Consider a mutual fund with $215 million in assets at the start of the year and with 20 million shares outstanding. The fund invests in a portfolio of stocks that provides dividend income at the end of the year of $3 million. The stocks included in the fund's portfolio increase in price by 7%, but no securities are sold, and there are no capital gains distributions. The fund charges 12b-1 fees of 0.50%, which are deducted from portfolio assets at year-end.
a. What is net asset value at the start and end of the year? (Enter your answers in dollars rounded to 3 decimal places.)
Net Asset Value
Start of the year $
End of the year
b. What is the rate of return for an investor in the fund? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Rate of return %