Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) (LSE:BGFD) Total Payout Yield % : 2.48 (As of May. 22, 2024)

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) Total Payout Yield % Chart

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) Annual Data
	Trend	Aug14	Aug15	Aug16	Aug17	Aug18	Aug19	Aug20	Aug21	Aug22	Aug23
Total Payout Yield %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-2.06	0.89	-2.32	1.01	2.39

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) Semi-Annual Data
	Aug14	Feb15	Aug15	Feb16	Aug16	Feb17	Aug17	Feb18	Aug18	Feb19	Aug19	Feb20	Aug20	Feb21	Aug21	Feb22	Aug22	Feb23	Aug23	Feb24
Total Payout Yield %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.45	-	2.94	1.72	9.13

Competitive Comparison of Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s Total Payout Yield %

For the Asset Management subindustry, Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s Total Payout Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Total Payout Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s Total Payout Yield % Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s Total Payout Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s Total Payout Yield % falls into.

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) Total Payout Yield % Calculation

Total Payout Yield % is a measure of shareholder return.

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s Total Payout Yield % for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The)'s annualized Total Payout Yield % for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (The) Total Payout Yield % Explanation

Similar to Dividend Yield, Total Payout Yield % is a measurement of shareholder return. Dividends is not the only way that companies are able to distribute their excess cash back to the shareholders. The other way to distribute the cash is a stock repurchase. The stock repurchase buys back the company's own shares from the marketplace. This results in a reduced number of oustanding shares, making each share worth a greater percentage of the corporation.

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