imported>Doug Williamson |
imported>Doug Williamson |
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| The current yield is the annual income from an investment, divided by the market price of the investment.
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| The yield is conventionally expressed as a percentage.
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| Annual income may take the form of dividends or interest.
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| The terms ''dividend yield'' and ''interest yield'' mean the same as current yield in those contexts.
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| <span style="color:#4B0082">'''''Current yield example'''''</span>
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| Annual income from an investment is 3.
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| The current market price is 50.
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| Current yield = annual income / market price
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| = 3 / 50
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| = '''6%'''
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| The current yield is also known as the running yield, flat yield or income yield.
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| == See also == | | == See also == |
| * [[Bond]] | | * [[Value at risk]] |
| * [[Coupon rate]]
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| * [[Dividend yield]]
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| * [[Interest yield]]
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| * [[Market value]]
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| * [[Yield]]
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| * [[Yield to maturity]]
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| [[Category:The_business_context]] | | [[Category:Manage_risks]] |
| [[Category:Corporate_finance]] | | [[Category:Manage_risks]] |
| [[Category:Investment]] | | [[Category:Manage_risks]] |
| [[Category:Long_term_funding]] | | [[Category:Manage_risks]] |
| [[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]] | | [[Category:Manage_risks]] |
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| | [[Category:Risk_frameworks]] |
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