TABLE V

Nominal Rates of Return on Selected Common Stock-Commodity Futures Portfolios, 1950-76

Proportion of Portfolio Invested in Stocks

Year

100%

80%

60%

40%

20%

0%

1950

31.71%

35.89%

40.07%

44.25%

48.43%

52.61%

1951

24.2

24.56

25.10

25.64

26.17

26.71

1952

18.37

14.45

10.53

6.62

2.70

-1.22

1953

-0.99

-2.06

-3.12

-4.19

-5.26

-6.32

1954

52.62

45.07

37.52

29.98

22.43

14.88

1955

31.56

24.29

17.02

9.75

2.48

-4.79

1956

6.56

8.20

9.84

11.47

13.11

14.75

1957

-10.78

-9.09

-7.40

-5.72

-4.03

-2.34

1958

43.36

34.42

Z5.48

16.55

7.61

-1.33

1959

11.95

9.67

7.39

5.11

2.82

0.54

1960

0.47

0.36

0.24

0.13

0.02

-0.09

1961

26.89

21.82

16.75

11.68

6.62

1.55

1962

-8.73

-6.81

-4.89

-2.97

-1.05

0.87

1963

22.80

22.81

22.81

22.82

22.83

22.84

1964

16.48

15.61

14.75

13.87

13.00

12.13

1965

12.45

12.08

11.72

11.35

10.99

10.62

1966

-10.06

-5.12

-0.18

4.76

9.71

14.65

1967

23.98

20.01

16.04

12.07

8.10

4.13

1968

11.06

9.10

7.13

5.17

3.20

1.24

1969

-8.50

-2.63

3.24

9.11

14.98

20.84

1970

4.01

5.61

7.20

8.80

10.39

11.99

1971

14.31

17.11

9.91

7.71

5.31

3.31

1972

18.98

21.93

24.87

27.82

30.76

33.71

1973

-14.66

8.53

31.82

53.06

78.30

101.54

1974

-26.48

-14.79

-3.10

8.58

20.27

31.98

1975

37.20

28.96

20.72

12.47

4.Z3

-4.01

1976

23.84

21.62

19.40

17.18

14.96

12.75

Mean

13.05

13.21

13.36

13.52

13.67

13.83

Std Dev

18.95

14.74

12.68

13.77

17.43

22.43