The table below shows standard deviations and correlation coefficients for seven stocks from different countries. Calculate the variance of a portfolio with equal investments in each stock. (Use decimals, not percents, in your calculations. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 4 decimal places.) BHP Toronto Dominion BHP Billiton Siemens Nestlé Billiton Siemens Nestlé 1.00 LVMH Bank Samsung BP 0.33 0.42 0.36 0.20 0.36 0.14 1.00 0.35 0.20 0.14 0.32 -0.12 1.00 0.15 0.16 0.08 0.16 LVMH Toronto Dominion Bank Samsung BP 1.00 0.16 0.30 0.04 1.00 -0.01 0.01 1.00 0.02 1.00 Standard deviation (%) 35.10 27.90 21.80 30.40 24.70 35.50 30.60 Portfolio variance

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The table below shows standard deviations and correlation coefficients for seven stocks from different countries. Calculate the
variance of a portfolio with equal investments in each stock. (Use decimals, not percents, in your calculations. Do not round
intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 4 decimal places.)
BHP
Toronto Dominion
BHP Billiton
Siemens
Nestlé
Billiton Siemens Nestlé
1.00
LVMH
Bank
Samsung
BP
0.33
0.42
0.36
0.20
0.36
0.14
1.00
0.35
0.20
0.14
0.32
-0.12
1.00
0.15
0.16
0.08
0.16
LVMH
Toronto Dominion Bank
Samsung
BP
1.00
0.16
0.30
0.04
1.00
-0.01
0.01
1.00
0.02
1.00
Standard deviation (%)
35.10
27.90
21.80
30.40
24.70
35.50
30.60
Portfolio variance
Transcribed Image Text:The table below shows standard deviations and correlation coefficients for seven stocks from different countries. Calculate the variance of a portfolio with equal investments in each stock. (Use decimals, not percents, in your calculations. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 4 decimal places.) BHP Toronto Dominion BHP Billiton Siemens Nestlé Billiton Siemens Nestlé 1.00 LVMH Bank Samsung BP 0.33 0.42 0.36 0.20 0.36 0.14 1.00 0.35 0.20 0.14 0.32 -0.12 1.00 0.15 0.16 0.08 0.16 LVMH Toronto Dominion Bank Samsung BP 1.00 0.16 0.30 0.04 1.00 -0.01 0.01 1.00 0.02 1.00 Standard deviation (%) 35.10 27.90 21.80 30.40 24.70 35.50 30.60 Portfolio variance
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