For example, Xiao Li has a fund with 1 1,000 copies, and the current net value is 1 yuan, so the value of holding the fund is 1 1,000 yuan. The fund company announced dividends, and each dividend went to 0.2 yuan. After dividends, the net value of the fund unit decreased to 0.8 yuan (1-0.2). At present, the value of funds held by Xiao Li is 800 yuan (0.8* 1000) and 200 yuan (0.2* 1000), which add up to the original 1000, but only 800 yuan holds the principal.
Fund dividend means that the fund distributes part of the income to investors in cash, which is originally a part of the net value of the fund unit. According to the Interim Measures for the Administration of Securities Investment Funds, fund management companies should distribute at least 90% of the net income of funds in cash once a year. The "Interim Measures" have expired, and how to allocate them now is subject to the provisions of the Fund Contract.
Dividends are not as much as possible. Investors should choose a dividend distribution method that suits their own needs. Fund dividend is not the biggest standard to measure fund performance. The biggest criterion to measure the fund's performance is the growth of the fund's net value, and dividends are just the cash for the growth of the fund's net value.
For open-end funds, if investors want to realize income, they can also redeem part of the fund shares to achieve the effect of cash dividends; Therefore, whether the fund pays dividends and the number of dividends will not have a significant impact on investors' investment income.
For closed-end funds, it is sometimes not feasible to realize fund income by selling fund shares because the unit price of the fund is often different from the net value of the fund. In this case, fund dividends become the only reliable way to realize fund income. Investors should pay more attention to dividends when choosing closed-end funds.