Portfolio Mathematics:Risk with Risk-Free Asset Rule 4: When a risky asset is combined with a risk-free asset, the portfolio standard deviation equals the risky asset’s standard deviatio
Trang 1Fisher effect: Approximation
R = r + i or r = R - i
Example: r = 3%, i = 6%
R = 9% = 3%+6% or r = 3% = 9%-6%
Fisher effect: Exact
Real vs Nominal Rates
i 1
R
1 r
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P P
HPR
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Trang 41) Mean: most likely value
2) Variance or standard deviation
3) Skewness
* If a distribution is approximately normal, the distribution is described by characteristics 1 and 2
Characteristics of Probability Distributions
Trang 5Symmetric distribution
r s.d s.d.
Normal Distribution
Trang 6Subjective returns
‘s’ = number of scenarios considered
p i = probability that scenario ‘i’ will occur
r i = return if scenario ‘i’ occurs
Measuring Mean: Scenario
) r ( E
Trang 7E(r) = (.1)(-.05)+(.2)(.05) +(.1)(.35) E(r) = 15 = 15%
Trang 8Using Our Example:
σ 2 =[(.1)(-.05-.15) 2 +(.2)(.05- 15) 2 +…] =.01199
σ = [ 01199] 1/2 = 1095 = 10.95%
Subjective or Scenario Distributions
Measuring Variance or Dispersion of Returns
2 s
1 i
=
Standard deviation = [variance] 1/2 = σ
Trang 10Risk Free T-bills Profit = 5 Risk Premium = 22-5 = 17
Risky Investments with Risk-Free Investment
Trang 11 Investor’s view of risk
A measures the degree of risk aversion
Risk Aversion & Utility
Trang 12Risk Aversion and Value: The Sample Investment
Trang 13Variance or Standard Deviation
• 2 dominates 1; has a higher return
• 2 dominates 3; has a lower risk
• 4 dominates 3; has a higher return
Trang 14Utility and Indifference
Curves
Example (for an investor with A=4):
Trang 15Indifference Curves
Expected Return
Standard Deviation Increasing Utility
Trang 16Portfolio Mathematics: Assets’ Expected Return
Rule 1 : The return for an asset is the probability weighted average return in all scenarios
) r ( E
Trang 17Portfolio Mathematics:
Assets’ Variance of Return
Rule 2: The variance of an asset’s return is the expected value of the squared deviations from the expected return
2 s
Trang 19Portfolio Mathematics:
Risk with Risk-Free Asset
Rule 4: When a risky asset is combined with a risk-free asset, the portfolio standard deviation equals the risky asset’s standard deviation multiplied
by the portfolio proportion invested in the risky asset
σ
σ p = w risky asset × risky asset
Trang 20Rule 5: When two risky assets with variances σ12 and σ22 respectively, are combined into a portfolio with portfolio weights w1 and w2,
respectively, the portfolio variance is given by:
Portfolio Mathematics:
Risk with two Risky Assets
) r , r ( Cov w
w 2 w
2
σ
Trang 21 Possible to split investment funds between safe and risky assets
Risk free asset: proxy; T-bills
Risky asset: stock (or a portfolio)
Allocating Capital Between Risky & Risk Free Assets
Trang 22 Examine risk/return tradeoff
Demonstrate how different degrees of risk aversion will affect allocations between risky and risk free assets
Allocating Capital Between Risky & Risk Free Assets
Trang 23The Risk-Free Asset
Perfectly price-indexed bond – the only risk free asset in real terms;
T-bills are commonly viewed as “the” risk-free asset;
Money market funds - the most accessible risk-free asset for most investors
Trang 24Portfolios of One Risky Asset
and One Risk-Free Asset
Assume a risky portfolio P defined by :
Trang 25E(r c ) = yE(r p ) + (1 - y)r f
r c = complete or combined portfolio
If, for example, y = 75
E(r c ) = 75(.15) + 25(.07)
= 13 or 13%
Expected Returns for
Combinations
Trang 26* Rule 4 in Chapter 5
*
Variance on the Possible
Combined Portfolios
Trang 27C
Trang 29CAL (Capital Allocation
Trang 30 Borrow at the Risk-Free Rate and invest in stock
Trang 31Indifference Curves and
Trang 32 Greater levels of risk aversion lead to larger proportions of the risk free rate
Lower levels of risk aversion lead to larger proportions of the portfolio of risky assets
Willingness to accept high levels of risk for high levels of returns would result in leveraged combinations
Risk Aversion and
Allocation
Trang 33CAL with Risk Preferences
Trang 34CAL with Higher Borrowing Rate
σ p = 22%
Trang 35Risk Reduction with
Diversification
Number of Securities
St Deviation
Market Risk
Unique Risk
Trang 36w 1 = proportion of funds in Security 1
w 2 = proportion of funds in Security 2
r 1 = expected return on Security 1
r 2 = expected return on Security 2
1 w
n
1 i
1 1
Trang 37σ 1 2 = variance of Security 1
σ 2 2 = variance of Security 2
Cov(r 1 ,r 2 ) = covariance of returns for
