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Total Return

This is the measurement of a fund’s performance in a specific period.

Value Investing

The art of buying shares which trade below their value, according to the analysis of the value investor.

Diversification

An investment strategy in which money is put into a variety assets.

Conventional gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms. This is as opposed to an index-linked gilt where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI).

Net Asset Value (NAV)

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

Money weighted rate of return

Learn what Money Weighted Rate of Return or MWRR stands for in finance.

Nominal amount

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.

Dirty price

The total price payable on the purchase of a gilt. It’s calculated as the clean price plus accrued interest.

Fixed Income

An investment that provides a fixed rate of return, often over a specific set of time.

Spot Rate