Assume an investor buys 1,000 shares of Rio Tinto ADR’s at $US 38.37 on May 3, 2017. Calculate the one-year holding period return (to May 2, 2018) for this stock incorporating all the dividends paid and declared since May 3, 2017 and up to May 2, 2018. Assume the investor sells on May 2, 2018 at $56.00.   Show all calculations and sources of information.

How has Rio Tinto performed since May 3, 2018 – what factors have weighed on the stock price – be specific and use references as appropriate. Should the investor, having bought on May 3, 2017, sold after only one year? Prepare a graph of the stock price performance over the last five years.

Prepare a graph of dividends paid in the last five years. Is Rio Tinto a growth stock or a widows and orphans stock? Explain fully.

What is Rio Tinto’s dividend policy – cite your references. What do the following terms mean and what are the corresponding dates. Give amounts as appropriate. Rio Tinto will announce its earnings on February 26, 2020. What is the market expecting. Please cite sources.

1. Dividend payments in 2019; 
2. declared and paid.
3. Declaration date
4. Ex-dividend date
5. Record date
6. Payment date.

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