Firsthand Technology Value FundSVVC -19.60% Shareholder Yield % is 0.00% as of Mar. 2026. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,472 Asset Management companies, Firsthand Technology Value Fund ranks worse than 67934.71% on this metric.
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, Firsthand Technology Value Fund's Shareholder Yield % was 0.00%.
Firsthand Technology Value Fund (OTCPK:SVVC) Shareholder Yield % Explanation
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.
Firsthand Technology Value Fund Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
Firsthand Technology Value Fund 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.
Firsthand Technology Value Fund Shareholder Yield % Chart
SVVC vs LGCP, BLK, BX: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Asset Management subindustry, Firsthand Technology Value Fund'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.
Firsthand Technology Value Fund Shareholder Yield % vs Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Firsthand Technology Value Fund's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Firsthand Technology Value Fund'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.
Firsthand Technology Value Fund (SVVC) has a Shareholder Yield % of 0.00% as of Mar. 2026. 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 Firsthand Technology Value Fund and its competitors. Over the past decade, Firsthand Technology Value Fund's Shareholder Yield % has ranged from 1.55 to 37.72. According to the industry distribution chart, Firsthand Technology Value Fund ranks #999999 out of 1472 companies in the Asset Management industry.
Is Firsthand Technology Value Fund's Shareholder Yield % too high?
Firsthand Technology Value Fund's current Shareholder Yield % is 0.00%. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 1.55 to a high of 37.72. Based on the distribution chart, Firsthand Technology Value Fund ranks #999999 out of 1472 companies in the Asset Management industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does Firsthand Technology Value Fund's Shareholder Yield % compare to LGCP and BLK?
According to the Asset Management industry distribution chart, Firsthand Technology Value Fund ranks #999999 out of 1472 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This places Firsthand Technology Value Fund in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 4.23. Historically, Firsthand Technology Value Fund's own Shareholder Yield % has ranged from 1.55 to 37.72 over the past decade. 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 4.23, based on 1,472 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. 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 Firsthand Technology Value Fund and its competitors. For the Asset Management industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 4.23 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Firsthand Technology Value Fund's current Shareholder Yield % is 0.00%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Firsthand Technology Value Fund stock overvalued right now?
Firsthand Technology Value Fund (SVVC) has a current Shareholder Yield % of 0.00%. The current Shareholder Yield % is 0.00%. 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 Firsthand Technology Value Fund (SVVC), the current Shareholder Yield % is 0.00% as of Mar. 2026. 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.
Firsthand Technology Value Fund Business Description
Firsthand Technology Value Fund Inc is an externally managed, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund's investment objective is to seek long-term growth of capital, principally by seeking capital gains on its equity and equity-related investments. Its portfolio is predominantly composed of equity and equity derivative securities of illiquid private technology and cleantech companies but it may also invest in micro-cap publicly traded companies with market capitalizations. The Fund invests in companies in various stages of maturity with the goal of achieving profitable exits via IPO or acquisition.
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