On january 1, 20x1, an investor purchases shares of stock in a company for $10,000 cash. at the end of 20x1, the investor receives $400 in dividends and sells his ownership at the end of 20x1 for $10,600. what is the return on investment?

The answer is: The investor received a 10% ($1000) return on his investment.

Explanation:

Lets say the investor bought $10,000 worth of stocks on January 1, 2020. On December 31, 2020, he received a $400 dividend and sold his stocks for $10,600.

That means that at the beginning of 2020 the investor had $10,000 and by the end of the year he had $11,000. To calculate the return of investment (ROI) we do the following:

ROI = [ ( $11,000 / $10,000 ) - 1 ] x 100 = 10%

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