What is the 'Net Asset Value (NAV)'? Definition & meaning

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NYSE

The world's largest stock exchange. Wall St HQ.

Balance sheet

A summary of a company's finances, including its assets, liabilities and shareholder equity.

Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

A collection of investments, pooled into a single fund that can be bought and sold on a stock exchange.

Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Product (PRIIP)

An investment where, regardless of its legal form, the amount repayable to the retail investor is subject to fluctuations.

Capital

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Retail Prices Index (RPI)

An index published each month by the Office for National Statistics, which measures the level of retail prices in the UK. Cash flows on all index-linked gilts are linked to the RPI.

Oligopoly

A situation in which a market or industry is controlled by a small group of companies.

Investment Return

The amount of money made or lost from an investment. Usually expressed as a percentage.

Forward pricing

Mutual funds are traded on a forward pricing basis, meaning the price you see will be different to the price you may trade at.

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Net Asset Value (NAV)