How IRR is calculated: money-weighted returns explained
The IRR (internal rate of return) is the yearly return that your deposits and withdrawals, each at its own date, would have needed to grow into your portfolio's current value. Mon Petit Portfolio calculates it with the XIRR method, the same one spreadsheets use. Because it weighs each euro by how long it was invested, it is the fairest measure of what you actually earned when you add money over time.
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