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An investor bought a stock for $85 and sold it exactly 2 years later for $98. He received two dividend payments of $3 each during his holding period (the first at the end of the first year and the second, just before he sold his shares). The re-investment rate was 5% per year. Calculate the following:
The investor's capital gain: $
The future value of his reinvested dividends: $
The investor’s annual realized rate of return(ROR):
Investor's Captial Gain = Increase in price of stock
Investor's Captial Gain = Selling price - purchase price
Investor's Captial Gain = $98 - $85
Investor's Captial Gain = $13
Future Value of his reinvested dividends (that is, Value of dividends at the end of year 2):
Future value of year 1 dividend at the end of year 2 = Year 1 Dividend x (1+reinvestment rate)
Future value of year 1 dividend at the end of year 2 = $3 x (1+5%)
Future value of year 1 dividend at the end of year 2 = $3.15
Value of year 2 dividend at the end of year 2 = $3
Therefore future value of his reinvested dividends = $3.15 + $3
Therefore future value of his reinvested dividends = $6.15
The investor’s annual realized rate of return(ROR):
Therefore, future value of investment = value of shares at the end of year 2 + future value of his reinvested dividends
Therefore, future value of investment = 98 + 6.15
Therefore, future value of investment = $104.15
Let rate of return be i
Future Value = Present Value x (1+i)n
104.15 = 85 x (1+i)2
(104.15 / 85)(1/2) -1 = i
Therefore i = 1.225294(1/2) - 1
Therefore i = 1.10693 - 1
Therefore i = 0.10693 = 10.693%