The three funds that were started more than a decade ago have provided a total return of about two per cent — much less than the cost of inflation.
Over the last 15 years, firms that build and run the nation's energy arteries have provided a total return of 17 percent a year, dwarfing the 7 percent generated by the S.& P. 500 index, according to UBS.
Most REITs in the category have provided a total return of 1% to 5% this year, compared with a negative 0.5% return for all REITs, according to PaineWebber.
In US dollars gold provided a total return of 226%% over the past ten years and 148 % over the past 5.
It can only be converted to income at rates that would provide a total return, over the life of the annuity, below what would have been available through conventional annuities.
If, as he expects, spreads between risky debt and Treasuries contract by three percentage points over the next 12 months, the price of the convertible would rise to 62, providing a total return (interest plus capital gain) of 68percentt.
At GE everyone has one shared objective: to improve the performance of the total company, and with it the performance of our stock, which has provided a total return averaging 25% per year for almost two decades.
For the four years since the company went public, Heritage has provided shareholders with a total return of 87.7%, against a total return for its strip mall brethren of 154.5%.
According to IPD, which provides information on property markets, British commercial property delivered a total return of 15.2% in 2010, its strongest performance for four years.
