Hedge Fund

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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The annual interest payment (dividend) divided by the current market price of a bond.

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A company that pools money together from multiple investors and then invests it.

The average annual return an investor sees over a set period of time.

The face value of a gilt. It represents the amount that will be repaid to the holder at maturity and is also used to calculate the dividend or coupon payment.

Unique to the UK, these funds pool together money to invest from multiple investors.