American Electric Power Co., Inc. is an electric public utility holding company. It operates and maintains the electricity transmission system and distribution lines to deliver power. Its segments include Vertically Integrated Utilities, Transmission and Distribution Utilities, AEP Transmission Holdco, and Generation & Marketing. Vertically Integrated Utilities segment is engaged in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity for sale to retail and wholesale customers. Transmission and Distribution Utilities segment is engaged in the transmission and distribution of electricity for sale to retail and wholesale customers. The AEP YTD return is shown above.
The YTD Return on the AEP YTD return page and across the coverage universe of our site,
is a measure of the total return for a given investment year-to-date for the current calendar year
(up to the end of prior trading session). Arguably, choosing the current calendar year for a measurement
period is on the one hand completely arbitrary, but on the other hand a year-to-date look can be extremely
useful in the context of our country's tax system which taxes gains and income on a calendar year basis.
Thus, researching Year-To-Date Returns is good practice for investors — whether AEP YTD return or other benchmarks/peers
— and when doing so it is also important to factor in dividends, because a financial instrument's YTD return is
more than just the change in price if that instrument pays a dividend or coupon. Our website aims to empower investors
by performing the AEP YTD return calculation (with any dividends reinvested as applicable), and to provide a
coverage universe of many stocks and ETFs to be able to compare YTD returns.
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