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Running Yield

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Current Yield
The income from dividends (for stocks) or coupons (for bonds) divided by the market price of the security, expressed as a percentage. This is sometimes used in making the decision of whether or not to buy a security, but it does not accurately reflect its return, as the market price changes constantly. It is also called the current return or the running yield.

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The group is projected to grow earnings consistently over the medium term and although the running yield of 3.
Cedri warns that high-yield corporate bond funds usually pose a greater risk because they are invested in sub-investment grade bonds where the issuing company is more likely to run into financial difficulties and has to offer a higher running yield to attract investors.
Leading funds are currently offering a running yield of over 8 per cent, and that's tax free
 
 
 
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