Table 5.
Optimal Portfolio weights (FTSE/Feverish) summary statistics.
| Optimal weights | Std.Dev. | 5% | 95% | HE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTSE/US Feverish | 0.83 | 0.11 | 0.6 | 0.94 | 0.29*** |
| FTSE/DE Feverish | 0.86 | 0.12 | 0.6 | 0.97 | 0.36*** |
| FTSE/FRA Feverish | 0.88 | 0.09 | 0.7 | 0.96 | 0.29*** |
| FTSE/ITA Feverish | 0.88 | 0.12 | 0.7 | 0.95 | 0.35*** |
| FTSE/SP Feverish | 0.88 | 0.13 | 0.6 | 0.96 | 0.35*** |
| FTSE/UK Feverish | 0.85 | 0.11 | 0.6 | 0.97 | 0.36*** |
| FTSE/CH Feverish | 0.93 | 0.08 | 0.7 | 0.98 | 0.26** |
| FTSE/S_A Feverish | 0.86 | 0.13 | 0.6 | 0.98 | 0.34*** |
| FTSE/AU Feverish | 0.89 | 0.12 | 0.6 | 0.97 | 0.18 |
| FTSE/JP Feverish | 0.88 | 0.14 | 0.7 | 0.96 | 0.35*** |
| FTSE/IN Feverish | 0.88 | 0.12 | 0.6 | 0.97 | 0.27** |
| FTSE/RUS Feverish | 0.89 | 0.11 | 0.7 | 0.98 | 0.24** |
| FTSE/S_K Feverish | 0.92 | 0.09 | 0.7 | 0.98 | 0.32*** |
| FTSE/TURK Feverish | 0.92 | 0.08 | 0.8 | 0.98 | 0.35*** |
| FTSE/ARG Feverish | 0.92 | 0.08 | 0.8 | 0.98 | 0.30*** |
| FTSE/BRA Feverish | 0.93 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.99 | 0.25** |
| FTSE/INDO Feverish | 0.93 | 0.07 | 0.8 | 0.99 | 0.33*** |
Notes: * 0.1; ** 0.05; *** 0.01. Hedging Effectiveness (HE) is computed as . and are the variance of the hedged and unhedged positions, respectively.