Creates a fPFOLIODATA object with data set and statistical measures.
portfolioData(data, spec = portfolioSpec())# S4 method for fPFOLIODATA
show(object)
portfolioStatistics
returns a named list of estimated mean $mu and covariance
$Sigma statistics, from a multivariate time series of assets.
portfolioData
returns a named list of the time series $series and the
portfolio $statistics as returned by the function
portfolioStatistics.
[portfolioStatistics] -
a time series or a named list, containing either a series of returns or
named entries 'mu' and 'Sigma' being mean and covariance matrix.
[show] -
an object of class fPFOLIODATA as returned by the function
portfolioData.
an S4 object of class fPFOLIOSPEC, the specification to be
modified, by default the default of the function portfolioSpec().
Dutch Portfolio Data Set:
This data represents seven stocks from the Dutch AEX index, Netherlands blue
chips. The data is a list of the covariance matrix and the return means and
is based on daily returns over a period from January 1990 till end of
October 2003. Companies representing the data are Elsevier, Fortis,
Getronics, Heineken, Philips, Shell and Unilever.
US Portfolio Data Set:
The data inherits eight assets being indexes, commodities and bonds.
The data is a time series of yearly returns from December 1973 till
December 1994. Assets are TBills3m, LongBonds, SP500, Wilshire5000,
NASDAQComp, LehmanBonds, EAFE, Gold.
Simulated Mean-Cov Data Set:
This data is taken from chapter 1.3.2 in Scherer, M., Martin, R.D. (2005);
Introduction To Modern Portfolio Optimization with NuOPT, S-PLUS and
S+Bayes, Springer, Berlin. It is a list of covariance matrix and the return
means of imaginary assets. It is an example set for learning about
optimization.
World Index Returns Data Set:
This data set is contributed by D. Locher (2007);
It is a timeSeries object of four world
index return data sets including Asia, Eastern Europe, Far East and
Latin America.
Wuertz, D., Chalabi, Y., Chen W., Ellis A. (2009); Portfolio Optimization with R/Rmetrics, Rmetrics eBook, Rmetrics Association and Finance Online, Zurich.