Mutual Funds Cap Gains or Dividend Reinvestment

[Derek Atkins]

I have no idea...  I've never played with the report.  Have you
checked the Report Options?  It's quite possible the report doesn't
report ROI.  Is there a label for ROI on the report?

-derek

rwshep2000.3129421 at bloglines.com writes:

> 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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>> >>        Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95
> MIT Media
>> > Laboratory
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       Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
       Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board  (SIPB)
       URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/    PP-ASEL-IA     N1NWH
       warlord at MIT.EDU                        PGP key available