# Import data file
rm(list=ls())
firm_data <- read.csv("3firmExample_data1.csv")
str(firm_data)
## 'data.frame': 59 obs. of 4 variables:
## $ date : chr "Mar-95" "Apr-95" "May-95" "Jun-95" ...
## $ Nordstrom: num -0.03615 -0.0568 0.07821 -0.00302 -0.02757 ...
## $ Starbucks: num 0.00521 -0.02105 0.21244 0.2036 0.04797 ...
## $ Microsoft: num 0.1213 0.13923 0.03529 0.06501 0.00138 ...
library(xts)
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library(lubridate)
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date <- lubridate::my(firm_data[,1])
firm_data.xts <- as.xts(firm_data[, -1], order.by = date)
class(firm_data.xts)
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library(quantmod)
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library(tidyverse)
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library(tidyquant)
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Sigma <- cov(firm_data[, 2:4])
ones <- rep(1, 3)
one.vec <- matrix(ones, ncol =1)
a <- inv(Sigma)%*%one.vec
b <- t(one.vec)%*%a
mvp.w <- a / as.numeric(b)
# Given constraint: Portfolio return is specified as 0.045 annual rate.
# Try to find the optimal weights for the minimum variance portfolio.
# Reference: p18 of slide "Mean-Variance Portfolio Theory_2023.ppt"
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mu <- 0.045/12
return <- firm_data[,2:4]
Ax <- rbind(2*cov(return), colMeans(return), rep(1, ncol(return)))
Ax <- cbind(Ax, rbind(t(tail(Ax, 2)), matrix(0, 2, 2)))
b0 <- c(rep(0, ncol(return)), mu, 1)
out <- solve(Ax, b0)
wgt <- out[1:3]
wgt
## Nordstrom Starbucks Microsoft
## 0.90766373 0.11201021 -0.01967394
sum(wgt)
## [1] 1
# Verfity the return
ret.out<-sum(wgt*colMeans(return))
ret.out.annual<-ret.out*12
ret.out.annual
## [1] 0.045
# Compute the standard deviation or risk of the portfolio
std.out<-sqrt(t(wgt)%*%cov(return)%*%wgt)
std.out.annual<-std.out*sqrt(12)
std.out.annual
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## [1,] 0.3444032