# Dot Product

*Math & Statistics — Finicade finance glossary*

Multiplying two lists of numbers pairwise and adding the results — the workhorse of portfolio maths. A portfolio's return is the dot product of its weights and its assets' returns.

**Also known as:** matrix-vector-product

**Related terms:** [Portfolio Variance](https://finicade.com/glossary/portfolio-variance), [Portfolio Variance](https://finicade.com/glossary/portfolio-variance), [Vector and Matrix](https://finicade.com/glossary/vector)

**Taught in:** Math Masters — Vectors & the Portfolio

Source: https://finicade.com/glossary/dot-product