Research Frontiers is engaged in the development and marketing of technology and devices to control the flow of light. Co. develops and licenses its patented suspended particle device (SPD-Smart) light-control technology to other companies that manufacture and/or market the: SPD-Smart chemical emulsion, light-control film made from the chemical emulsion, the light-control panels made by laminating the film, electronics to power end-products incorporating the film, or lamination services for, and the end-products themselves such as smart windows, skylights and sunroofs. Co.'s product applications for SPD-Smart glass or plastic include automotive, aerospace and marine; and architectural. The REFR YTD return is shown above.
The YTD Return on the REFR 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 REFR 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 REFR 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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