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  • noun finance An owner of a beneficial interest ("unit") in a financial entity such as an investment trust.

Etymologies

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unit +‎ holder

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Examples

  • The repayment of the Fund's credit facility was considered to be in the best interest of the Fund's unitholders, as the Manager considered doing so would have a more significant impact on long-term unitholder value than would have been realized by purchasing units through the Program in declining market conditions.

    Marketwire - Breaking News Releases 2009

  • It is up to the unitholder (and his financial advisor) to lighten up on equity funds when appropriate.

    Are Small Investors Irrational?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • Income trusts are comprised of assets assigned to a dedicated trust of which you, the shareholder or unitholder, own a portion, as well as the future cash flow stream associated with those assets.

    The Canroy Alternatives Joseph Tatusko 2006

  • The company has a unitholder rights plan in place to deal with an unsolicited offer to give it time to evaluate the bid.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Ross Marowits 2011

  • And again, as I always say, when I iterate our commitment, is to increase shareholder and unitholder value and to continue to grow our distributions.

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  • Distributable cash flow is also a quantitative standard used throughout the investment community with respect to publicly-traded partnerships and limited liability companies because the value of a unit of such an entity is generally determined by the unit's yield which in turn is based on the amount of cash distributions the entity pays to a unitholder.

    unknown title 2011

  • Its objectives are to provide stable and growing cash distributions to unitholders and to maximize unitholder value through effective management and accretive portfolio growth.

    unknown title 2011

  • Distributable cash flow is also a quantitative standard used throughout the investment community with respect to publicly-traded partnerships and limited liability companies because the value of a unit of such an entity is generally determined by the unit's yield which in turn is based on the amount of cash distributions the entity pays to a unitholder.

    Reuters: Press Release 2011

  • The Form S-4 incorporates a joint proxy statement/prospectus which Vanguard and ENP mailed to their respective unitholders in connection with obtaining unitholder approval of the proposed merger.

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  • Completion of the merger, assuming the requisite unitholder votes are obtained and subject to other customary terms and conditions, is expected to occur on November 30, 2011.

    unknown title 2011

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  • One who owns units or shares of a trust or fund.

    February 13, 2010