- CFA Exams
- 2025 Level I
- Topic 5. Equity Investments
- Learning Module 2. Security Market Indexes
- Subject 1. Index Definition and Calculations of Value and Returns
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Subject 1. Index Definition and Calculations of Value and Returns PDF Download
A security market index is a means to measure the value of a set of securities in a target market, market segment, or asset class. The constituent securities selected for inclusion in the security market index are intended to represent the target market.
There are usually two versions of the same index:
Pi: the unit price of security i.
D: the value of the divisor.
Single Period Returns
The single-period price return of an index is the weighted average of the price returns of the individual securities:
or
Since the total return of an index includes price appreciation and income, we need to add the weighted average of income to the above formula to calculate the single-period total return:
or
Multiple-Period Returns
The single-period returns should be linked geometrically.
Similarly, to calculate the total return over multiple periods:
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