Capital gains yield
(redirected from Capital Gains Yields)Capital gains yield
The price change portion of a stock's return.
Capital Gains Yield
The price appreciation on an investment relative to the amount one initially invested. For example, if one buys a stock for $10 and the share price goes to $15, the capital gains yield is 50%. It is calculated as follows:
Capital gains yield = ( market price of a security - original purchase price ) / original purchase price.
Capital gains yield = ( market price of a security - original purchase price ) / original purchase price.