Yield - The return earned on an investment taking into account the annual income and its present capital value. There are a number of different types of yield, and in some cases different methods of calculating each type.
Internal rate of return expressed as a percentage.
The percentage rate of return paid on a stock in the form of dividends, or the effective rate of interest paid on a bond or note.
1. A measure of the income generated by a bond, it is calculated as the amount of interest paid on a bond divided by the price.
The amount of income an investment delivers after deduction of charges (but not tax) expressed as a percentage of the amount invested. Usually expressed as an annual figure - e.g. "the fund"s estimated gross yield is 5.9% p.a."
See: "dividend yield" and "bond yield".
Yield : the return earned on an investment taking into account the annual income and its present capital value. there are a number of different types of yield, and in some cases different methods of calculating each type.
internal rate of return expressed as a percentage.
the percentage rate of return paid on a stock in the form of dividends, or the effective rate of interest paid on a bond or note.
1. a measure of the income generated by a bond, it is calculated as the amount of interest paid on a bond divided by the price.
the amount of income an investment delivers after deduction of charges (but not tax) expressed as a percentage of the amount invested. usually expressed as an annual figure - e.g. "the fund"s estimated gross yield is 5.9% p.a."
see: "dividend yield" and "bond yield".