What is 'yield'? Definition & meaning

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Accrued interest

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

Gilt

What is a gilt?

Equity ETF

An exchange-traded fund that is comprised of a set of stocks.

Xetra

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

index-linked gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI). This is as opposed to a conventional gilt, where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms.

Junk Bond

A form of debt investment that carries higher risk because of the likelihood that the issuer will default.

Costs and Charges

The money you pay when investing.

Income statement

A summary of a company's income and expenses over a set period of time.

Value stocks

Stocks in companies that aren’t necessarily growing fast, but instead are dependable and stable.

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