Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

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

A type of financing that investors provide to startups, who sometimes announce getting said financing in TechCrunch, to big fanfare.

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A return calculated over the time period invested, that excludes extraneous elements, such as deposits to and withdrawals from the investment accounted.

An ETF that that reproduces the return of an index through the use of swaps.

The interest earned on a gilt since the last dividend date. When buying a gilt, the buyer pays the accrued interest at the time of a transaction to the seller in addition to the clean price of the gilt

An investment trust specialised in investing in commercial property such as parking garages or GP offices.

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The percentage by which an investor outperforms a relevant benchmark.