Total Return
When measuring performance, the actual rate of return of an investment or a pool of investments over a given evaluation period. Total return includes interest, capital gains, dividends and distributions realized over a given period of time.
Investopedia Commentary
Total return accounts for two categories of return: income and capital appreciation. Income includes interest paid by fixed-income investments, distributions or dividends. Capital appreciation represents the change in the market price of an asset.
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See also: Absolute Return, Capital Gain, Dividend, Expected Return, Fixed-Income Security, Return, Return on Assets, Return on Equity, Return on Investment
Also spelled: total returns
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