47 Apr-29-2022 5.43 May-06-2022 5.37 May-13-2022 5.32 May-20-2022 5.29 May-27-2022 5.46 Jun-03-2022 5.43 Jun-10-2022 5.3 Jun-17-2022 5.15 Jun-24-2022 5.18 Jul-01-2022 5.11 Jul-08-2022 5.18 Jul-15-2022 5.2 Jul-22-2022 5.32 Jul-29-2022 5.39 Aug-05-2022 5.39 Aug-12-2022 5.43 Aug-19-2022 5.35 Aug-26-2022 5.28 Sep-02-2022 5.19 Sep-09-2022 5.25 Sep-16-2022 5.15 Sep-23-2022 5.05 Sep-30-2022 4.98 Oct-07-2022 5.04 Oct-14-2022 4.99 Oct-21-2022 5 Oct-28-2022 5.12 Nov-04-2022 5.05 Nov-11-2022 5.12 Nov-18-2022 5.15 Nov-25-2022 5.21 Dec-02-2022 5.24 Dec-09-2022 5.23 Dec-16-2022 5.23 Dec-23-2022 5.2 Dec-30-2022 5.15 Jan-06-2023 5.25 Jan-13-2023 5.32 Jan-20-2023 5.29 Jan-27-2023 5.31 Feb-03-2023 5.34 Feb-10-2023 5.24 Feb-17-2023 5.19 Feb-24-2023 5.18 Mar-03-2023 5.2

Essentials Of Investments

11th Edition

ISBN:9781260013924

Author:Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.

Publisher:Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.

Chapter1: Investments: Background And Issues

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1PS

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In Capital IQ, find the weekly prices from 01/01/2021 to 12/31/2023 for two Vanguard funds – the Vanguard Index 500 fund (symbol VOO) and the Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Bond fund (VWEH.X). The first of these funds tracks the Standard and Poor’s 500, and VWEHX is a junk-bond fund. Compute the weekly mean returns, sample variance, sample standard deviation, sample covariance, and correlation statistics. Graph a weekly mean return and standard deviation frontier of the portfolios composed of these two funds.

Data for both funds is given below.

Vanguard Index 500 fund (symbol VOO)

