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Posted by David on August 19, 2006 at 11:27:37:

In Reply to: Re: Performance figures posted by Mark on August 19, 2006 at 11:00:32:

I had thought about that so I double-checked. Here are the figures for DJIA:

Newspaper:
"YTD % Chg" +2.65%
"12-mo % Chg" +6.20%
FM:
Date range "Year to date", gph = 10.01%
Date range "Last 12 Months", 1y = gph = 7.83%

I also checked my data against finance.yahoo.com and it matches.

: : Hi,

: : I have a portfolio named Indices in which I track the daily closing values of DJIA, S&P 500, etc. I noticed in the newspaper this morning these 12-month percent change figures:

: : DJIA +6.20
: : S&P500 +4.33

: : But Fund Manager reports on the main screen these 1y figures:

: : DJIA +7.83
: : S&P500 +6.83

: : As DJIA closed on 12/30/05 at 10717.50 and is now at 11381.47, it would seem the correct percentage gain is 6.19519%. Do I have a setting off somewhere? I've also noticed the performance percentages for the funds I track are higher than those reported by the fund company.

:
: Hi David,

: It sounds like the problem may be the date ranges being looked at are different. If you're looking at the "1y" figure above a graph that is covering a 1 year period, ending on the ending graph date. So, if your graph date ends 8/19/2006, this would cover 8/20/05 - 8/19/06. Notice, this is not the same as 12/30/05 to 8/19/06. Maybe the paper was reporting a YTD (Year To Date) figure, and not a 1 year figure?

: Thanks,
: Mark
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