Risk and return
Before understanding the concept of Risk and Return in Financial Management, understanding the two-concept Risk and return individually is necessary.
Capital Asset Pricing Model
Capital asset pricing model, also known as CAPM, shows the relationship between the expected return of the investment and the market at risk. This concept is basically used particularly in the case of stocks or shares. It is also used across finance for pricing assets that have higher risk identity and for evaluating the expected returns for the assets given the risk of those assets and also the cost of capital.
Would an investor concerned about market volatility be happier investing in large cap or small cap stocks? Why?
![1961
26.89%
29.51%
1962
-8.73%
-16.83%
1963
22.78%
18.67%
1964
16.51%
16.52%
1965
12.45%
34.99%
1966
-10.05%
-7.10%
1967
23.99%
63.88%
1968
11.08%
31.82%
1969
-8.49%
-22.16%
1970
4.03%
-9.87%
1971
14.32%
20.32%
1972
18.98%
5.58%
1973
-14.67%
-34.35%
1974
-26.46%
-25.87%
1975
37.21%
60.92%
1976
23.85%
50.74%
1977
-7.18%
17.08%
1978
6.57%
16.63%
1979
18.42%
46.26%
1980
32.41%
33.10%
1981
-4.91%
3.05%
1982
21.41%
29.39%
1983
22.51%
28.82%
1984
6.27%
-2.24%
1985
32.17%
32.84%
1986
18.47%
8.77%
1987
5.23%
-6.89%
1988
16.81%
24.76%
1989
31.49%
19.23%
1990
-3.10%
-17.79%
1991
30.47%
48.65%
1992
7.63%
17.38%
1993
10.07%
18.30%
1994
1.32%
-1.52%
1995
37.58%
29.48%
1996
22.96%
18.03%
1997
33.36%
28.02%
1998
28.58%
0.52%
1999
21.04%
32.91%
2000
-9.10%
-11.03%
2001
-11.89%
13.16%
2002
-22.10%
-21.60%
2003
28.69%
51.55%
2004
10.88%
21.01%
2005
4.91%
6.77%
2006
15.80%
16.20%
2007
5.49%
0.02%
2008
-37.00%
-37.64%
2009
26.46%
44.14%
2010
15.06%
30.46%
2011
2.11%
-3.99%
2012
16.00%
18.18%](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F8ab7901d-d76a-452b-95ef-142a7456a646%2F17ab1696-11a2-49e8-83ce-97cd3937ff79%2Fcu5bdbq_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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Large
Small
1926
11.61%
-0.42%
1927
37.48%
29.12%
1928
43.61%
30.57%
1929
-8.41%
-39.25%
1930
-24.90%
-38.98%
1931
-43.35%
-50.40%
1932
-8.20%
-0.77%
1933
53.97%
117.52%
1934
-1.43%
19.90%
1935
47.66%
58.60%
1936
33.92%
51.01%
1937
-35.02%
-48.74%
1938
31.14%
40.29%
1939
-0.42%
3.60%
1940
-9.78%
-5.88%
1941
-11.58%
-9.34%
1942
20.33%
27.05%
1943
25.91%
57.28%
1944
19.73%
43.23%
1945
36.41%
64.18%
1946
-8.07%
-11.26%
1947
5.70%
-2.96%
1948
5.51%
-4.13%
1949
18.79%
21.27%
1950
31.74%
36.55%
1951
24.02%
15.47%
1952
18.35%
9.66%
1953
-0.98%
-2.90%
1954
52.62%
57.47%
1955
31.54%
20.78%
1956
6.56%
6.53%
1957
-10.79%
-17.83%
1958
43.37%
61.86%
1959
11.98%
17.26%
1960
0.46%
-3.39%
1961
26.89%
29.51%
1962
-8.73%
-16.83%
1963
22.78%
18.67%
1964
16.51%
16.52%
1965
12.45%
34.99%
1966
-10.05%
-7.10%
1967
23.99%
63.88%
1968
11.08%
31.82%
1969
-8.49%
-22.16%
1970
4.03%
-9.87%
1971
14.32%
20.32%
1972
18.98%
5.58%
1973
-14.67%
-34.35%
1974
-26.46%
-25.87%
1975
37.21%
60.92%
1976
23.85%
50.74%
1977
-7.18%
17.08%](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F8ab7901d-d76a-452b-95ef-142a7456a646%2F17ab1696-11a2-49e8-83ce-97cd3937ff79%2Fyfq2l1o_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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