Guide to our data and tools

Step-by-step help with reading the data and using each fundii tool · 16 guides · 121 glossary terms

A walk through the fund page section by section: the summary card, the group comparison card, the NAV chart, what it invests in, returns, risk, dividends, costs and the fund documents.

6 min read Reading a fund page

Reading the NAV chart: the green line, the red line and the baseline

The chart's colour tells you whether NAV is above or below the first day of the selected period. Plus how to choose a period, drag to measure returns, and read the dividend and news markers.

4 min read Reading a fund page

The D marker on the NAV chart: why NAV drops on dividend days and how to use dividend data

The D marker shows when a fund paid a dividend. It keeps you from reading a NAV drop as a loss, and shows how consistently the fund pays.

6 min read Reading a fund page

Dividend cards: announced and awaiting payment, and the next-round estimate

How to read the dividend cards on a fund page: whether you can still buy in time, when the money will reach your account, and how the next-round estimate is calculated and how reliable it is.

6 min read Reading a fund page

Worst · median · best returns: what holding for 3 months, 1, 3 or 5 years has earned in the past

See what past investors in this fund earned when they held for each period, from the worst case to the best, and what percentage of the time they made a profit.

6 min read Reading a fund page

Max drawdown: how far has this fund fallen, and how long did it take to recover?

The drawdown chart shows the most the NAV has ever been below its previous peak in %, how many months it took to break even, and how far below its peak it is now.

5 min read Reading a fund page

Return vs volatility: is the return worth the ups and downs?

The chart plots this fund against every fund in the same category. The vertical axis is return and the horizontal axis is volatility. Funds in the top left earn more with fewer swings.

5 min read

Guide to our data and tools

The fund page: what each section tells you, and what to read first

Reading the NAV chart: the green line, the red line and the baseline

The D marker on the NAV chart: why NAV drops on dividend days and how to use dividend data

Dividend cards: announced and awaiting payment, and the next-round estimate

Worst · median · best returns: what holding for 3 months, 1, 3 or 5 years has earned in the past

Max drawdown: how far has this fund fallen, and how long did it take to recover?

Return vs volatility: is the return worth the ups and downs?

The fund page: what each section tells you, and what to read first

Reading the NAV chart: the green line, the red line and the baseline

The D marker on the NAV chart: why NAV drops on dividend days and how to use dividend data

Dividend cards: announced and awaiting payment, and the next-round estimate

Worst · median · best returns: what holding for 3 months, 1, 3 or 5 years has earned in the past

Max drawdown: how far has this fund fallen, and how long did it take to recover?

Return vs volatility: is the return worth the ups and downs?