However, historically bond ETFs have made
smaller capital gains distributions than bond mutual funds, as shown below.
Not exact matches
MFO's discussion board has an excellent list of
capital gain distribution estimates with a number of fund firms too
small for the CGV database.
The next four boxes show
capital gains distributions from mutual funds, REITs, collectibles, and
small businesses.
Except for a substantial long - term
capital gain at the end of 2014, the fund's historical
distributions have been
small, which should make it suitable for taxable accounts.
Also when you pay taxes on dividends / interest /
capital gains along the way on («unwanted»)
distributions in a non-qualified account, these amounts are nowhere as large nor significant as people postulate, because you're paying them in the early years, when the account balance and
distributions, are relatively
small.
If it's any consolation, keep in mind that annual
capital gains distributions are usually pretty
small as a percentage of how much you have invested.
This page includes relevant net income ratio and
capital gain distribution information on all
Small - Cap Equity Funds.