Which of the Following Would Have the Lowest Amount of Systematic

question 264

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would have the lowest amount of systematic risk?

• A) A portfolio of the common stocks of 100 different companies.
• B) The market portfolio.
• C) A portfolio half invested in the market portfolio and half invested in Treasury bills.
• D) A portfolio half invested in the market portfolio and half invested in stocks with betas = 1. 50.
• E) A portfolio made up entirely of Treasury bills.

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