Total Return Charts
Total Return Charts
Does anyone know of a site where you can compare total returns vs time for two or more funds in chart form? I am looking for something similar to M*'s "Growth of $10k" chart which compares fund returns with category averages and an index but I want to compare two funds.
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I use Vanguard's website for Vanguard mutual funds. They have a good charting section to show growth of $10K (total returns which includes reinvestment of dividends). And you can compare two funds side by side (I think the most is 3 funds).
Wish I knew of another site that does this for non-Vanguard funds and individual stocks. Other charting websites do not show reinvested dividends.
Wish I knew of another site that does this for non-Vanguard funds and individual stocks. Other charting websites do not show reinvested dividends.
I have used StockCharts.com PerfChart
See this comparison for DODGX (just a random fund with a large distribution in December) vs VIVAX:
http://stockcharts.com/charts/performan ... ODGX,VIVAX
vs.
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?t=1y&s=DO ... =l&c=VIVAX
It seems to work pretty well, but I don't know how speedily they apply updates, and I have seen at least one glitch (don't remember what) so use caution.
See this comparison for DODGX (just a random fund with a large distribution in December) vs VIVAX:
http://stockcharts.com/charts/performan ... ODGX,VIVAX
vs.
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?t=1y&s=DO ... =l&c=VIVAX
It seems to work pretty well, but I don't know how speedily they apply updates, and I have seen at least one glitch (don't remember what) so use caution.
Excellent! This will definitely be going in my bookmarks!mas wrote:I have used StockCharts.com PerfChart
See this comparison for DODGX (just a random fund with a large distribution in December) vs VIVAX:
http://stockcharts.com/charts/performan ... ODGX,VIVAX
SmartMoney Charting
SmartMoney.com has Java-based charting that lets you point to any time on the chart and see the values of each fund.

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Thanks guys but I’m still looking.
Comments on some of the sites.
Vanguard is limited to Vanguard.
Fidelity looks good as far as it goes. I would like to have more control over the period.
Stockcharts is really neat except it is apparently price not total return. This would be great if it took dividends into consideration.
I think MSN is also price only. (Somehow I lost the Deluxe chart trying to get total return.)
Comments on some of the sites.
Vanguard is limited to Vanguard.
Fidelity looks good as far as it goes. I would like to have more control over the period.
Stockcharts is really neat except it is apparently price not total return. This would be great if it took dividends into consideration.
I don’t know what Yahoo is plotting. I had heard that it was “adjusted price” that was plotted but I can’t find a definition of the chart.… while the vertical axis measures the percent change in the price.
I think MSN is also price only. (Somehow I lost the Deluxe chart trying to get total return.)
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Doc,
Yahoo is definitely price only. I provided that as a comparison to show that StockCharts is showing the total return. Zoom in to Dec 2006... If it was only the NAV being plotted, there would be a large drop (as in the Yahoo chart - which can't be zoomed as well).
I looked around on their site for a description of what is being plotted, and sadly couldn't find it. Nevertheless my experience is that it shows reinvested divindends and distributions.
SmartMoney looks good too.
Best wishes.
Yahoo is definitely price only. I provided that as a comparison to show that StockCharts is showing the total return. Zoom in to Dec 2006... If it was only the NAV being plotted, there would be a large drop (as in the Yahoo chart - which can't be zoomed as well).
I looked around on their site for a description of what is being plotted, and sadly couldn't find it. Nevertheless my experience is that it shows reinvested divindends and distributions.
SmartMoney looks good too.
Best wishes.
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Wouldn't it be awesome if there were a charting tool where you could enter a whole portfolio of symbols and back-test its entire performance? Even better than just a chart, also include a computation of the annualized return and the standard deviation. And allow you to adjust the percentages of each symbol to make up the 100%. And then swap in and out other symbols.
Our would that be too seductive and entice us into doing too much data mining?
I'd like to find the answer out anyway.
Our would that be too seductive and entice us into doing too much data mining?
I'd like to find the answer out anyway.
Re: PerfCharts
Under "Using our interactive Perfcharts"
but if you look at the Pimco Reit example it is obviously not price but total return.Interpreting The PerfChart
The PerfChart provides you with all the tools you need to make a solid relative performance analysis. Each ticker you have chosen to chart is given a color and appears at the top of the page as a tab. The beginning of your period will always start at 0%. For example, the chart above shows that the S&P 500 has risen 10.0% over the past 200-days; it's performance relative to 200 days ago is what is being plotted.
The horizontal axis displays the range of the period you select (e.g. 200 days), while the vertical axis measures the percent change in the price.
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Msn
http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/ch ... mbol=vtsmx
It is not just price it is total return, if you are lacking the advanced charts just reload it...
http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/ch ... mbol=vtsmx
It is not just price it is total return, if you are lacking the advanced charts just reload it...
Make sure you click under "Chart" and select "Investment growth" and not "Price history".winterescape wrote:Msn
http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/ch ... mbol=vtsmx
It is not just price it is total return, if you are lacking the advanced charts just reload it...
For msn if you include the last six months you don't get the "includes" dividends but if you leave out the last six months you do.
Boy I've had so much fun looking at all the different charts that I forgot the reason why I wanted them in the first place.
Thanks for everyones help.
Boy I've had so much fun looking at all the different charts that I forgot the reason why I wanted them in the first place.

