Financial and Investment Glossary
Financial Dictionary
Year-End Value
Total Portfolio Value of the account as of the last business day of the year.
Yield
The percentage rate of return paid on a stock in the form of dividends, or the effective rate of interest paid on a bond or note.
Yield %
A measure of the income generated for an annual or other measuring period. For stocks, Yield % is the percentage rate of return, paid in annual dividends, on a common or preferred stock. For bonds, yield is the amount of interest paid on a bond divided by the price.
Yield To Call
A rate of return measuring the performance of a callable bond, from the time of purchase to its call date.
Yield To Maturity
A rate of return measuring the total performance of a bond from the time of purchase until maturity.
Yield To Premium Call
A rate of return measuring the performance of a callable bond from the time of purchase, to the next date (before maturity) when it can be redeemed at a price greater than face value or par.
Yield To Put
A rate of return measuring the performance of a putable bond, from the time of purchase to its put date.
Total Portfolio Value of the account as of the last business day of the year.
Yield
The percentage rate of return paid on a stock in the form of dividends, or the effective rate of interest paid on a bond or note.
Yield %
A measure of the income generated for an annual or other measuring period. For stocks, Yield % is the percentage rate of return, paid in annual dividends, on a common or preferred stock. For bonds, yield is the amount of interest paid on a bond divided by the price.
Yield To Call
A rate of return measuring the performance of a callable bond, from the time of purchase to its call date.
Yield To Maturity
A rate of return measuring the total performance of a bond from the time of purchase until maturity.
Yield To Premium Call
A rate of return measuring the performance of a callable bond from the time of purchase, to the next date (before maturity) when it can be redeemed at a price greater than face value or par.
Yield To Put
A rate of return measuring the performance of a putable bond, from the time of purchase to its put date.