... We did provide a 38 % shareholder
return over the last year... Having said that, it is not an economic decision to me.
Its return over the last year has been nearly 18 %.
This performance was particularly remarkable since, broadly speaking, betting against the public did not produce profitable
returns over the last year.
With little else to go on, confused investors may simply choose the ETF that had the highest
returns over the last year or so, which is a recipe for disappointment.
Stocks that have reduced their dividends and suffer from negative
returns over the last year are doubly cursed.
Stocks with strong price momentum tend to continue to outperform, which is why we give higher marks to stocks with solid
returns over the last year.
The Mississauga, Ont. - based metal processor and distributor pays a 4.2 % dividend yield and its shareholders have enjoyed 45 %
returns over the last year.
Exhibit A,
their returns over the last year (period ending December 4), according to Morningstar:
Not exact matches
The 81 -
year - old government - run financial institution, known as the Ex-Im Bank, provides much - needed to support to exporters through guaranteed loans and credit insurance, and by its own reckoning, it has
returned $ 7 billion to the U.S. Treasury
over the
last 20
years.
It's no secret that the venture capital industry, as an asset class, has seen spectacularly mediocre
returns over the
last 10
years or so.
Former Telus top man Joe Natale officially took
over as CEO of Rogers Communications Inc. this
year, signaling a
return to stable leadership for the company after former CEO Guy Laurence was axed
last fall.
GrowthWorks» longest - standing product, WOF Balanced Series I, has
returned 0.35 % a
year on average
over the
last 10
years (much improved by a 21.4 % surge
year to date), according to Morningstar.
This chart shows the best and worst annual
returns stocks generated
over the
last 141
years based on different holding periods:
According to thoroughbred publication The Blood - Horse, in 2012 pinhookers» rate of
return (
over the time they owned the horses) was 83 %, up from 72 %
last year.
«When you look at our track record of what we've done
over the
last several
years, you've seen that effectively we were
returning to our investors essentially about 100 percent of our free cash flow.
Crossing the tipping point in efficiency and cost has made
returns on those sources, respectively, jump to 10 % and 17 % annually
over the
last three
years, with lower volatility.
«The family has benefited mightily from the strong
returns of the business, as BFB's shares have outperformed the S&P 500 by 550 %
over the
last 20
years.»
Pantera Capital, a hedge fund that gained attention for
returning 25,000 percent
over its lifetime through the end of
last year, saw the value of its cryptocurrency fund cut nearly in half in March, according to an investor letter Tuesday.
Over the
last 30
years when the S&P 500
returned 10.35 % the average investor
returned 3.66 %, because the average investor is tinkering and tweaking and adjusting things.
One of those stocks is Actavis, the large - cap pharmaceutical company that has tripled in
returns over the
last three
years.
While this is below the average
returns of 10 %
over the
last 50
years, asset allocation is a zero - sum game.
Here are the companies that have shown the highest total cumulative
return over the
last five
years:
«So while
returns may compress from the outsized gains we have seen
over the
last several
years, we remain constructive on equities.
Some businesses and events that had boycotted the state
over H.B. 2 — like the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament — decided to
return anyway, and North Carolina does improve to No. 28 from No. 30
last year in Quality of Life.
«Stocks certainly look more attractive than bonds, but the case for stocks versus other asset classes is less clear... «So while
returns may compress from the outsized gains we have seen
over the
last several
years, we remain constructive on equities.
Also, the full stochastic has dipped below 20 for only the third time
over the
last year, suggesting that a
return to positive momentum is likely to occur soon.
Our superior
return on invested capital metrics has outperformed other luxury and premium multi-branded U.S. retailers
over the
last five
years.
Americans
returned $ 267.3 billion worth of goods
last year, an industry report found, and the share of sold goods that are
returned to stores ticks up
over 10 percent during the holidays.
This has helped it
return an amazing 800 percent
over the
last five
years as of September 23.
Over the
last ten
years, the S&P 500 has
returned 95 %.
And if we've learned anything
over the
last few
years, it's that expected
returns do not equal realized
returns, and expensive markets don't have to crash in order to reach some sort of equilibrium.
It has
returned 16.1 %
over the
last year.
Apple Operations International has not filed a tax
return in Ireland, the United States or any other country
over the
last five
years.
Together, these brothers have tripled the stock market's
return over the
last 13
years.
Over the
last 10
years, $ 135 billion has been called from investors and $ 152 billion has been
returned resulting in $ 17 billion of excess distributions to investors.
Five -
year rankings are based on a plan's average annual investment
returns over the
last five
years
Over the
last five
years, Apple has
returned $ 233 billion in cash to shareholders through buybacks and dividends.
Three -
year rankings are based on a plan's average annual investment
returns over the
last three
years.
The more closely the
returns matched the S&P 500
over the
last three
years, the higher the percentage.
Lastly, dividends have made up a majority of the market's
returns over the
last 40
years.
Notes: Price: Closing price per share; P / E: Price to earnings ratio; Total
Return: The total return generated by the stock over the last
Return: The total
return generated by the stock over the last
return generated by the stock
over the
last year.
We have increased our dividends by 100 %
over the
last 3
years, which speaks to the consistent cash flow we generate and our intent to
return more capital to shareholders through dividends.
Cash dividends accounted for 71 % of the market's overall
returns over the
last 40
years.
A nationwide survey
last year found that investors expect the U.S. stock market to
return an annual average of 13.7 %
over the next 10
years.
Equity hedge fund
returns have been disappointing
over the
last 14
years An exposure analysis shows no structural factor exposure, but frequent factor rotation Multi-factor long - short products are an interesting alternative, depending on the fee level INTRODUCTION Hedge fund assets reached an
Our portfolios
returned a combined 10.22 %
over the
last ten
years.
«Recent
returns over the
last several
years have outpaced underlying fundamentals across nearly all asset classes»
At the annual shareholders meeting this
year, Buffett explained that he thought Berkshire Hathaway's intrinsic value grew at an average annual rate of about 10 %
over the
last decade, but he warned that future
returns would be lower if interest rates remained near generational lows.
It does not matter very much if you earned a nominal
return of 9.5 %
over the
last 10
years if inflation was 12 %.
His biggest concern is that his investors take the cash he
returns them and place it with a manager putting up big numbers
over the past few
years, especially the
last two.