Consider a 2.30 percent TIPS with an issue CPI reference of 188.3. The bond is purchased at the beginning of the year (after the interest payment), when the CPI was 198.2. For the interest payment in the middle of the year, the CPI was 201.2. Now, at the end of the year, the CPI is 204.9 and the interest payment has been made.
What is the total return of the TIPS in dollars?