Distribution Yield
Distribution yield compares fund cash payouts with price or NAV, but its calculation, return-of-capital treatment, and meaning differ from total return.
Fund income measures separate cash distributions, standardized SEC yield, and income return, with examples of payout sources and performance limits.
Fund distributions, standardized income yields, and income return measure different things. Cash received is not necessarily newly earned income, and neither a large payout nor a high quoted yield establishes a positive total return.
Distribution Yield explains trailing and annualized payout rates, market price versus NAV, and distributions that include capital gains or return of capital.
SEC 30-Day Yield covers the standardized U.S. fund-income formula and the effect of expense waivers. Income Return separates the income component of a holding-period result from its price gain or loss.
Use matching dates, share classes, and calculation conventions. Review total return and payout composition alongside income measures; distributions and reinvestment do not remove investment risk.
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Distribution yield compares fund cash payouts with price or NAV, but its calculation, return-of-capital treatment, and meaning differ from total return.
Income return is the portion of investment return generated by interest, dividends, rent, or other qualifying income during a stated period.
SEC 30-day yield annualizes a fund's standardized net investment income, with a worked formula, fee-waiver comparison, and distribution-yield limits.