Josh Purchased 100 Shares of XOM for $76

question 104

Essay

Josh purchased 100 shares of XOM for $76.63 per share at the beginning of 2016. He received dividends per share of $1.37 (2016), $1.55 (2017), $1.66 (2018), $1.74 (2019), $1.85 (2020). At the end of 2020, just after receiving the last dividend, he sold the stock for $84.76. What was his average annual rate of return form both dividends and capital gains? (Hint: compute the IRR, assume that all dividends were received at the end of the year.)

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