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A closed-end fund’s NAV is $78 at the beginning of the year and $84 at the end of the year. At the beginning of the year the fund was selling at a 2% premium to NAV, at the end of the year it was selling at a 2% discount to NAV. The fund paid year-end distributions of income and capital gains of $1. What is the rate of the return to an investor, who bought the fund at the beginning of the year? (Provide your answer in percent rounded to two decimals omitting the % sign)