Jan-08-2021	350.42
Jan-15-2021	345.37
Jan-22-2021	351.9
Jan-29-2021	340.18
Feb-05-2021	356.44
Feb-12-2021	361.05
Feb-19-2021	358.59
Feb-26-2021	349.59
Mar-05-2021	352.69
Mar-12-2021	362.36
Mar-19-2021	359.23
Mar-26-2021	364.01
Apr-02-2021	368.16
Apr-09-2021	378.25
Apr-16-2021	383.63
Apr-23-2021	383.03
Apr-30-2021	383.57
May-07-2021	388.03
May-14-2021	382.95
May-21-2021	381.47
May-28-2021	386.13
Jun-04-2021	388.5
Jun-11-2021	390.09
Jun-18-2021	382.82
Jun-25-2021	393.5
Jul-02-2021	398.75
Jul-09-2021	400.37
Jul-16-2021	396.61
Jul-23-2021	404.38
Jul-30-2021	403.15
Aug-06-2021	406.86
Aug-13-2021	409.96
Aug-20-2021	407.61
Aug-27-2021	413.86
Sep-03-2021	416.57
Sep-10-2021	409.58
Sep-17-2021	407.08
Sep-24-2021	409.46
Oct-01-2021	399.12
Oct-08-2021	402.49
Oct-15-2021	409.93
Oct-22-2021	416.59
Oct-29-2021	422.16
Nov-05-2021	430.71
Nov-12-2021	429.57
Nov-19-2021	431.05
Nov-26-2021	422.14
Dec-03-2021	416.84
Dec-10-2021	432.85
Dec-17-2021	424.39
Dec-24-2021	432.64
Dec-31-2021	436.57
Jan-07-2022	428.59
Jan-14-2022	427.23
Jan-21-2022	402.69
Jan-28-2022	406.26
Feb-04-2022	412.52
Feb-11-2022	404.94
Feb-18-2022	399.29
Feb-25-2022	402.37
Mar-04-2022	397.34
Mar-11-2022	386.16
Mar-18-2022	409.89
Mar-25-2022	416.12
Apr-01-2022	416.32
Apr-08-2022	411.53
Apr-15-2022	402.52
Apr-22-2022	391.66
Apr-29-2022	378.7
May-06-2022	378.1
May-13-2022	369.16
May-20-2022	358.02
May-27-2022	381.8
Jun-03-2022	377.44
Jun-10-2022	358.27
Jun-17-2022	337.95
Jun-24-2022	360
Jul-01-2022	350.44
Jul-08-2022	357.29
Jul-15-2022	354.01
Jul-22-2022	363.25
Jul-29-2022	378.79
Aug-05-2022	379.98
Aug-12-2022	392.67
Aug-19-2022	388.12
Aug-26-2022	372.51
Sep-02-2022	360.45
Sep-09-2022	373.75
Sep-16-2022	355.86
Sep-23-2022	339.63
Sep-30-2022	328.3
Oct-07-2022	333.33
Oct-14-2022	328.65
Oct-21-2022	343.9
Oct-28-2022	357.38
Nov-04-2022	345.82
Nov-11-2022	366.16
Nov-18-2022	363.99
Nov-25-2022	369.8
Dec-02-2022	374
Dec-09-2022	361.52
Dec-16-2022	353.86
Dec-23-2022	351.87
Dec-30-2022	351.34
Jan-06-2023	356.59
Jan-13-2023	366.23
Jan-20-2023	363.71
Jan-27-2023	372.87
Feb-03-2023	378.85
Feb-10-2023	375.02
Feb-17-2023	374.22
Feb-24-2023	364.23
Mar-03-2023	371.28
Mar-10-2023	354.68
Mar-17-2023	359.88
Mar-24-2023	363.56
Mar-31-2023	376.07
Apr-07-2023	375.95
Apr-14-2023	378.99
Apr-21-2023	378.59
Apr-28-2023	382.05
May-05-2023	378.97
May-12-2023	378.15
May-19-2023	384.57
May-26-2023	385.87
Jun-02-2023	393.26
Jun-09-2023	395.03
Jun-16-2023	405.25
Jun-23-2023	399.61
Jun-30-2023	407.28
Jul-07-2023	402.89
Jul-14-2023	412.77
Jul-21-2023	415.57
Jul-28-2023	419.87
Aug-04-2023	410.38
Aug-11-2023	409.41
Aug-18-2023	401.09
Aug-25-2023	404.2
Sep-01-2023	414.71
Sep-08-2023	409.39
Sep-15-2023	408.74
Sep-22-2023	396.96
Sep-29-2023	392.7
Oct-06-2023	394.56
Oct-13-2023	396.42
Oct-20-2023	386.99
Oct-27-2023	377.32
Nov-03-2023	399.44
Nov-10-2023	404.86
Nov-17-2023	414.31
Nov-24-2023	418.37
Dec-01-2023	421.86
Dec-08-2023	422.92
Dec-15-2023	433.09
Dec-22-2023	435.29
Dec-29-2023	436.8

Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Bond fund (VWEH.X)

