Investors’ Behaviour And Portfolio Selection Among Equity Investors In Rwanda

ABSTRACT

The study was carried out on Investor’s Behavior and Portfolio Selection among equity Investors in Rwanda. Specifically, the researcher attained the following objectives; to find out the demographic characteristics of investor in Rwanda Capital Market and specifically equity

investors, to ascertain the profile of general investors in Rwanda capital market and specifically the equity investors in relation to investment goal, ability to cope with uncertainty and risk tolerance, to ascertain the nature of portfolio maintained by Equity investors in Rwanda, to establish the relationship between the profile and the nature of portfolio maintained by Equity investors in Rwanda. The following hypothesis was

tested; there is no significant relationship between investors’ behavior and portfolio selection among equity investors in Rwanda.

Qualitative approach was used to describe individual’s traits that could not be

easily described numerically and quantitative approach was used because numerical data was applied. The sample of 217 was used and all of them were equity investors. The data was analyzed both using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. It was concluded that equity investors in Rwanda expect strong performance from their investment, they are on middle ground risk tolerant, and they have balanced

expectation of uncertainty. It was also concluded the level of equity maintained by equity investment is moderate. Finally, the researcher rejected the null hypothesis since the F statistics was higher than the significance level of 0.05.