On 4/9/18, Bank of America Corporation’s (BAC) common shares closed at $28.80/share, and on 4/8/19 the stock price closed at $29.86. During the past year BAC paid $.54/share in dividends. What was BAC’s annual total return (ATR) for the past year? *
Total return = ((Dividend + Closing price- Initial price)/ Initial price )* 100
= ((0.54+29.86-28.80)/28.80) * 100
= (1.6/28.80)*100
=5.55%
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