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capital gains distribution |
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Capital Gains Distribution Distributions that are paid to an investment company's shareholders out of the capital gains of the company's investment portfolio. Notes: Capital gains distributions typically occur near the end of the calendar year and are taxable to the shareholder of the investment company.
This poses a problem for some mutual fund investors who purchase new mutual funds near the end of a calendar year. Because they receive a capital gains distribution, they immediately receive taxable income and face a mutual fund NAV is reduced from the distribution. Capital gains distribution A distribution to the shareholders of a mutual fund out of profits from selling stocks or bonds, that is subject to capital gains taxes for the shareholders.
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| Therefore," says Baptist, "if you're going to sell a fund at a loss, sell before it makes a capital gains distribution. A potential hazard of this sort looms right now as many funds prepare to make year-end capital gains distributions. But regardless of which way you handle it, the capital gains distribution is what accountants call a taxable event. |
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