Re: Yield Calculations

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In Reply to: Re: Yield Calculations posted by Avi Gelboim on October 06, 1999 at 13:10:34:

: : I read in Help that "All yields calculated by Fund Manager are average annualized yields." Assume my portfolio is worth $100 on December 31, 1998 and is currently worth $200, on October 6. Is there any way to generate a report that would calculate a YTD return of 100%? Or will the return from 12/31/98-10/6/99 show as greater than 100% because the gains took place over less than a year? I am interested in knowing how much my portfolio is up YTD, ove the previous 3 months, etc. without having the number annualized.

: : Thanks,
: : Avi

: One more thing...Is it also possible to calculate such a return if I have made cash contributions to the account during the time period? In other words, assume I had one share of stock worth $100 on 12/31/98 and then I add $50 cash to my portfolio on 10/5/99 (by adding cash to the portfolio's default cash account). On 10/6/99, my share of stock is worth $150, making my total portfolio worth $200. What yields will be calculated (both ROI and Fund Performance) for my portfolio in this case (for the date range of 12/31/98-10/6/99)?

Avi,
Yes, the ROI yields factor in all your purchases/sells, and when they
were made. If you are asking about portfolio based yields, only the ROI
yields are available for portfolios, the FP yields are only investment
based. You can enter this data in FM, and experiment with the reported
yields. Also, the formulas for the yields are shown in the online help.

Thanks,
Mark
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Mark Beiley

Fund Manager for Windows 3.1x/95/98/NT

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