The Sharpe model provides a simpler approach to portfolio optimization compared to the Markowitz model. It assumes the return of individual securities is linearly related to a single market index. This allows estimation of systematic and unsystematic risk for individual stocks based on their beta coefficient. An optimal portfolio is constructed by selecting stocks with the highest excess returns over the risk-free rate relative to their beta, up to the cutoff point where this ratio begins declining. The percentage invested in each stock is based on its beta and unsystematic risk. This results in a portfolio with the highest expected return for a given level of risk.
2. Need for Sharpe Model
In Markowitz model a number of co-variances have
to be estimated.
If a financial institution buys 150 stocks, it has to
estimate 11,175 i.e., (N2 N)/2 correlation
co-efficients.
Sharpe assumed that the return of a security is
linearly related to a single index like the market
index.
3. Single Index Model
Casual observation of the stock prices over a
period of time reveals that most of the stock
prices move with the market index.
When the Sensex increases, stock prices
also tend to increase and vice versa.
This indicates that some underlying factors
affect the market index as well as the stock
prices.
4. Stock prices are related to the market index and this
relationship could be used to estimate the return of
stock.
Ri = 留i + 硫i Rm + ei
where Ri expected return on security i
留i intercept of the straight line or alpha co-efficient
硫i slope of straight line or beta co-efficient
Rm the rate of return on market index
ei error term
5. Risk
Systematic risk = 硫i2 variance of market index
= 硫 i2 m 2
Unsystematic risk= Total variance Systematic risk
ei2
= i2 Systematic risk
Thus the total risk= Systematic risk + Unsystematic risk
= 硫 i2 m 2 + e i2
7. where
2p = variance of portfolio
2m = expected variance of market index
e2i= Unsystematic risk
xi = the portion of stock i in the portfolio
8. Example
The following details are given for x and y companies
stocks and the Sensex for a period of one year.
Calculate the systematic and unsystematic risk for the
companies stock. If equal amount of money is allocated
for the stocks , then what would be the portfolio risk ?
X stock
Y stock
Sensex
Average return
0.15
0.25
0.06
Variance of return 6.30
5.86
2.25
eta
0.71
0.27
9. Company X
Systematic risk
= 硫i2 variance of market index
= 硫i2 m2 = ( 0.71)2 x 2.25 = 1.134
Unsystematic risk= Total variance Systematic risk
ei2
= i2 Systematic risk = 6.3 1.134 =5.166
Total risk= Systematic risk + Unsystematic risk
= 硫i2 m2 + ei2 = 1.134 + 5.166 = 6.3
10. Company Y
Systematic risk
= 硫i2 variance of market index
= 硫i2 m2 = ( 0.27)2 x 2.25 = 0.1640
Unsystematic risk= Total variance Systematic risk
ei2
= i2 Systematic risk = 5.86 1.134 =5.166
12. Corner portfolio
The entry or exit of a new stock in the portfolio
generates a series of corner portfolio.
In an one stock portfolio, it itself is the corner
portfolio .
In a two stock portfolio, the minimum risk and the
lowest return would be the corner portfolio.
As the number of stocks increases in a portfolio, the
corner portfolio would be the one with lowest return
and risk combination.
14.
For each security 留i and 硫i should be
estimated
Portfolio return is the weighted average of the
estimated return for each security in the
portfolio.
The weights are the respective stocks
proportions in the portfolio.
16. A portfolios beta value is the weighted
average of the beta values of its component
stocks using relative share of them in the
portfolio as weights.
硫p is the portfolio beta.
18.
The selection of any stock is directly related to its
excess return to beta ratio.
where Ri = the expected return on stock i
Rf = the return on a risk less asset
硫i = Systematic risk
19. Optimal Portfolio
The steps for finding out the stocks to be
included in the optimal portfolio are as:
Find out the excess return to beta ratio for each
stock under consideration
Rank them from the highest to the lowest
Proceed to calculate Ci for all the stocks according
to the ranked order using the following formula
20. (R i R f )硫i
2
ei
i =1
N 硫2
2
i
1 + m 2
i =1 ei
2
m
N
Ci
21. m2 = variance of the market index
ei2 = stocks unsystematic risk
22. Cut-off point
The cumulated values of Ci start declining
after a particular Ci and that point is taken
as the cut-off point and that stock ratio is
the cut-off ratio C.
ei2
- Unsystematic risk
(Ri Rf) / 硫i Excess return
to Beta
23. Example
Data for finding out the optimal portfolio are given below
Security number Mean return Excess return Beta ei2
Ri
Ri Rf
1
19
14
1.0 20
23
18
1.5
30
12
3
11
6
0.5 10
12
4
25
20
2.0
5
13
8
1.0
6
9
硫
14
2
(Ri Rf) / 硫i
7
4
0.5
40
20
50
14
10
8
8
9
1.5
30
6
The riskless rate of intrest is 5% and the market variance is 10.
Determine the cut off point .
24.
C1 = (10 x .7)/ [ 1 + ( 10 x .05)] =4.67
C2 = (10 x 1.6)/ [ 1 + ( 10 x .125)] =7.11
C3 = (10 x 1.9)/ [ 1 + ( 10 x .15)] =7.6
C4 = (10 x 2.9)/ [ 1 + ( 10 x .25)] = 8.29* Cut-off point
C5 = (10 x 3.3)/ [ 1 + ( 10 x .3)] = 8.25
C6 = (10 x 3.34)/ [ 1 +( 10 x .305)] = 8.25
C7= (10 x 3.79)/ [ 1 + ( 10 x .38)] = 7.90
25.
The highest Ci value is taken as the cut-off
point i.e C*.
The stocks ranked above C* have high
excess returns to beta than the cut off Ci and
all the stocks ranked below C* have low
excess return to beta.
Here the cut off rate is 8.29.
Hence the first four securities are selected.
26.
If the number of stocks is larger there is no
need to calculate ci values for all the stocks
after the ranking has been done.
It can be calculated until the C* value is found
and after calculating for one or two stocks
below it, the calculations can be terminated.
27. Construction of the optimal portfolio
After determining the securities to be
selected, the portfolio manager should find
out how much should be invested in each
security.The percentage of funds to be
invested in each security can be estimated as
follows .
Zi = (硫i / 2ei ) x [ (Ri Rf / 硫i) C ]
29.
So the largest investment should be made in
security 1 ( 0.38%) and the smallest in
security 4 ( 0.12%).
The characteristics of a stock that make it
desirable can be determined before the
calculations of an optimal portfolio is begun.
The desirability of any stock is solely a
function of its excess return to beta ratio.