Assume you have invested in two other stocks: Stock A has a beta of 1.20 and Stock B has a beta of 0.8. Rf= 2% and Rm = 12%.   (i) Using CAPM, what are the expected returns for each stock?                                     Return of stock = Risk free rate + beta ( market rate of return - risk free rate of return)  Return of Stock A = 2% + 1.20 (12% - 2%) = 2.12% Return of Stock B = 2% + 0.80 (12% - 2%) = 2.08%     (ii) What is the expected return of an equally weighted portfolio of these two stocks?   Weight of stock A = 0.50 Weight of Stock B = 0.50 Expected return = (Return of Stock A * weight of Stock A) + (Return of Stock B * weight of stock B)  = (2.12 * 0.50) + (2.08*0.50)  = 1.06 + 1.04 = 3%     (iii)  What is the beta of an equally weighted portfolio of these two stocks? Beta of portfolio = (Beta of Stock A * weight of stock A) + (Beta of Stock B * weight of Stock B)  = (1.20*0.50) + (0.80*0.50)  = 0.60 + 0.40 = 1 Beta of portfolio = 1     (iv)       Sketchthe SML to represent the market’s expected return                          (Please answer this question) (v)       Place Stock A and B on the SML and state if they are over- valued or Under-valued.    (Please answer this question)

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Assume you have invested in two other stocks: Stock A has a beta of 1.20 and Stock B has a beta of 0.8. Rf= 2% and Rm = 12%.

 

(i) Using CAPM, what are the expected returns for each stock?                                    

Return of stock = Risk free rate + beta ( market rate of return - risk free rate of return) 

Return of Stock A = 2% + 1.20 (12% - 2%) = 2.12%

Return of Stock B = 2% + 0.80 (12% - 2%) = 2.08%

 

 

(ii) What is the expected return of an equally weighted portfolio of these two stocks?

 

Weight of stock A = 0.50

Weight of Stock B = 0.50

Expected return = (Return of Stock A * weight of Stock A) + (Return of Stock B * weight of stock B)

 = (2.12 * 0.50) + (2.08*0.50) 

= 1.06 + 1.04 = 3%

 

 

(iii)  What is the beta of an equally weighted portfolio of these two stocks?

Beta of portfolio = (Beta of Stock A * weight of stock A) + (Beta of Stock B * weight of Stock B) 

= (1.20*0.50) + (0.80*0.50) 

= 0.60 + 0.40 = 1

Beta of portfolio = 1

 

 

(iv)       Sketchthe SML to represent the market’s expected return                          (Please answer this question)

(v)       Place Stock A and B on the SML and state if they are over- valued or Under-valued.    (Please answer this question)                                            

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