Stocks A and B have the following historical returns: Year Stock A's Returns 2015 (24.25%) 2016 18.50 2017 38.67 2018 14.33 2019 39.13 Assume the risk-free rate during this time was 3.5%. What are the Sharpe ratios for Stocks A and B and the portfolio over this time period using their average returns? Answers: a) Sharpe ratio for Stock A- b) Sharpe ratio for Stock B 0.5332 0.8839 Stock B's Returns 5.50% 26.73 48.25 (4.50) 43.86 c) Sharpe ratio for Portfolio AB
Stocks A and B have the following historical returns: Year Stock A's Returns 2015 (24.25%) 2016 18.50 2017 38.67 2018 14.33 2019 39.13 Assume the risk-free rate during this time was 3.5%. What are the Sharpe ratios for Stocks A and B and the portfolio over this time period using their average returns? Answers: a) Sharpe ratio for Stock A- b) Sharpe ratio for Stock B 0.5332 0.8839 Stock B's Returns 5.50% 26.73 48.25 (4.50) 43.86 c) Sharpe ratio for Portfolio AB
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![Stocks A and B have the following historical returns:
Stock A's Returns
(24.25%)
18.50
38.67
14.33
39.13
Year
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Assume the risk-free rate during this time was 3.5%. What are the Sharpe ratios for
Stocks A and B and the portfolio over this time period using their average returns?
Answers:
a) Sharpe ratio for Stock A
b) Sharpe ratio for Stock B
0.5332
0.8839
c) Sharpe ratio for Portfolio AB
Stock B's Returns
5.50%
26.73
48.25
(4.50)
43.86
Note: enter your answers with 4 decimal places](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F51edb2e3-b85e-4f1f-a6b5-1420e9c9af7e%2Ff1bfc98c-2666-4f7e-a505-7294b98bd9a9%2Fqtyctah_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Stocks A and B have the following historical returns:
Stock A's Returns
(24.25%)
18.50
38.67
14.33
39.13
Year
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Assume the risk-free rate during this time was 3.5%. What are the Sharpe ratios for
Stocks A and B and the portfolio over this time period using their average returns?
Answers:
a) Sharpe ratio for Stock A
b) Sharpe ratio for Stock B
0.5332
0.8839
c) Sharpe ratio for Portfolio AB
Stock B's Returns
5.50%
26.73
48.25
(4.50)
43.86
Note: enter your answers with 4 decimal places
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