About a year ago, Eric Roberson bought some shares in the Diamond Mountain Mutual Fund. He bought

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About a year ago, Eric Roberson bought some shares in the Diamond Mountain Mutual Fund. He bought the fund at $24.50 a share, and it now trades at $26. Last year, the fund paid dividends of 40 cents a share and had capital gains distributions of $1.83 a share. Using the approximate yield formula, what rate of return did Elliot earn on his investment? Repeat the calculation using a handheld financial calculator. Would he have made a 20 percent rate of return if the stock had risen to $30 a share?

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Personal Financial Planning

ISBN: 9780357438480

15th Edition

Authors: Randy Billingsley, Lawrence J. Gitman, Michael D. Joehnk

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