Re: Investment Perf Rpt

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In Reply to: Re: Investment Perf Rpt posted by John on April 06, 2004 at 18:08:57:

: : : I am confused (as usual :))by the Distr number I am getting on the Investment Performance Reporet. My initial investment was $34,405.12 and I had 2 distributions (reinvested) totaling $290.71. The report is giving 0.42 under the Distribution column. Shouldn't it be $290.71? Also, it is showing the Beg Nav as being interpolated, but the number is the actual buy price. Why is it showing as interpolated? I thought it only interped when a number was not availble on a given day.

: : : Thanks

: : Hi John,

: : In this report, values are all on a "per share" basis. The Distribution column
: : shows distributions in per share values. So, you may have received
: : $290.71, but owned about 692 shares. This would give a per share distribution
: : of 0.42. This 0.42 figure directly relates to the share price figures, so
: : you can see relatively speaking how much the investment paid in distributions.

: : The price from the beginning report date is actually obtained from the
: : closing of the prior day. So, if your report started on 4/1, you would
: : need to have a price recorded on 3/31, or else it will be interpolated.
: : The "beginning" price is the price as of the start of the beginning report
: : date, not the price at the end of the day on the report start date.

: : Thanks,
: : Mark
: : --
: : Mark Beiley
: :
: : Fund Manager, portfolio management software for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/00/XP
: :

: Mark,
: Thank you for your prompt replies. If I understand you right about the start date of a report, for example:
: I bot shares on 2/4/02 so I set the report start date to 2/5/02 to avoid Interp. There is not asterisk now. Essentially, I need to start my report dates one day later than the buy day - right?

Hi John,

You can make the report date range for any time period you're interested
in looking at. The investment performance report doesn't look at when
you bought/sold, it is only reporting on the intrinsic investment performance.

When you record a buy/sell if you don't already have a closing price
recorded for that date, Fund Manager will update the closing price with
your transaction price. The Investment Performance report looks for
closing prices to get the price data. There are a variety of ways you
can update the closing prices. Usually, you just retrieve these using
the internet retrieve feature. In this case, it sounds like you are getting
your closing price updated because of a transaction you're entering.

Thanks,
Mark
--
Mark Beiley

Fund Manager, portfolio management software for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/00/XP

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