Stock holding period return calculator
The holding period can be anything such as 1 day, 1 month, 6 months, 1 year, 5 years and so on. If you buy an asset now at $100 and sell it at $120 after 2 years, the holding period return will be (120 – 100)/100 = 20%. The Holding Period Return is an investment measure that calculates the return you have received on your investment over the length of time that you have held the investment. Calculating annualized returns First, determine the investment's overall total return over the holding period you're examining. You can find this by subtracting the investment's current value from