Calculating approximate yield on mutual fund. About a year ago, Elliot Cox bought some shares in the

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Calculating approximate yield on mutual fund. About a year ago, Elliot Cox bought some shares in the Axis Fund. He bought the fund at

$24.50 a share, and it now trades at $26.00. 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 financial calculator. Would he have made a 20 percent rate of return if the stock had risen to $30 a share? L01

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ISBN: 9780357033616,9780357033692

7th Edition

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

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