Jan-08-2021	5.99
Jan-15-2021	5.98
Jan-22-2021	5.97
Jan-29-2021	5.96
Feb-05-2021	5.99
Feb-12-2021	6
Feb-19-2021	5.99
Feb-26-2021	5.94
Mar-05-2021	5.93
Mar-12-2021	5.92
Mar-19-2021	5.88
Mar-26-2021	5.9
Apr-02-2021	5.92
Apr-09-2021	5.95
Apr-16-2021	5.95
Apr-23-2021	5.96
Apr-30-2021	5.96
May-07-2021	5.97
May-14-2021	5.95
May-21-2021	5.94
May-28-2021	5.95
Jun-04-2021	5.96
Jun-11-2021	5.98
Jun-18-2021	5.97
Jun-25-2021	5.98
Jul-02-2021	6
Jul-09-2021	6.01
Jul-16-2021	6
Jul-23-2021	6
Jul-30-2021	6
Aug-06-2021	5.99
Aug-13-2021	5.98
Aug-20-2021	5.98
Aug-27-2021	6.01
Sep-03-2021	6.02
Sep-10-2021	6.02
Sep-17-2021	6.02
Sep-24-2021	6.01
Oct-01-2021	5.98
Oct-08-2021	5.96
Oct-15-2021	5.96
Oct-22-2021	5.95
Oct-29-2021	5.94
Nov-05-2021	5.97
Nov-12-2021	5.95
Nov-19-2021	5.93
Nov-26-2021	5.86
Dec-03-2021	5.89
Dec-10-2021	5.92
Dec-17-2021	5.92
Dec-24-2021	5.95
Dec-31-2021	5.95
Jan-07-2022	5.89
Jan-14-2022	5.89
Jan-21-2022	5.84
Jan-28-2022	5.77
Feb-04-2022	5.74
Feb-11-2022	5.69
Feb-18-2022	5.67
Feb-25-2022	5.69
Mar-04-2022	5.68
Mar-11-2022	5.6
Mar-18-2022	5.63
Mar-25-2022	5.59
Apr-01-2022	5.63
Apr-08-2022	5.55
Apr-15-2022	5.53
Apr-22-2022	5.47
Apr-29-2022	5.43
May-06-2022	5.37
May-13-2022	5.32
May-20-2022	5.29
May-27-2022	5.46
Jun-03-2022	5.43
Jun-10-2022	5.3
Jun-17-2022	5.15
Jun-24-2022	5.18
Jul-01-2022	5.11
Jul-08-2022	5.18
Jul-15-2022	5.2
Jul-22-2022	5.32
Jul-29-2022	5.39
Aug-05-2022	5.39
Aug-12-2022	5.43
Aug-19-2022	5.35
Aug-26-2022	5.28
Sep-02-2022	5.19
Sep-09-2022	5.25
Sep-16-2022	5.15
Sep-23-2022	5.05
Sep-30-2022	4.98
Oct-07-2022	5.04
Oct-14-2022	4.99
Oct-21-2022	5
Oct-28-2022	5.12
Nov-04-2022	5.05
Nov-11-2022	5.12
Nov-18-2022	5.15
Nov-25-2022	5.21
Dec-02-2022	5.24
Dec-09-2022	5.23
Dec-16-2022	5.23
Dec-23-2022	5.2
Dec-30-2022	5.15
Jan-06-2023	5.25
Jan-13-2023	5.32
Jan-20-2023	5.29
Jan-27-2023	5.31
Feb-03-2023	5.34
Feb-10-2023	5.24
Feb-17-2023	5.19
Feb-24-2023	5.18
Mar-03-2023	5.2

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In Capital IQ, find the weekly prices from 01/01/2021 to 12/31/2023 for two Vanguard funds – the Vanguard Index 500 fund (symbol VOO) and the Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Bond fund (VWEH.X). The first of these funds tracks the Standard and Poor’s 500, and VWEHX is a junk-bond fund. Compute the weekly mean returns, sample variance, sample standard deviation, sample covariance, and correlation statistics. Graph a weekly mean return and standard deviation frontier of the portfolios composed of these two funds.

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Data for both funds is given below.

Vanguard Index 500 fund (symbol VOO)

