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Suppose you have 5 stocks with the following betas:​βA = 0.6, βB = 1.4, βC = 1.6, βD = 1.3, βE = 0.4​What is the beta of an equally weighted portfolio containing the stocks A, B, C and E?

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Suppose you have 5 stocks with the following betas:​βA = 0.6, βB = 1.4, βC = 1.6, βD = 1.3, βE = 0.4​What is the beta of an equally weighted portfolio containing the stocks A, B, C and E?

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Solution

To calculate the beta of an equally weighted portfolio, you need to take the average of the betas of the individual stocks in the portfolio.

Here are the steps:

  1. Add up the betas of the stocks in the portfolio: βA + βB + βC + βE = 0.6 + 1.4 + 1.6 + 0.4 = 4.0

  2. Since the portfolio is equally weighted, divide the sum by the number of stocks in the portfolio: 4.0 / 4 = 1.0

So, the beta of an equally weighted portfolio containing the stocks A, B, C and E is 1.0.

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