Shareholder Yield % is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. It is a measure of shareholder return.
As of today, Pioneer Floating Rate Trust's Shareholder Yield % was 232.01%.
Shareholder Yield % is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. The term was coined by William W. Priest of Epoch Investment Partners in a paper in 2005 entitled The Case for Shareholder Yield as a Dominant Driver of Future Equity Returns. William Priest indicated that "shareholder yield is a term that we came up with to reflect the various ways dividends can be paid to owners of a business in a publicly-traded company."
Dividend Yield % shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its stock price, which is most obvious form of shareholder return.
Buyback Yield % is the net repurchase of shares outstanding over the market capital of the company. Shares repurchases also increase shareholder value by returning the money back to shareholders.
Net Debt Paydown Yield % is the change in average of four quarters of company's total debt over a company's market cap. Assuming the total value of a company remains that same, shareholder value is increased as debt is reduced.
Pioneer Floating Rate Trust Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
Pioneer Floating Rate Trust Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
* 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.
PHD vs DEFG, PIAC, SVVC: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Asset Management subindustry, Pioneer Floating Rate Trust's Shareholder Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Shareholder 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.
Pioneer Floating Rate Trust Shareholder Yield % vs Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Pioneer Floating Rate Trust's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Pioneer Floating Rate Trust's Shareholder Yield % falls into.
* 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.
* All the data are calculated by TTM values. Note that if a companies is traded in several exchanges, then we calculate the company level data for Shareholder Yield % using the primary share class stock data. The calculation result in definition page is for demonstration purpose only, and it's showing the share class level data. Therefore, the numbers in the calculation may differ from elsewhere if the stock is not a primary share.
Pioneer Floating Rate Trust (PHD) has a Shareholder Yield % of 232.01% as of May. 2025. Shareholder Yield is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. View historical data on Pioneer Floating Rate Trust and its competitors. This is 1397% above median its historical median of 15.50. Over the past decade, Pioneer Floating Rate Trust's Shareholder Yield % has ranged from 7.76 to 232.01.
Is Pioneer Floating Rate Trust's Shareholder Yield % too high?
Pioneer Floating Rate Trust's current Shareholder Yield % of 232.01% is 1397% above median its 10-year median of 15.50. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 7.76 to a high of 232.01. The Asset Management industry median Shareholder Yield % is 4.19. Pioneer Floating Rate Trust's value of 232.01% is 5437.2% above this industry median. Overall, Pioneer Floating Rate Trust has a GF Score™ of 12/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Pioneer Floating Rate Trust's Shareholder Yield % compare to DEFG and PIAC?
Pioneer Floating Rate Trust's Shareholder Yield % of 232.01% can be compared against companies in the Asset Management industry. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 4.19. Pioneer Floating Rate Trust's value of 232.01% is 5437.2% above this benchmark. Historically, Pioneer Floating Rate Trust's own Shareholder Yield % has ranged from 7.76 to 232.01 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 15.50 vs. the industry median of 4.19, Pioneer Floating Rate Trust has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Shareholder Yield % for an Asset Management company?
The median Shareholder Yield % among Asset Management companies is 4.19, based on 1,473 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Shareholder Yield % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Shareholder Yield % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Pioneer Floating Rate Trust's current Shareholder Yield % of 232.01% is 5437.2% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Shareholder Yield % mean?
A high Shareholder Yield % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Shareholder Yield is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. View historical data on Pioneer Floating Rate Trust and its competitors. For the Asset Management industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 4.19 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Pioneer Floating Rate Trust's current Shareholder Yield % is 232.01%, which is 1397% above median its own 10-year median of 15.50. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Pioneer Floating Rate Trust stock overvalued right now?
Pioneer Floating Rate Trust (PHD) has a current Shareholder Yield % of 232.01%. The current Shareholder Yield % is 232.01%, which is 1397% above median its 10-year median of 15.50 and 5437.2% above the Asset Management industry median of 4.19. Pioneer Floating Rate Trust's overall GF Score™ is 12/100 with 1 warning sign to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Shareholder Yield % calculated?
Shareholder Yield % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Pioneer Floating Rate Trust (PHD), the current Shareholder Yield % is 232.01% as of May. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Pioneer Floating Rate Trust is a diversified, closed-end fund. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. The fund basically invests in senior secured floating-rate loans. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the other High Yield Loans Index banks.
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