If the Dow Jones Industrials had a price appreciation of 6 percent one year and yet Total return for the year was 11 percent; the difference would be due to___________.

If the Dow Jones Industrials had a price appreciation of 6 percent one year and yet Total return for the year was 11 percent; the difference would be due to dividends. A dividend is the distribution of reward from a portion of the company's earnings and is paid to a class of its shareholders.