Suppose you purchased 100 shares of The Southern Company's common stock for $64.90 per share on January 3, 2022, the first day that the stock market was open for trading that year.  During 2022, you received a cash dividend of $2.70 per share.  At the end of the year, you sold each share of the Southern Company that you owned for $70.67 per share. You earned $270 in dividends, and you realized a $577 capital gain for a total dollar return of $847.  Based on this information, what was the percentage that you generated from the dollar return? (You may round your final answer to the nearest hundredth.)

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