Dividend yield
The annual dividend expressed as a percentage of the current market price. The yield on an investment company share, or any other share, indicates the size of the income return on the share in relation to its current price (not what investors paid for it in the past). It is calculated by expressing the annual dividends (for the current financial year, including forecast dividends) as a percentage of the share price. A dividend yield can give you an indication of the potential level of income you would get from an investment company share. However, future dividends may be higher or lower than indicated by the current dividend yield depending on the performance of the company. Please note that special dividends are not included in dividend yields published by the AIC.
Please see distribution yield for data published on VCTs.
