Preferences - Yields Dialog

 

This dialog is available from the Options / Preferences... menu command under the Graphs or Portfolio Editor window.  It is also available from the Options / General Preferences... menu command under any Report window.

 

This dialog page allows you to customize yield related settings. These preferences are memorized from session to session. They include:

 

Yield Terms

Specify the length of the yield terms for displaying yields above the graphs, as well as in the yield reports. Acceptable values vary from 1 month up to 1000 years.

Annualize Yields for Terms Less Than One Year

When this option is on, terms less than 1 year will report "annualized" yields.  Yields for terms less than a year will be adjusted to the yield that would be earned if the same performance continued for a full year.  For example, if an investment yields 5% in a 3 month period, the annualized yield would be almost 22%.

For AIMR complaint yield reporting, this option should be left off.

You may wish to annualize all displayed yields in order to compare relative performance of different time periods.

Average Annualize Yields for Terms Greater Than One Year

When this option is on, terms longer than 1 year will report as "average annualized" yields.  Yields for terms longer than a year will be adjusted to the yield that would be earned if the same performance happened in each year during the yield term.  For example, if an investment yields 33% in a 3 year period, the average annualized yield would be 10%.

For AIMR complaint yield reporting, this option should be left on.

See Also

Yield Calculations

Preferences Dialog

Preferences - Display Dialog

Preferences - Data Dialog

Preferences - Toolbar Dialog

Preferences - Menus Dialog

Preferences - Other Dialog

 


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