Tuesday, September 4, 2012

WSJ: What You Need to Know About Yield

By SIMON CONSTABLE

How much yield you earn from a fund is important. But calculating it can be tricky.
In basic terms, a fund's yield is whatever the dividend or interest payment is divided by the current price. If the annual dividend is $1 and the price of the fund is $20, then the yield is 5%.
But as with most things, it's rarely that simple. That's because fund investments and payouts change over time. So, savvy investors should look at different ways of measuring yield. In simple terms, here's what you need to understand. 
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