Smucker (J.M.) is engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of food and beverage products. Co.'s reportable segments are: U.S. Retail Pet Foods, which includes the domestic sales of Meow Mix, Milk-Bone, Pup-Peroni, and Canine Carry Outs branded products; the U.S. Retail Coffee, which primarily includes the domestic sales of Folgers, Dunkin', and Cafe Bustelo branded coffee; and the U.S. Retail Consumer Foods, which primarily includes the domestic sales of Smucker's and Jif branded products. International and Away From Home includes the sale of products distributed domestically and in foreign countries through retail channels and foodservice distributors and operators. The SJM YTD return is shown above.
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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 SJM YTD return or other benchmarks/peers
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more than just the change in price if that instrument pays a dividend or coupon. Our website aims to empower investors
by performing the SJM YTD return calculation (with any dividends reinvested as applicable), and to provide a
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