Re: yahoo adjusted historical

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Posted by Mark on July 18, 2006 at 10:52:23:

In Reply to: yahoo adjusted historical posted by rick on July 18, 2006 at 07:12:46:

: hi mark
: i am currently testing out fund mangager. i have been reading this board for advice and i think it's great. thanks!

: here's my question, probably the first of several. i have a portfolio of mutual funds. if i use yahoo adjusted historical quotes, then am i to understand that i do not have to enter distributions or dividends manually?

: with yahoo adjusted historical quotes, it's all baked in, and i can compare the performance of my portfolio to, say, the s&p500, am i correct?

: thank you!

Hi Rick,

Thanks for trying out Fund Manager.

Yes, you are correct on this. The Yahoo Adjusted Historical prices have been back adjusted for distributions and splits. A couple of points to keep in mind when using this server:

1) It only retrieves the closing price, no open, high, low, or volume.

2) If you're tracking this investment for a while, and another distribution happens, you need to either record this new distribution in Fund Manager or re-retrieve back to the beginning price, so that your earlier prices are adjusted again for the current distribution.

Thanks,
Mark
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