Security 1 and Security 2
Two-Security Portfolio:
Risk
) r , r ( Cov w
w 2 w
w 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2
2
σ
Trang 38ρ 1,2 = Correlation coefficient of returns
σ 1 = Standard deviation of returns for Security 1
σ 2 = Standard deviation of returns for Security 2
Covariance
2 1
2 , 1 2
1 , r ) r
(
Trang 39Range of values for ρ 1,2
Trang 40Three-Security Portfolio
3 3
2 2
1 1
p w r w r w r
) r , r ( Cov w
w 2
) r , r ( Cov w
w 2
) r , r ( Cov w
w 2
w w
w
3 2
3 2
3 1
3 1
2 1
2 1
2 3
2 3
2 2
2 2
2 1
2 1
2
p
+
+ +
+ +
+ σ
+ σ
+ σ
=
σ
Trang 41Generally, for an n-Security Portfolio:
i i
k j
n
1 i
2 i
2 i 2
Trang 42Returning to the Two-Security Portfolio
2 2 1
w 2 w
w 2 w
Trang 43Two-Security Portfolios with Different Correlations
ρ = 3
ρ = -1
ρ = -1
Trang 44 Relationship depends on correlation coefficient
-1.0 < ρ < +1.0
The smaller the correlation, the greater the risk reduction potential
If ρ = +1.0, no risk reduction is possible
Portfolio of Two Securities:
Correlation Effects
Trang 45Minimum-Variance
Combination
Suppose our investment universe
comprises the following two securities:
Trang 46Minimum-Variance Combination: ρ = 2
) r , r ( Cov 2
) r , r (
Cov w
B A
2 B
2 A
B A
2 B A
− σ
+ σ
0 )
2 0 )(
20 )(
15 ( 2 )
15 ( )
20 (
) 2 0 )(
20 )(
15 ( )
20
(
− +
−
=
3267
0 w
1
w B = − A =
Trang 47Minimum -Variance:
Return and Risk with ρ = 2
Using the weights w A and w B we determine minimum-variance portfolio’s
characteristics:
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11
%) 14
)(
3267
0 (
%) 10
)(
6733
0 (
09
171 )
2 0 )(
15 )(
20 )(
3267
0 )(
6733
0
(
2
) 20 (
) 3267
0 ( )
15 (
) 6733
+ +
=
σ
% 08
13 09
.
171
σ
Trang 48Minimum -Variance Combination: ρ = -.3
Using the same mathematics we obtain:
w A = 0.6087
w B = 0.3913
While the corresponding
minimum-variance portfolio’s characteristics are:
r P = 11.57% and
s P = 10.09%
Trang 49Summary Reminder
Objective:To present the basics of modern portfolio selection process
Capital allocation decision
Two-security portfolios and extensions
The Markowitz portfolio selection model
Trang 50 The optimal combinations result in lowest level of risk for a given return
The optimal trade-off is described as the efficient frontier
These portfolios are dominant
Extending Concepts to
All Securities
Trang 51The Minimum-Variance
Frontier of Risky Assets
E(r)
Efficient frontier
Individual assets
σ
Trang 52 The set of opportunities again described by the CAL
The choice of the optimal portfolio depends on the client’s risk aversion
A single combination of risky and riskless assets will dominate
Extending to Include A
Riskless Asset
Trang 53Alternative CALs
M
E(r)
CAL (Global minimum variance)
CAL (A) CAL (P)
P
M
σ
Trang 54Portfolio Selection &
Risk Aversion
E(r)
Efficient frontier of risky assets
More risk-averse investor
U’’’ U’’ U’
Q
σ
Less risk-averse investor
Trang 55Efficient Frontier with Lending & Borrowing
F
P E(r)
Trang 56 Equilibrium model that underlies all modern financial theory
Derived using principles of diversification with simplified assumptions
Markowitz, Sharpe, Lintner and Mossin are researchers credited with its development
Capital Asset Pricing
Model (CAPM)
Trang 57 Individual investors are price takers
Single-period investment horizon
Investments are limited to traded financial assets
No taxes, and transaction costs
Assumptions
Trang 58 Information is costless and available to all investors
Investors are rational mean-variance optimizers
There are homogeneous expectations
Assumptions (cont’d)
Trang 59 All investors will hold the same portfolio of risky assets – market portfolio
Market portfolio contains all securities and the proportion of each security is its market value as a percentage of total market value
The market portfolio is on the efficient frontier and, moreover, it is the tangency portfolio
Resulting Equilibrium
Conditions
Trang 60 Risk premium on the market depends on the average risk aversion of all market participants
Risk premium on an individual security is a function of its covariance with the market
Resulting Equilibrium Conditions (cont’d)
Trang 61Capital Market Line
Trang 62M = The market portfolio
Trang 63 The risk premium on individual securities is a function of the individual security’s contribution to the risk of the market portfolio
Individual security’s risk premium is a function of the covariance of returns with the assets that make up the market portfolio
Expected Return and Risk
on Individual Securities
Trang 64Security Market Line
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ß 6
.08
Trang 68Disequilibrium Example
E(r) 15%