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A share of preferred stock pays a quarterly dividend of $1.00. If the price of the stock is $50, what is the effective annual (not nominal) rate of return on the preferred stock?
Ans 8.24%
Nominal Rate of return = Dividend / Price of stock = ($1 * 4 ) / 50
= $ 4 /50
= 8.00%
Effective annual return = 8.24%
EAR = ( 1 + r )^n - 1
Compounded Quarterly
EAR= ( 1 + 8%/4)^4 - 1
EAR= 8.24%