Mutual Funds Cap Gains or Dividend Reinvestment

[rwshep2000.3129421 at bloglines.com]

Hi Derek,

OK, I installed the updated report.  It didn't make any difference
in behavior.  It still shows appreciation of the funds, but not ROI.  I am
entering my dividends into Income: Dividend Income, and my Capital Gains into
Income: Capital gains.  When I reinvest I transfer from those accounts.  I'm
not selling anything.  Is there anything I'm missing, or is this report simply
unable to show ROI, just appreciation?

Thanks,
Bob
--- Derek Atkins <warlord at MIT.EDU
wrote:
Look for src/report/standard-reports/advanced-portfolio.scm
> 
>
-derek
> 
> rwshep2000.3129421 at bloglines.com writes:
> 
> > Derek,
>
>
> > I am running ver 1.8.7.  I googled for "gnucash cvs advanced" and
> > found an email by you saying that a new version of the portfolio report
would
> > be in release 1.8.8.  Do I need to upgrade?  If not, how can I
find the report
> > in cvs.gnucash.org?  I filtered by "head" and didn't
see it.  But heck, let's
> > face it, I don't understand the CVS thing at
all.
> >
> > Bob
> >
> > --- Derek Atkins
> > <warlord at MIT.EDU wrote:

> > Did you try the Advanced Portfolio Report from CVS
> > (head)?
> >>

> >> -derek
> >> 
> >> rwshep2000.3129421 at bloglines.com writes:
> >>

> >
> >> > Aaron,
> >> >
> >> > Yes, I agree with your formula.  From
the perspective
> > of, "how much
> >> > did I make from my original investment,"
however, you need
> > to exclude the
> >> > reinvested shares from your
basis cost (cash in).
> >> >
> >
> >> > In any case, am I correct
> >>
> in my belief that there is no existing
> > report that will do what you
describe?
> >> >  Unless I am doing something wrong,
> > the Advanced Portfolio
shows only appreciation
> >> > of share price.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
>
>> >
> >> > Bob S.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --- Aaron Gaudio <prothonotar at tarnation.dyndns.org

> >
> >> > wrote:
> >> > On Wed, 2004-09-01 at 00:59 +0000, rwshep2000.3129421 at bloglines.com

> >
> >> >
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> > I want to know if it is possible to
get
> >> >> >
> > GnuCash to  show
> >> > my reinvested cap gains/dividends
as part of my ROI
> > (gain).
> >> >> >  Obviously,
> >> > if a fund has
capital gains and dividends,
> > it is making a return
> >> >> > on investment,

> >> > and that is part of the
> > "gain" that I need to track, preferably

> >> >> > in the
> >> > advanced portfolio
> > report.
> >> >> 
> >>
>> IMO, whether the cap gains/dividends are
> >> > reinvested
> > or not
should be
> >> >> irrelevant for an ROI calculation. The return
> >> >
> > is the cap gain/dividend
> >> >> when it is distributed. Reinvestment
is simply
> >
> >> > an immediate purchase of
> >> >> more shares using
that return. So, don't
> > worry
> >> > about reinvestments, the
> >> >>
ROI formula (for a single commodity)
> > should be
> >> > something like:

> >> >> 
> >> >> (CurrentValue+CashOut+CapGainsPaid+DividendsPaid)/CashIn-1.

> >
> >> >
> >> >> 
> >> >> (keep in mind that if the cap gain/dividend
is reinvested,
> > then it
> >> > will
> >> >> be counted in CashIn and
CurrentValue).
> >> >> 
> >>
> >>> -- 
> >> >> Aaron Gaudio
> >> > <prothonotar at tarnation.dyndns.org>

> >> >> 
> >> >> 
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> >> >
> >> 
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> > Laboratory
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Laboratory
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