Statistics published by a mutual fund company identifying the rates of return of specific funds in previous years. Designed only to provide investors with information on the historical performance of funds, historical yield is not an indication of future performance.

The actual yield of an investment over a given period, measured from the beginning of the period.

Yield provided by a mutual fund, typically a money market fund, over a specific time period. See: Money Market; Mutual Fund; Yield

income fund income risk

A measure of a mutual fund's yield over a specific period of time, e.g., 1 year, 2 year, 5 year, or year to date.