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Investment Bogey

A performance benchmark that is used in comparing the results of an investment, portfolio, fund, etc. More specifically, it is...

IRR

It stands for internal rate of return; the money-weighted return (MWR) that causes the beginning value and intermediate cash flows...

Internal Rate of Return

The money-weighted return (MWR) that causes the beginning value and intermediate cash flows to grow to the ending value. It...

Wakalah Venture

Under wakalah bil-istithmar (investment agency), it is an investment in transferable investments or single-asset or pooled-assets investments where such investments,...

Pass Through Investment

Under wakalah bil-istithmar (investment agency), it is an investment subject to restriction as to its transferability and the involvement of...

International Capital Allocation

In the context of private equity fund investments, limited partners contribute capital to funds that diversify globally, rather than confine...

Drift

The expected change per unit of time in an asset price. For example, the drift of a stock price for...

Distressed Investment Fund

A private equity fund which mainly target financially troubled companies. More specifically, a distressed investment fund takes positions in the...

Distributed-Value-To-Paid-In Ratio

A return multiple that is used to assess the investment performance of a private equity fund. It is a ratio...

DVPI

It stands for distributed value to paid in ratio: a return multiple that is used to assess the investment performance...