Question

You purchased 5,600 shares in the New Pacific Growth Fund on January 2, 2016, at an offering price of $45.90 per share. The front-end load for this fund is 4 percent, and the back-end load for redemptions within one year is 2 percent. The underlying assets in this mutual fund appreciate (including reinvested dividends) by 5 percent during 2016, and you sell back your shares at the end of the year. If the operating expense ratio for the New Pacific Growth Fund is 1.75 percent, what is your total return from this investment? (Assume that the operating expense is netted against the fund’s return.) (A negative value should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

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Answer 1

Number of Shares Bought = 5600, Price per Share = $ 45.9

Front-Load = 4 % and Back-End Load = 2 %

Initial Purchase Value = 45.9 x 5600 = $ 257040

Front Expense = 0.04 x 257040 = $ 10281.6

Increase in Underlying Asset Value = 5 %

Final Share Price = 1.05 x 45.9 = $ 48.195

Operating Expense Ratio = 1.75 % of Initial Purchase Value = 257040 x 0.0175 = $ 4498.2

Back - End Load = 2 % of Final Portfolio Value = 48.195 x 5600 x 0.02 = $ 5397.84

Initial Outlay = Initial Purchase Value + Front-Load = 257040 + 10281.6 = $ 267321.6

Return Generated = 5600 x 48.195 - 267321.6 = $ 2570.4

Net Return Generated = 2570.4 - 4498.2 - 5397.84 = - $ 7325.64

% Net Return Generated = -7325.64 / 267321.6 = - 0.02740385 or - 2.74 %