Returns & Performance
Money-Weighted Return
Definition
What is Money-Weighted Return?
A return measure reflecting the timing and size of investorA person or organisation that commits capital with the expectation of a financial return. cash flows, equivalent to an internal rate of returnThe discount rate that makes a project's net present value equal to zero..
Example in practice
How This Looks in Practice
A large deposit before a decline lowers the investor's money-weighted return.
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