Returns & Performance
Money Market Fund Yield
Definition
What is Money Market Fund Yield?
The income rate reported by a money market fundA mutual fund that invests mainly in short-term, relatively liquid instruments such as treasury bills and deposits. under its stated calculation method.
Example in practice
How This Looks in Practice
Two funds with similar portfolios may report different yields because their calculation periods differ.
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Returns & Performance
Total Return
The complete investment result from price changes plus income, assuming distributions are included.
Returns & PerformanceCapital Gain
The profit made when an asset or fund unit is sold for more than its cost.
Returns & PerformanceDividend
A payment made from a company's profits to eligible shareholders.
Costs & FeesManagement Fee
The recurring fee paid from fund assets to the fund manager for managing the portfolio.