3. (15 Percent) Assume that you are the portfolio manager of the YTT Fund, a $5 million hedge fund that contains the following stocks. The required rate of return on the market is 12.00% and the risk-free rate is 4.50%. Stock A B с D E Amount $850,000 $650,000 $1,500,000 $800,000 $1,200,000 $5,000,000 Beta 1.5 0.8 1.3 0.6 1.2 a. What rate of return should investors expect (and require) on this fund and what is the beta of this fund? b. The investors require you to reduce the risk of the fund and thus you plan to cut the investment in Stock C by $500,000 and add $500,000 to stock B. What will the fund's required rate of return be after this change?

Quantitative Problem: You are holding a portfolio with the following investments and betas: Stock Dollar investment Beta   A $300,000 1.2 B 200,000 1.6 C 400,000 0.75 D 100,000 -0.35 Total investment $1,000,000   The market's required return is 11% and the risk-free rate is 4%. What is the portfolio's required return? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to three decimal places.

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You plan to invest in the Kish Hedge Fund, which has total capital of $500 million invested in five stocks: Stock Investment Stock's Beta Coefficient A $160 million 0.7 B 120 million 1.4 C 80 million 2.1 D 80 million 1.0 E 60 million 1.4 Kish's beta coefficient can be found as a weighted average of its stocks' betas. The risk-free rate is 4%, and you believe the following probability distribution for future market returns is realistic: Probability Market Return 0.1 -26% 0.2 0 0.4 13 0.2 30 0.1 50 What is the equation for the Security Market Line (SML)? (Hint: First determine the expected market return.) ri = 5.7% + (9.6%)bi ri = 5.7% + (9.5%)bi ri = 4.0% + (9.6%)bi ri = 2.1% + (9.0%)bi ri = 4.0% + (9.5%)bi Calculate Kish's required rate of return. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.  % Suppose Rick Kish, the president, receives a proposal from a company seeking new capital. The amount needed to take a…

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5. Problem 8.07 (Portfolio Required Return) Suppose you are the money manager of a $4.48 million investment fund. The fund consists of four stocks with the following investments and betas: Stock Investment Beta A S 340,000 1.50 B 700,000 (0.50) C 940,000 1.25 D 2,500,000 0.75 If the market's required rate of return is 11% and the risk - free rate is 5%, what is the fund's what required rate of return? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places. %

Suppose you manage a $4 million fund that consists of four stocks with the following investments: Beta Stock A 1.50 B -0.50 1.25 C D 0.75 If the market's required rate of return is 14% and the risk-free rate is 7%, what is the fund's required rate of return? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places. Investment $400,000 1,000,000 1,600,000 1,000,000 %

3. Problem 8.07 (Portfolio Required Return) BA eBook Problem Walk-Through Suppose you are the money manager of a $5.02 million investment fund. The fund consists of four stocks with the following investments and betas: Investment $ 260,000 600,000 1,560,000 2,600,000 с D If the market's required rate of return is 12% and the risk-free rate is 5%, what is the fund's required rate of return? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places. % Stock A B Beta 1.50 (0.50) 1.25 0.75

You hold a diversified $100, 000 portfolio consisting of 20 stocks with $5,000 invested in each. The portfolio's beta is 1.12. You plan to sell a stock with b = 0.90 and use the proceeds to buy a new stock with b = 1.50. What will the portfolio's new beta be? Do not round your intermediate calculations. a. 1.500 b. 1.310 c 1.195 d. 1.165 e. 1.150 .

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