Answer:
Variance = 0.02141851
Explanation:
We first calculate the mean for the stocks
Mean = (0.1858 - 0.0558 + 0.2081) / 3
Mean = 0.3381 / 3
Mean = 0.1127
Variance = [(0.1858 - 0.1127)^2 + (- 0.0558 - 0.1127)^2 + (0.2081 - 0.1127)^2] / 3 -1
Variance = [0.0731^2 + (-0.1685^2) + 0.0954^2] / 2
Variance = 0.00534361 + 0.02839225 + 0.00910116 / 2
Variance = 0.04283702 / 2
Variance = 0.02141851
The variance of returns is 0.02141851
