Given the details provided, we want to find the composition of the portfolio with the same expected return as the LEONARD stock but with the minimum volatility.
Let:
- w_m be the proportion of the portfolio invested in the market portfolio,
- w_f = 1 - w_m be the proportion invested in the risk-free asset.
The expected return of the portfolio combining the risk-free asset and the market portfolio is:
r_p = w_f \cdot r_f + w_m \cdot r_m
Given r_p = r_L = 12\%, we can solve for w_m.
The portfolio volatility is a weighted average of the volatilities of the market and risk-free asset:
\sigma_p = w_m \cdot \sigma_m
Given the data:
- r_f = 5\%,
- r_L = 12\%,
- r_m = 10\%,
- \sigma_L = 30\%,
- \sigma_m = 13\%,
we can plug in the values and solve for w_m:
12\% = (1 - w_m) \cdot 5\% + w_m \cdot 10\%
Solving for w_m:
12\% = 5\% - 5\% \cdot w_m + 10\% \cdot w_m
12\% = 5\% + 5\% \cdot w_m
5\% \cdot w_m = 7\%
w_m = 1.4
\therefore The proportion of the portfolio invested in the market portfolio is approximately 140%.
\boxed{w_m = 1.4}