A 8% coupon bond has a par value of $1,000 and a yield-to-maturity of 8%. You purchase the bond when it has exactly 12 years remaining until maturity. You hold the bond for 6 months, collect the coupon payment, and then sell the bond immediately. If the bond's yield-to-maturity is 4% when you sell it, what is your percentage return over this 6-month holding period? Enter your answer as a decimal and show 4 decimal places. For example, if your answer is 6.25%, enter .0625.

A 8% coupon bond has a par value of $1,000 and a yield-to-maturity of 8%. You purchase the bond when it has exactly 12 years remaining until maturity. You hold the bond for 6 months, collect the coupon payment, and then sell the bond immediately. If the bond's yield-to-maturity is 4% when you sell it, what is your percentage return over this 6-month holding period? Enter your answer as a decimal and show 4 decimal places. For example, if your answer is 6.25%, enter .0625.

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