Re: Portfolio Performance report

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In Reply to: Re: Portfolio Performance report posted by Jeff Mounce on October 30, 1999 at 12:10:27:

: : : Hello,
: : : I'm using the beta 4.2.207 version and I can't figure out the Total Portfolio %Gain-I number.
: : : The %Gain-I for each investment is right on the money but the combined number at the bottom
: : : of the report is screwy by my calculations (total portfolio: end value + distributeddistributions
: : : + redemptions - purchases/purchases). Any ideas why this number doesn't reflect total portfolio
: : : gain. Does it have anything to do with the fact that cash has been put into the account and purchases
: : : have been made throughout the history of the acct?

: : How are you calculating these items? The purchases, redemptions, and dist
: : distributions are the sum of all of these for all open investments. Another
: : possibility is that you have some "hidden" investments...

: From the Portfolio Performance report I take the following from the bottom line:
: end value: 2394.19
: invested 2368.34
: so: 2394.19-2368.34/2368.34 = 1.4%

: the bottom line on the report for %Gain-I is .7%
: shouldn't these two numbers be equal?

No. The %Gain-I is (endvalue + distdist + redempt - purchases)/purchases
Invested is purchases - redemptions.

: : : In a possibly related question, why in the portfolio/investments overlay graph is the value of my
: : : portfolio positive when I the actual value of the portfolio is negative with respect to the starting
: : : balance? Does this have something to do with the "weighted average of the performance of each
: : : investment"?

: : I assume you mean the portfolio value has gone down since the start? The
: : starting value for this graph may be higher than your actual money. You
: : can adjust the starting hypothetical value for this graph under "Options/
: : Preferences...".

: I understand that the starting value may be higher than my actual money, but if
: my total gain is negative and I use a starting value of 10000 for the graph,
: shouldn't the ending value for the graph be below 10000. For a specific time
: period, my total percent gain was -4.01. For the same time period (with original
: value set at 100), the graph showed a porfolio value of 99.82, not the 95.99
: value I would have expected if this graph was plotting total gain. Also, what
: is the number in parentheses to the right of what I am assuming is total end
: value.
: Once again, thanks very much for your input.

This may be due to rounding errors. This portfolio overlay graph only
re-adjusts the percentage contributions from each investment on a daily
basis. It then uses these percentages as a weighted average to figure
the percent increase/decrease of your portfolio.

:
: : : Thanks to anyone who might be able to cast light on this stuff.
: : : Jeff

: : Thanks,
: : Mark
: : --
: : Mark Beiley
: :
: : Fund Manager for Windows 3.1x/95/98/NT
: :
: :

Thanks,
Mark
--
Mark Beiley

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

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