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Market Cap
The market value of all common shares outstanding for a company,
calculated by multiplying the recent price of a stock by the number
of common shares outstanding. Large Cap stocks have market values
of more than $5 billion. Mid Cap stocks have market values of from
$1 billion to $5 billion. Small Cap stocks have market values of
less than $1 billion. (When there are multiple classes of common
stock, which often sell at different prices, the number of shares
of each class is multiplied by the applicable price.)
Market Value
How much a given exchange traded product has for assets under management.
Market-Capitalization Weighted Average
A stock price index weighted by the value of all shares outstanding for each stock. In such an index, large stocks get proportionately more weight than small stocks.
Maturity Date
The preset date on which the debt is paid back.
MBS & Other Securities
The amount of mortgage backed and other security types
Median
The middle value in an ordered series of numbers. As an example, if you ranked a number of stocks in order based on stock price from high to low, the stock price in the middle would be the median.
Median Appreciation Potential 26 Weeks Ago for VLIS Stocks
Median appreciation potential for all stocks covered in The
Value Line Investment Survey as of 26 weeks ago
Median Appreciation Potential 3-5 Years for VLIS Stocks
3-5 year projected median appreciation potential for all stocks
covered in The Value Line Investment Survey
Median Appreciation Potential at Market High for VLIS Stocks
Median appreciation potential at the market high for stocks
covered in The Value Line Investment Survey
Median Appreciation Potential at Market Low for VLIS Stocks
Median appreciation potential at the market low for stocks
covered in The Value Line Investment Survey
Median Estimated P/E of VLIS Stocks with earnings
Median estimated P/E of stocks with earnings in The Value Line
Investment Survey
Median Estimated P/E of VLIS Stocks with earnings 26 Weeks Ago
Median estimated P/E of stocks with earnings in The Value Line
Investment Survey as of 26 weeks ago
Median Estimated P/E of VLIS Stocks with earnings at Market High
Median estimated P/E at the market high of stocks with earnings
in The Value Line Investment Survey
Median Estimated P/E of VLIS Stocks with earnings at Market Low
Median estimated P/E at the market low of stocks with earnings
in The Value Line Investment Survey
Median of Estimated Dividend Yields for Next 12 Months for All Dividend Paying VLIS Stocks
Median of estimated dividend yields for dividend paying stocks
in The Value Line Investment Survey for Next 12 Months
Median of Estimated Dividend Yields of All Dividend Paying VLIS Stocks 26 Weeks Ago
Median of estimated dividend yields for dividend paying stocks
in The Value Line Investment Survey as of 26 weeks ago
Median of Estimated Dividend Yields of All Dividend Paying VLIS Stocks at Market High
Median of estimated dividend yields at the market high for
dividend paying stocks in The Value Line Investment Survey
Median of Estimated Dividend Yields of All Dividend Paying VLIS Stocks at Market Low
Median of estimated dividend yields at the market low for
dividend paying stocks in The Value Line Investment Survey
Median P/E Trailing 10 Years
Median price to earnings ratio over the trailing 10 years
Median Price-Earnings (P/E) Ratio
The average annual P/E ratio of a stock over the past 10 years,
with certain statistical adjustments made for unusually low or high
ratios.
Median Trailing P/E of all stocks with earnings in the 3500 stock universe
Median trailing P/E of stocks with earnings included in The
Value Line Investment Survey and The Value Line Investment Survey -
Small & Midcap Edition
Median Yield Next 12 Months of All Dividend Paying Stocks in the 3500 Stock Universe
Median of estimated yields of all dividend paying stocks
included in The Value Line Investment Survey and The Value Line
Investment Survey - Small & Midcap Edition
Merchandise Trade Balance
The difference between U.S. Exports of goods and U.S. Imports of goods. Published monthly by the Commerce Department.
Mid Cap
A market capitalization (stock price times shares outstanding) from $1 billion to $5 billion.
Modern Portfolio Theory
A financial theory regarding portfolio construction that seeks
to maximize return for a given level of risk.
Money Supply
Federal Reserve measures of money outstanding. The Federal Reserve is able to influence increases or decreases in the size of the money supply. If money supply grows significantly faster than overall economic growth for an extended period of time, higher rates of inflation often follow. If money supply grows too slowly, economic growth is inhibited.
Mortgage Loans
Loans secured by real property through the use of
a mortgage note
Mutual Fund
An investment fund operated by an investment company that
continually offers new shares and stands ready to redeem existing
shares from the owners. Also called an open-end investment
company.