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A closed-end fund starts the year with a NAV of $12.55. By year-end, NAV equals $11.36. At the beginning of the year, the fund was selling at a 5% discount to NAV. By the end of the year, the fund is selling at a 1% premium to NAV. The fund paid year-end distributions of income and capital gains of $1.21. What is the rate of return to an investor in the fund during the year?
Round your answer to 4 decimal places. For example, if your answer is 3.205%, then please write down 0.0321.
P0 = NAV0 * (1 - Discount) = $12.55 * 0.95 = $11.9225
P1 = NAV1 * (1 + Premium) = $11.36 * 1.01 = $11.4736
The NAV decreased by $1.19 but the price of the fund decreased by $0.4489
Return = [(P1 + Distributions)/P0] – 1
Return = [($11.4736 + $1.21)/$11.9225] - 1
Return = 0.0638