change the way to compute returns

src/empyrial/main.py

@@ -122,19 +122,25 @@ def get_returns(stocks, wts, start_date, end_date=TODAY):
     if len(stocks) > 1:
         assets = yf.download(stocks, start=start_date, end=end_date, progress=False)["Adj Close"]
         assets = assets.filter(stocks)
-        ret_data = assets.pct_change()[1:]
-        returns = (ret_data * wts).sum(axis=1)
+        initial_alloc = wts/assets.iloc[0]
+        if initial_alloc.isna().any():
+            raise ValueError("Some stock is not available at initial state!")
+        portfolio_value = (assets * initial_alloc).sum(axis=1)
+        returns = portfolio_value.pct_change()[1:]
         return returns
     else:
         df = yf.download(stocks, start=start_date, end=end_date, progress=False)["Adj Close"]
         df = pd.DataFrame(df)
-        returns = df.pct_change()
+        returns = df.pct_change()[1:]
         return returns
 
 
 def get_returns_from_data(data, wts):
-    ret_data = data.pct_change()[1:]
-    returns = (ret_data * wts).sum(axis=1)
+    initial_alloc = wts/data.iloc[0]
+    if initial_alloc.isna().any():
+        raise ValueError("Some stock is not available at initial state!")
+    portfolio_value = (data * initial_alloc).sum(axis=1)
+    returns = portfolio_value.pct_change()[1:]
     return returns