QUOTE(MNet @ Sep 25 2019, 08:22 AM)
Why they not using the standard YTD return?
This YTD is the industry standard as we can see from Bloomberg Reuters company stock reporting format.
Why they want to complicate it use the time weighted return which is non standard way of measuring the return.
What I can see is their agenda is to make it complicated so that investor will be fooled.
eh ... YTD return???
YTD return only measures return from 01 Jan and nothing else.
If you deposit your money only on 01 Jan, then ok lah...
but most of us don't deposit money on 01st Jan AND we don't deposit just ONE time throughout the year. Thus, YTD is not accurate.
MWR and TWR are more accurate, since you money comes in multiple times AND at different date.
Example,
you deposited in 02 Jan and your money grew 5% until 25 sep.
your friend deposited in 01 Sep and his money also grew 5% until 25 sep.
so, both return should be the same? Of course not, because you deposit at a different time. Your friend investment is more impressive because it grew 5% in 25 days.