Jan-08-2021	350.42
Jan-15-2021	345.37
Jan-22-2021	351.9
Jan-29-2021	340.18
Feb-05-2021	356.44
Feb-12-2021	361.05
Feb-19-2021	358.59
Feb-26-2021	349.59
Mar-05-2021	352.69
Mar-12-2021	362.36
Mar-19-2021	359.23
Mar-26-2021	364.01
Apr-02-2021	368.16
Apr-09-2021	378.25
Apr-16-2021	383.63
Apr-23-2021	383.03
Apr-30-2021	383.57
May-07-2021	388.03
May-14-2021	382.95
May-21-2021	381.47
May-28-2021	386.13
Jun-04-2021	388.5
Jun-11-2021	390.09
Jun-18-2021	382.82
Jun-25-2021	393.5
Jul-02-2021	398.75
Jul-09-2021	400.37
Jul-16-2021	396.61
Jul-23-2021	404.38
Jul-30-2021	403.15
Aug-06-2021	406.86
Aug-13-2021	409.96
Aug-20-2021	407.61
Aug-27-2021	413.86
Sep-03-2021	416.57
Sep-10-2021	409.58
Sep-17-2021	407.08
Sep-24-2021	409.46
Oct-01-2021	399.12
Oct-08-2021	402.49
Oct-15-2021	409.93
Oct-22-2021	416.59
Oct-29-2021	422.16
Nov-05-2021	430.71
Nov-12-2021	429.57
Nov-19-2021	431.05
Nov-26-2021	422.14
Dec-03-2021	416.84
Dec-10-2021	432.85
Dec-17-2021	424.39
Dec-24-2021	432.64
Dec-31-2021	436.57
Jan-07-2022	428.59
Jan-14-2022	427.23
Jan-21-2022	402.69
Jan-28-2022	406.26
Feb-04-2022	412.52
Feb-11-2022	404.94
Feb-18-2022	399.29
Feb-25-2022	402.37
Mar-04-2022	397.34
Mar-11-2022	386.16
Mar-18-2022	409.89
Mar-25-2022	416.12
Apr-01-2022	416.32
Apr-08-2022	411.53
Apr-15-2022	402.52
Apr-22-2022	391.66
Apr-29-2022	378.7
May-06-2022	378.1
May-13-2022	369.16
May-20-2022	358.02
May-27-2022	381.8
Jun-03-2022	377.44
Jun-10-2022	358.27
Jun-17-2022	337.95
Jun-24-2022	360
Jul-01-2022	350.44
Jul-08-2022	357.29
Jul-15-2022	354.01
Jul-22-2022	363.25
Jul-29-2022	378.79
Aug-05-2022	379.98
Aug-12-2022	392.67
Aug-19-2022	388.12
Aug-26-2022	372.51
Sep-02-2022	360.45
Sep-09-2022	373.75
Sep-16-2022	355.86
Sep-23-2022	339.63
Sep-30-2022	328.3
Oct-07-2022	333.33
Oct-14-2022	328.65
Oct-21-2022	343.9
Oct-28-2022	357.38
Nov-04-2022	345.82
Nov-11-2022	366.16
Nov-18-2022	363.99
Nov-25-2022	369.8
Dec-02-2022	374
Dec-09-2022	361.52
Dec-16-2022	353.86
Dec-23-2022	351.87
Dec-30-2022	351.34
Jan-06-2023	356.59
Jan-13-2023	366.23
Jan-20-2023	363.71
Jan-27-2023	372.87
Feb-03-2023	378.85
Feb-10-2023	375.02
Feb-17-2023	374.22
Feb-24-2023	364.23
Mar-03-2023	371.28
Mar-10-2023	354.68
Mar-17-2023	359.88
Mar-24-2023	363.56
Mar-31-2023	376.07
Apr-07-2023	375.95
Apr-14-2023	378.99
Apr-21-2023	378.59
Apr-28-2023	382.05
May-05-2023	378.97
May-12-2023	378.15
May-19-2023	384.57
May-26-2023	385.87
Jun-02-2023	393.26
Jun-09-2023	395.03
Jun-16-2023	405.25
Jun-23-2023	399.61
Jun-30-2023	407.28
Jul-07-2023	402.89
Jul-14-2023	412.77
Jul-21-2023	415.57
Jul-28-2023	419.87
Aug-04-2023	410.38
Aug-11-2023	409.41
Aug-18-2023	401.09
Aug-25-2023	404.2
Sep-01-2023	414.71
Sep-08-2023	409.39
Sep-15-2023	408.74
Sep-22-2023	396.96
Sep-29-2023	392.7
Oct-06-2023	394.56
Oct-13-2023	396.42
Oct-20-2023	386.99
Oct-27-2023	377.32
Nov-03-2023	399.44
Nov-10-2023	404.86
Nov-17-2023	414.31
Nov-24-2023	418.37
Dec-01-2023	421.86
Dec-08-2023	422.92
Dec-15-2023	433.09
Dec-22-2023	435.29
Dec-29-2023	436.8

Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Bond fund (VWEH.X)

Jan-08-2021	5.99
Jan-15-2021	5.98
Jan-22-2021	5.97
Jan-29-2021	5.96
Feb-05-2021	5.99
Feb-12-2021	6
Feb-19-2021	5.99
Feb-26-2021	5.94
Mar-05-2021	5.93
Mar-12-2021	5.92
Mar-19-2021	5.88
Mar-26-2021	5.9
Apr-02-2021	5.92
Apr-09-2021	5.95
Apr-16-2021	5.95
Apr-23-2021	5.96
Apr-30-2021	5.96
May-07-2021	5.97
May-14-2021	5.95
May-21-2021	5.94
May-28-2021	5.95
Jun-04-2021	5.96
Jun-11-2021	5.98
Jun-18-2021	5.97
Jun-25-2021	5.98
Jul-02-2021	6
Jul-09-2021	6.01
Jul-16-2021	6
Jul-23-2021	6
Jul-30-2021	6
Aug-06-2021	5.99
Aug-13-2021	5.98
Aug-20-2021	5.98
Aug-27-2021	6.01
Sep-03-2021	6.02
Sep-10-2021	6.02
Sep-17-2021	6.02
Sep-24-2021	6.01
Oct-01-2021	5.98
Oct-08-2021	5.96
Oct-15-2021	5.96
Oct-22-2021	5.95
Oct-29-2021	5.94
Nov-05-2021	5.97
Nov-12-2021	5.95
Nov-19-2021	5.93
Nov-26-2021	5.86
Dec-03-2021	5.89
Dec-10-2021	5.92
Dec-17-2021	5.92
Dec-24-2021	5.95
Dec-31-2021	5.95
Jan-07-2022	5.89
Jan-14-2022	5.89
Jan-21-2022	5.84
Jan-28-2022	5.77
Feb-04-2022	5.74
Feb-11-2022	5.69
Feb-18-2022	5.67
Feb-25-2022	5.69
Mar-04-2022	5.68
Mar-11-2022	5.6
Mar-18-2022	5.63
Mar-25-2022	5.59
Apr-01-2022	5.63
Apr-08-2022	5.55
Apr-15-2022	5.53
Apr-22-2022	5.47
Apr-29-2022	5.43
May-06-2022	5.37
May-13-2022	5.32
May-20-2022	5.29
May-27-2022	5.46
Jun-03-2022	5.43
Jun-10-2022	5.3
Jun-17-2022	5.15
Jun-24-2022	5.18
Jul-01-2022	5.11
Jul-08-2022	5.18
Jul-15-2022	5.2
Jul-22-2022	5.32
Jul-29-2022	5.39
Aug-05-2022	5.39
Aug-12-2022	5.43
Aug-19-2022	5.35
Aug-26-2022	5.28
Sep-02-2022	5.19
Sep-09-2022	5.25
Sep-16-2022	5.15
Sep-23-2022	5.05
Sep-30-2022	4.98
Oct-07-2022	5.04
Oct-14-2022	4.99
Oct-21-2022	5
Oct-28-2022	5.12
Nov-04-2022	5.05
Nov-11-2022	5.12
Nov-18-2022	5.15
Nov-25-2022	5.21
Dec-02-2022	5.24
Dec-09-2022	5.23
Dec-16-2022	5.23
Dec-23-2022	5.2
Dec-30-2022	5.15
Jan-06-2023	5.25
Jan-13-2023	5.32
Jan-20-2023	5.29
Jan-27-2023	5.31
Feb-03-2023	5.34
Feb-10-2023	5.24
Feb-17-2023	5.19
Feb-24-2023	5.18
Mar-03-2023	5.2

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