Minimum Variance Portfolio Stocks A, B, and C each have the same expected return and standard deviation. The following shows the correlations between returns on these stocks.

Stock A

Stock B

Stock C

Stock A

1

Stock B

0.9

1

Stock C

0.1

0.4

1

Given these correlations, which of the following portfolios constructed from these stocks would have the lowest risk? (1994 CFA Exam)

a. equally invested in stocks A and B

b. equally invested in stocks A and C

c. equally invested in stocks B and C

d. totally invested in stock C