[GNC] Return of Capital

[John Ralls]

> On Apr 17, 2019, at 8:03 AM, cicko <alen.siljak at gmx.com> wrote:
> 
> I'm trying to record the recommended transaction as
> 
> 2019-04-01 * Return of capital
>   Assets:Investments:Broker:Cash             500.00 USD
>   Assets:Investments:Broker:Shares:IPE    100 IPE { 5.00 USD} [2000-01-01]
> @ 5.00 USD
>   Assets:Investments:Broker:Shares:IPE   -100 IPE {10.00 USD} [2000-01-01]
> @ 5.00 USD 
> 
> However, GC does not let me do that and reports the transaction as
> unbalanced, even after it adds the balancing split for the Trading Account.

Is IPE the SPDR Barclay's TIPS ETF? Are you sure that you got a return of capital and not an ordinary dividend?

Regards,
John Ralls