Comments on: Beginner Questions on Investing http://fundsblog.com/2007/04/25/mutual-funds-35/ All About Mutual Funds Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:47:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Mike http://fundsblog.com/2007/04/25/mutual-funds-35/#comment-148 Mike Thu, 03 May 2007 13:40:23 +0000 http://fundsblog.com/2007/04/25/mutual-funds-35/#comment-148 NAV = Net Asset Value A mutual fund is a pool of investments (stocks, bonds, etc.) where the total value of each is added up then divided by the number of units issued by the fund. Eg. if the fund held 10 companies with a market value of $10,000 each the total value of the fund = $100,000. If the fund issued 10,000 units the NAV = $10.00. I don't know what the PS is on NAVPS is. I guess Per Share, but mutual funds do not issue shares, only units which is basically the same thing. Regarding moving money arround and returns. The return you are looking at is past return. So the 10% return on the Cdn fund happened up to the last date of the report. Novice investors typically chase returns then lose money. Investing is about what you think will happen in the future. And by the way, those returns are variable, so they won't be the same the next time you look at the report. NAV = Net Asset Value

A mutual fund is a pool of investments (stocks, bonds, etc.) where the total value of each is added up then divided by the number of units issued by the fund. Eg. if the fund held 10 companies with a market value of $10,000 each the total value of the fund = $100,000. If the fund issued 10,000 units the NAV = $10.00.

I don’t know what the PS is on NAVPS is. I guess Per Share, but mutual funds do not issue shares, only units which is basically the same thing.

Regarding moving money arround and returns. The return you are looking at is past return. So the 10% return on the Cdn fund happened up to the last date of the report. Novice investors typically chase returns then lose money. Investing is about what you think will happen in the future. And by the way, those returns are variable, so they won’t be the same the next time you look at the report.

]]> By: mr_jutebox http://fundsblog.com/2007/04/25/mutual-funds-35/#comment-147 mr_jutebox Mon, 30 Apr 2007 14:22:56 +0000 http://fundsblog.com/2007/04/25/mutual-funds-35/#comment-147 NAVPS is Net Assets Value Per Share, it is the value of a "share" of the fund by the value of what the fund is invested in. Basically the cost to purchase a "share" in the fund. This can vary widely depending on what they are invested in and how well the investments are doing. If the value of the fund (what it invests in) goes down so does the NAVPS, and vis versa. It will also change as investors enter and exit the fund, changing the amount that the fund has. This value has to be figured (at least) at the end of every trading day with the new value of the funds investments figured in. The value doesn't really mean much, you should be looking at the returns the fund gets, and what assets they investing in. NAVPS is Net Assets Value Per Share, it is the value of a “share” of the fund by the value of what the fund is invested in. Basically the cost to purchase a “share” in the fund. This can vary widely depending on what they are invested in and how well the investments are doing. If the value of the fund (what it invests in) goes down so does the NAVPS, and vis versa.

It will also change as investors enter and exit the fund, changing the amount that the fund has. This value has to be figured (at least) at the end of every trading day with the new value of the funds investments figured in.

The value doesn’t really mean much, you should be looking at the returns the fund gets, and what assets they investing in.

]]> By: jim06744 http://fundsblog.com/2007/04/25/mutual-funds-35/#comment-146 jim06744 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:17:54 +0000 http://fundsblog.com/2007/04/25/mutual-funds-35/#comment-146 net asset value daily price net asset value daily price

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