historical yield

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Historical yield

A measure of a mutual fund's yield over a specific period of time, e.g., 1 year, 2 year, 5 year, or year to date.

Historical Yield

A mutual fund's yield over a given period of time. The historical yield may be measured over one, two or even five years. It provides a reference for the mutual fund's current performance. For example, if the yield in year five is 4%, one might compare it to the historical yield in years one through four to see whether or not 4% is a good return on that particular mutual fund.

historical yield

The yield that a money market mutual fund has provided during a specified period. Investors frequently compare historical yields among firms when trying to select a fund to purchase. Historical yields are more useful when comparing funds than when estimating future yields.

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The site offers professionals and investors the ability to compare and analyze the total universe of MLPs by performance, distribution growth and distributable cash flow coverage; to review and select from among MLP funds by yield, performance and premium/discounts, as well as to follow the money flows of funds; track and monitor the real-time yield performance of private lists of funds and MLPs; and find interest rate sensitivity via graphs that indicate historical yields and spreads.

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The historical yields of corn in the United States remained stable at around 26 bushels per acre (bu [ac.

Maize root matters

RLC covers losses on 15% to 25% of a county's benchmark revenue, which is based on historical yields and the higher of a fixed reference price or historical farm prices, and is paid on part of the producer's acreage.

How will the farm bill's supplemental revenue programs affect crop insurance?

Yield trending recognizes agronomic advancements and increases a producer s historical yields, which improves the current coverage available on those crops.

Canada : Record Funding And Coverage For The 2013 Crop Insurance Program

That leaves vast sums of money invested in fixed income at some of the lowest historical yields al risk of under performance once the momentum changes.

Pensions, sovereign wealth funds: over allocated to bonds?

Compared with historical yields, even the best annuities don't seem competitive, Finke says.

Finke Study Warns: 4% Retirement Rule Is Dead, Long Live Annuities

In the January 2002 article "Anticipating the Benefits" (page 66), the authors attempt to compare historical yields of participating whole life vs.

Unequivocal rebuttal. (Comment)

Those PFC payments are based on historical yields that were established in the early 1980s.

Government payments bolster rice income. (Cotton & Rice Marketing)

Many growers saw 10 to 30% reduction compared to historical yields.

Washington's watering wizardry

Based on our forecasted milling rates, historical yields and forecasted operating costs, Cash EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest Depreciation and Amortization exclusive of non-cash charges) is anticipated to be positive in the July/August 2012 timeframe, well ahead of company's original forecast of the fourth quarter of 2012.

Rock Energy Resources Provides April Month-End Update for Gold Mining Operations in Colorado

To help farmers get the most accurate predictions of climate conditions for a growing season, the researchers compile records of conditions during El Nino, La Nina, and neutral years, as well as information about historical yields of certain crops during those seasons.

Computer model helps lower risk of crop loss

AIR developed the Agricultural Weather Index (AWI) to de-trend the time series of historical yields to create more accurate yield distributions.