Unilever is a consumer goods company. Co.'s segments are: Beauty and wellbeing, which is primarily in the sales of hair care (shampoo, conditioner, styling), skin care (hand and body moisturisers) and includes Prestige Beauty and Health and Wellbeing; Personal Care, which is primarily in the sales of skin cleansing, deodorant and oral care (toothpaste, toothbrush, mouthwash) products; Home Care, which is primarily in the sales of fabric care (washing powders and liquids) and a range of cleaning products; Nutrition, which is primarily in the sales of scratch cooking aids (soups, seasonings), dressings and tea products; and Ice Cream, which is primarily in the sales of ice cream products. The UL YTD return is shown above.
The YTD Return on the UL 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 UL 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 UL 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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