{"id":251,"date":"2024-06-25T00:11:38","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T00:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diversiview.online\/help\/?p=251"},"modified":"2025-09-09T05:03:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T05:03:38","slug":"calculating-allocation-for-an-efficient-frontier-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diversiview.online\/help\/calculating-allocation-for-an-efficient-frontier-position\/","title":{"rendered":"Calculating An Efficient Frontier Position"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For any set of investments, there are multiple ways to combine them, i.e. to allocate money between investments. Only some of those positions are efficient, meaning that they give the maximum level of portfolio expected return for a given level of risk. Those efficient positions lie on what is known as the &#8220;Efficient Frontier&#8221;, shown as orange points (or cyan, when weighting constraints are applied) in Your Portfolio Universe\u00ae:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/diversiview.online\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Calculate-the-Efficient-Frontier-position-with-Diversiview-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Calculate the Efficient Frontier with Diversiview\" class=\"wp-image-669\" style=\"width:700px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diversiview.online\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Calculate-the-Efficient-Frontier-position-with-Diversiview-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/diversiview.online\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Calculate-the-Efficient-Frontier-position-with-Diversiview-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/diversiview.online\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Calculate-the-Efficient-Frontier-position-with-Diversiview-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/diversiview.online\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Calculate-the-Efficient-Frontier-position-with-Diversiview.png 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Diversiview allows you to select a point from the Efficient Frontier and calculate the asset allocation that will take the portfolio to that risk-return position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a straightforward written guide to calculate the efficient frontier positions unlocking valuable insights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-deef3479406d41d662e50b5907bf5dbb\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong>1. Analyse Your Portfolio:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Before calculating allocations for efficient frontier positions, you need to run a portfolio analysis that will create the Your Portfolio Universe diagram (<a href=\"https:\/\/diversiview.online\/help\/category\/help\/analyse-your-portfolio\/\">click here<\/a> for an in-depth guide).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/diversiview.online\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Create-a-new-portfolio-to-analyse-and-optimise-in-Diversiview-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Create a new portfolio to analyse and optimise in Diversiview.\" class=\"wp-image-849\" style=\"width:700px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diversiview.online\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Create-a-new-portfolio-to-analyse-and-optimise-in-Diversiview-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/diversiview.online\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Create-a-new-portfolio-to-analyse-and-optimise-in-Diversiview-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/diversiview.online\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Create-a-new-portfolio-to-analyse-and-optimise-in-Diversiview-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/diversiview.online\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Create-a-new-portfolio-to-analyse-and-optimise-in-Diversiview.png 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-179179be02dba9cd75bc1dbe52d889e4\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong><strong>2. <\/strong><\/strong>Identify the Efficient Positions of interest:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Click on the &#8220;Your Portfolio Universe&#8221; item in the Table of Contents (example highlighted below).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"965\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/diversiview.online\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-12-at-7.32.23\u202fPM-965x1024.png\" alt=\"Your Portfolio Universe menu item on a portfolio analysis report page produced by Diversiview.\" class=\"wp-image-1323\" style=\"width:406px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diversiview.online\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-12-at-7.32.23\u202fPM-965x1024.png 965w, https:\/\/diversiview.online\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-12-at-7.32.23\u202fPM-283x300.png 283w, https:\/\/diversiview.online\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-12-at-7.32.23\u202fPM-768x815.png 768w, https:\/\/diversiview.online\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-12-at-7.32.23\u202fPM.png 986w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 965px) 100vw, 965px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>This will take you to the diagram showing the multitude of potential risk-return positions for your portfolio (blue points), your current position based on the current portfolio allocation (the green point) and the Efficient Frontier positions (orange points if default weighting constraints have been used, or cyan points if customised weighting constraints have been used).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1004\" height=\"832\" src=\"https:\/\/diversiview.online\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-12-at-7.34.21\u202fPM.png\" alt=\"Portfolio Universe diagram on a portfolio analysis report page produced by Diversiview.\" class=\"wp-image-1324\" style=\"width:471px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diversiview.online\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-12-at-7.34.21\u202fPM.png 1004w, https:\/\/diversiview.online\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-12-at-7.34.21\u202fPM-300x249.png 300w, https:\/\/diversiview.online\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-12-at-7.34.21\u202fPM-768x636.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1004px) 100vw, 1004px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cf3b302e276ead0975d0f81d8a08b40b\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong><strong>3. <strong><strong>Calculate<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> <strong><strong>Efficient Frontier Positions:<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Click on the &#8220;Efficient Portfolio Positions&#8221; item in the Table of contents (example highlighted below) or scroll down to find the third optimisation option, where you can calculate allocations for Efficient Frontier positions . <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/diversiview.online\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Diversiview-Help-Getting-Started-12-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Locate the efficient frontier positions option in Diversiview\" class=\"wp-image-816\" style=\"width:665px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diversiview.online\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Diversiview-Help-Getting-Started-12-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/diversiview.online\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Diversiview-Help-Getting-Started-12-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/diversiview.online\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Diversiview-Help-Getting-Started-12-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/diversiview.online\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Diversiview-Help-Getting-Started-12.png 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Click on \u2018Calculate Efficient Frontier Positions&#8217; and you will be prompted with a dialogue box indicating the cost of the optimisation. Click \u2018OK\u2019 to continue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/diversiview.online\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-17-1024x497.png\" alt=\"Calculate the efficient frontier positions in Diversiview\" class=\"wp-image-817\" style=\"width:680px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diversiview.online\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-17-1024x497.png 1024w, https:\/\/diversiview.online\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-17-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/diversiview.online\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-17-768x372.png 768w, https:\/\/diversiview.online\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-17.png 1093w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d5dc9dff2f45d80656f90bc28b047f20\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong><strong><strong>4. Specifying the exact Efficient Frontier Positions:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>A popup will allow you to select the particular position on the Efficient Frontier for which you want to calculate the allocation. Drag the risk\/volatility selector to the desired level. You will see the expected portfolio return for that level of risk, displayed directly under the selector. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once you are happy with the selected risk-return combination click \u2018Run Analysis\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"822\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/diversiview.online\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-18.png\" alt=\"Diversiview allows you to explore various positions on the Efficient Frontier. Each point on the frontier represents a portfolio with a specific risk level and expected return.\" class=\"wp-image-818\" style=\"width:662px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diversiview.online\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-18.png 822w, https:\/\/diversiview.online\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-18-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/diversiview.online\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-18-768x462.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 822px) 100vw, 822px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-98ff14edd07df323aabd2dc599d6f2fb\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>5. View Your Analysis Report:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Within minutes, your personalised analysis report will be ready for viewing on your Diversiview dashboard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The report is similar with the original portfolio analysis report, however it shows <strong>the calculated allocation for the Efficient Frontier position<\/strong> selected, all portfolio expected performance indicators calculated for that allocation, and the Portfolio Universe showing the portfolio position that you have calculated. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ready to calculate Efficient Frontier positions for your portfolio? <a href=\"https:\/\/diversiview.online\/login\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/diversiview.online\/login\">Sign up or Sign in<\/a> to your account and start optimising your portfolio today. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For any set of investments, there are multiple ways to combine them, i.e. to allocate money between investments. 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