I'm sorry I don't follow. What 1.5% annual return. I say the yield (not return) is 1.95% not 1.5%. I plugged the components into Morning star to get the yield. annual return implies price appreciation and the dividend. I don't think we are talking apples to apples.
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Have to agree with Pan Skeptic. The post asks some great questions but I don't think a ten year time period is the right place to look for the answers.
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Don
Thank you. The result is interesting. For those who don't check it is down 3% from 3/31 through today. However we do not know if XTF made chmages along the way that might have yielded a different result.
Geoff,
Your are right about backtesting being a tough way to make an argument but trying to chop into that aspect of it did not seem like it would be beneficial to readers.
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Thank you. The result is interesting. For those who don't check it is down 3% from 3/31 through today. However we do not know if XTF made chmages along the way that might have yielded a different result.
Geoff,
Your are right about backtesting being a tough way to make an argument but trying to chop into that aspect of it did not seem like it would be beneficial to readers.