Today, you sold 540 shares of stock and realized a total return of 7.3 percent. You purchased the shares one year ago at a price of $24 a share and have received a total of $86 in dividends. What is your capital gains yield on this investment?

Capital gains yield on the investment is 6.64%

Explanation:

We start by calculating the total return.

Mathematically;

Total Return = (Final Price - Initial Price + Dividends) / Initial Price

Dividends/share = $86/540 = $0.1593

7.3% = (Final price - 24 + 0.1593) / 24

1.752 = (Final price - 24 + 0.1593)

Final Price = $25.5927

Mathematically;

Capital Gains Yield = (Final Price - Initial Price) / Initial Price

Capital Gains Yield = (25.5927 - 24) / 24 = 6.64%