Cash-on-Cash Yield

What Does Cash-on-Cash Yield Mean?
A comparative measure using the total amount of distributions paid upon an income trust divided by its market value.

Investopedia explains Cash-on-Cash Yield
This is a measurement technique used to compare different unit trusts. It is important to remember that the yield takes into account the "return on" and "return of" capital.

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