Thanks for everyones help.
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Icarra.com comes close, I think.Paul Douglas Boyer wrote:Wouldn't it be awesome if there were a charting tool where you could enter a whole portfolio of symbols and back-test its entire performance? Even better than just a chart, also include a computation of the annualized return and the standard deviation. And allow you to adjust the percentages of each symbol to make up the 100%. And then swap in and out other symbols.
- Ruud
Perhaps. It tells me I have an IRR of 975468172.33% for one of my funds over the last 2 years.ruud wrote:Icarra.com comes close, I think.Paul Douglas Boyer wrote:Wouldn't it be awesome if there were a charting tool where you could enter a whole portfolio of symbols and back-test its entire performance? Even better than just a chart, also include a computation of the annualized return and the standard deviation. And allow you to adjust the percentages of each symbol to make up the 100%. And then swap in and out other symbols.
- Ruud

Re: Total Return Charts
Sadly, after all these years this thread is still quite relevant. Even a broker like Schwab is largely stuck in a price only charting world.
I found a very nice TR/DRIP calculator at a little known website:
http://www.dividendchannel.com/drip-returns-calculator/
Here's an example, demonstrating the difference for a high dividend equity ($427k vs. $206k for KMP since 1995):

I found a very nice TR/DRIP calculator at a little known website:
http://www.dividendchannel.com/drip-returns-calculator/
Here's an example, demonstrating the difference for a high dividend equity ($427k vs. $206k for KMP since 1995):

Re: Total Return Charts
bnes wrote:Sadly, after all these years this thread is still quite relevant. Even a broker like Schwab is largely stuck in a price only charting world.
I found a very nice TR/DRIP calculator at a little known website:
Morningstar now does the job.Doc in 2007 wrote:Does anyone know of a site where you can compare total returns vs time for two or more funds in chart form? I am looking for something similar to M*'s "Growth of $10k" chart which compares fund returns with category averages and an index but I want to compare two funds.
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Re: Total Return Charts
Morningstar can compare multiple funds. To combine multiple funds and compare the portfolio performance to an index, you can use
http://www.etfreplay.com/combine.aspx
http://www.etfreplay.com/combine.aspx
Last edited by beammeupscotty on Sun May 25, 2014 7:47 am, edited 2 times in total.
Re: Total Return Charts
What am I missing, why doesn't M* work? They allow you to bring up a chart for one fund, then add more funds to that existing chart.
Edit: lol, I didn't realize this was a necro'd thread.
Edit: lol, I didn't realize this was a necro'd thread.
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From above:2retire wrote: Edit: lol, I didn't realize this was a necro'd thread.
Doc wrote:Doc in 2007 wrote:
Does anyone know of a site where you can compare total returns vs time for two or more funds in chart form? I am looking for something similar to M*'s "Growth of $10k" chart which compares fund returns with category averages and an index but I want to compare two funds.

I have to admit I did crank up the calculator to see how long ago it was since I started this thread.

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Re: Total Return Charts
I must be missing something. I can find total return for mutual funds at Morningstar, but can't chart that against a dividend paying equity. Is Morningstar so limited?
So far we have (for 2014):
http://www.etfreplay.com/combine.aspx (only seems to have ETFs and indexes).
http://www.dividendchannel.com/drip-returns-calculator/ (stocks/some indexes/mutual funds)
http://quote.morningstar.com/ (can chart mutual fund total return against stock market price, assuming a non-taxable account).
Now for the advanced question: is there a calculator that can:
(1) work for equities or mutual funds
(2) calculate for taxable accounts, with dividends reinvested, but taxes taken out each year at some given rate (e.g. 28%)?
So far we have (for 2014):
http://www.etfreplay.com/combine.aspx (only seems to have ETFs and indexes).
http://www.dividendchannel.com/drip-returns-calculator/ (stocks/some indexes/mutual funds)
http://quote.morningstar.com/ (can chart mutual fund total return against stock market price, assuming a non-taxable account).
Now for the advanced question: is there a calculator that can:
(1) work for equities or mutual funds
(2) calculate for taxable accounts, with dividends reinvested, but taxes taken out each year at some given rate (e.g. 28%)?
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Re: Total Return Charts
1) Morningstar can do that too -- just chart the mutual fund first, then you can compare to total return of ETFs, stocks, or other funds. Here is a chart comparing Vanguard 500 Index to AT&T and Vanguard Total Stock Market: http://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewtop ... 9#p2065344bnes wrote:I must be missing something. I can find total return for mutual funds at Morningstar, but can't chart that against a dividend paying equity. Is Morningstar so limited?
So far we have (for 2014):
http://www.etfreplay.com/combine.aspx (only seems to have ETFs and indexes).
http://www.dividendchannel.com/drip-returns-calculator/ (stocks/some indexes/mutual funds)
http://quote.morningstar.com/ (can chart mutual fund total return against stock market price, assuming a non-taxable account).
Now for the advanced question: is there a calculator that can:
(1) work for equities or mutual funds
(2) calculate for taxable accounts, with dividends reinvested, but taxes taken out each year at some given rate (e.g. 28%)?
2) I don't think there is. Best you could do is calculate the tax cost ratio of the portfolio and subtract it out of total return CAGR.
http://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Principl ... _tax_costs