Gain, Market Value, Cost Basis

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Contents 1 Percent Gain 2 Gain 3 Income 4 Price Appreciation 5 Market Value 6 Cost Basis

Percent Gain

Percent Gain can be expressed as the following:

         Gain
Gain % = ----------
         Cost Basis

Gain

Gain is defined as: The profit or loss on a security or portfolio expressed in dollars; Equal to income plus price appreciation.

Income

Income is defined as: Interest, dividends, and capital gains distributions that you have received for an investment.

Price Appreciation

Price Appreciation is defined as: How much an investment has appreciated in price. It is computed as market value less cost basis. If "show sold securities" is enabled, it also includes realized gains.

Market Value

Market Value is defined as: The current value of an investment as indicated by the latest trade recorded.

Cost Basis

Cost Basis is defined as: The total cost of all shares of an investment. Note that this includes commissions and the cost of any reinvest transactions.

For example, if you bought $5,000 worth of Mutual Fund A (500 shares at $10 per share), and it has since paid a dividend of $500 that you have reinvested, you would use the following formula to calculate your gain percentage (assuming that the price is still $10 per share): 500 / 5500 = 9%