(Selling out-of-the-money means the underlying price of the share or index is below the strike price at the point at which the option is sold – thus the fund still benefits from any share price growth up to the strike price). Often, this percentage is presented in a specified period of time (one, five, ten years and/or life of fund). Also, a method of calculating an investment’s return that takes share price changes and dividends into account. A growth fund manager will typically invest in stocks with earnings that outperform the current market.

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• When looking beyond AI and robotics, Musk also said companies working on “space flight” are another potential worthy investment.
• Findings by the World Bank also highlight the importance of helping investors retain and expand their existing investments.
• Ex-Dividend – The interval between the announcement and the payment of the next dividend for a stock.

Investment Approach

Lipper ratings – The Lipper Mutual Fund Industry Average is the performance level of all mutual funds, as reported by Lipper Analytical Services of New York. The performance of all mutual funds is ranked quarterly and annually, by type of fund such as aggressive growth fund or income fund. Mutual fund managers try to beat the industry average as well as the other funds in their category. Growth investing – Investment strategy that focuses on stocks of companies and stock funds where earnings are growing rapidly and are expected to continue growing.

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Interest rate – The fixed amount of money that an issuer agrees to pay the bondholders. Interest rates constitute one of the self-regulating mechanisms of the market, falling in response to economic weakness and rising on strength. Index – An investment index tracks the performance of many investments as a way of measuring the overall performance of a particular investment type or category. Dividend paid – Amount paid to the shareholder of record a security or mutual fund. Distribution schedule – A tentative distribution schedule of a mutual fund’s dividends and capital gains.

In exchange for signing a letter of intent, the shareholder would often qualify for reduced sales charges. A letter of intent is not a contract and cannot be enforced, it is just a document stating serious intent to carry out certain business activities. The yield is determined by dividing the amount of the annual dividends per share by the current net asset value or public offering price. Investors have headed in their droves into cash, money market and government bonds in 2023 amid macro uncertainty. But away from traditional equities and fixed income strategies, there are some less well-heralded investment strategies that are also worth considering at challenging times. Public offering price (POP) – A mutual fund share’s purchase price, including sales charges.

Top 10 long and short positions – The top 10 holdings ranked by market value in each position category (long and short). A long position is one in which an investor buys shares of stock and as an equity holder will profit if the price of the stock rises. With a short position an investor will sell shares of stock that they do not own but have borrowed. The investor in a short position will profit if the price of the stock falls. Price-to-earnings (P/E) Ratio – A stock’s price divided by its earnings per share, which indicates how much investors are paying for a company’s earning power.

Turnover Ratio – Percentage of holdings in a mutual fund that are sold in a specified period. Top five industries – Top five industries in a portfolio based on amount of invested assets. Top five contributors – http://steeltech.biz/canpeak-resources-review-stable-asset-based/ Top five industries in a portfolio based on amount of invested assets.