In microsoft.public.money, Mary wrote:

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You laid out $1000. You now have $1275. That is a gain-- just not a
capital gain. In the Portfolio view you might notice a Price
Appreciation and Gain column that you can select. The difference is
that Gain includes dividends.

Dividends are real money.

Why is the performance report showing a gain on an
investment in which I actually have a loss. For example

Cost 1000
Div Reinvestment 773
Total Cost Basis 1773
Value [at] 9/30 1275

Performance report showing gain of 275 when it should be a
loss of 520?

Thanks,
Mary