In: Finance
The following data is provided for a market 500
Index:
Year Total return
Year Total
return
2010 9.0%
2020
2.0%
2011 11.0%
2021
3.0%
2012 -3.0%
2022
3.0%
2013 1.0%
2023
-1.0%
2014 5.0%
2024
5.0%
2015 -12.0%
2025
4.0%
2016 3.0%
2026
-3.0%
2017 4.9%
2027
3.5%
2018 -7.0%
2028
7.0%
2019 0.1%
2029
5.8%
Calculate the 20-year arithmetic average annual rate of return on
the market Index.
A) 2.07%
B) 0.10%
C) 2.59%
D) 5.62%
WE HAVE TO ADD ALL 20 YEARS RETURN AND THEN DIVIDE BY 20 TO GET AVERAGE ANNUAL RATE OF RETURN
AS SHOWN IN IMAGE, TOTAL RETURN OF ALL 20 YEARS = 41.3%
SO AVERAGE RETURN = 41.3%/20 = 2.07%
ANSWER : A) 2.07%