Dividends & Distributions: Income Is Not the Whole Return
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A dividend or fund distribution moves value from the company or fund to you. The cash amount alone does not tell you your total return. This guide shows how to record a payment with its dates, keep the holding and cash together, and measure total return without counting reinvested income twice.
What's inside
- The exact holding, the four dates, the amount and its source
- Value on the ex-dividend date, cash and total return
- Income and accumulation units, reinvestment and return of capital
- Tax, currency, checking statements and common double counts
What you get
- A 24-page PDF with clickable contents, readable on phone, tablet or desktop
- Distribution Review Worksheets (three fillable pages) + event register and reinvestment templates and a worked example (CSV)
- Key terms in bold, explained in plain English, and sources listed at the back
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Readers worldwide: worked examples use UK rules where rules matter. If you live elsewhere, check your own regulator and local rules; the method still applies.
Educational content only; not financial, investment, tax or trading advice, and not a recommendation of any product, provider or strategy. Every example number is invented unless a source is given. Trading leveraged products carries a high risk of losing money. Bacchus Analytics Limited, trading as Traderz Life.
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