FTB-C000172 / Financial concept

Dividend-Yield Weighting

Dividend-yield weighting assigns constituent weights using a declared dividend-yield measure.

Also known asyield weighting

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Definitions

In plain terms

A higher-yielding eligible constituent can receive a larger weight, although caps and normalization can alter the final allocation.

Technical

The method requires dividend horizon and type, reference price, gross or net basis, point-in-time inputs, negative and missing policy, normalization, caps, and rebalance timing.

Scope

It differs from weighting by absolute dividend amount and does not guarantee future income.

Examples

  • A governed methodology records dividend-yield weighting with its source, cutoff, units, parameters, and effective version.

Common misconceptions

  • Dividend-Yield Weighting does not have one universal implementation without the declared methodology, data basis, and constraints.

Concept relationships

Prerequisites

Contrasts with

Where this concept is used

Tutorials planned

These catalogued topics use this concept, but their complete build has not shipped yet.

  • D03-F03-A02 Primary

Evidence and governance

  1. S&P Dow Jones Indices Index Mathematics Methodology S&P Dow Jones Indices · first party methodology

    Supports: preferred label, short definition, technical definition

    Limits: Authoritative for the provider's indices; conventions are not universal defaults for every index or security-level return series.

  2. Fintech Builder Glossary Definition Contract The Fintech Builder · internal governed contract

    Supports: variant distinction

    Limits: Defines governed platform behavior rather than claiming these policies are universally prescribed by external McClellan methodology.

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Last reviewed
2026-07-27
Next review
2027-07-27
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