DMO

The United Kingdom Debt Management Office. It’s an executive agency responsible for managing the government’s debt and cash needs, primarily through issuing gilts and Treasury bills.

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Rate of Return

Profit on an investment, expressed as a percentage of the investment.
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Holding Period Return

The amount of money generated by an asset during the time that it was held by an investor..
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Net Asset Value (NAV)

The value of a company's assets relative to the number of shares it has.
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Coupon

Also called a dividend, this is the fixed annual interest paid to gilt holders. It’s usually paid in two equal, semi-annual instalments and expressed as a percentage of the nominal value of the gilt.
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Value stocks

Stocks in companies that aren’t necessarily growing fast, but instead are dependable and stable.
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Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

A listed company run by a fund manager, investing mainly in private companies.e.
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ESG investing

ESG is a hot topic right now for investors. Understand what ESG investing is all about and how you can use it to diversify your portfolio.
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Clean price

The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest
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Arithmetic Mean

The sum of a set of numbers added together and then divided by the total amount of numbers in that set.
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