Definitions
In plain terms
It is commonly lower than the gross total return variant when positive tax deductions apply.
Technical
The series requires investor or treaty assumptions, tax schedules and effective dates, dividend classifications, FX, corrections, and the same constituent and corporate-action rules as its family.
Scope
It is not a personalized after-tax return and can differ among providers.
Examples
- A governed index record identifies net total return index with its applicable methodology version, effective time, source, and units.
Common misconceptions
- Net Total Return Index does not have one universal implementation without the named index methodology, data cutoff, and governance context.
Concept relationships
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Broader concepts
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Where this concept is used
Evidence and governance
- 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.
- 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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- fintech-builder-owner-approved
- Last reviewed
- 2026-07-27
- Next review
- 2027-07-27
- Record status
- published