A stock is selling today for $20 per share. At the end of the year, it pays a dividend of $2 per share and sells for $23.

A stock is selling today for $20 per share. At the end of the year, it pays a dividend of $2 per share and sells for $23.

a.	What is the total rate of return on the stock?

Rate of return

%

b.	What are the dividend yield and percentage capital gain?

Dividend yield	%
Capital gains yield	%

Explanation:

 a.

Rate of return =	capital gain + dividend	=	($23 − $20) + $2	= 0.25 = 25%
	initial share price		$20

b.

Dividend yield = dividend/initial share price = $2/$20 = 0.10 = 10%

Capital gains yield = capital gain/initial share price = $3/$20 = 0.15 = 15%