Our distribution planning process requires forward-looking income estimates. Can PIF help?

PIF provides income projections years into the future, helping fund administrators, tax teams, and portfolio managers better anticipate distribution requirements and support planning decisions.

Income projections for portfolios are constantly change throughout the year. How can I stay ahead of these changes?

Portfolio Income Forecasting (PIF) allows you to monitor accrued and forecasted income as market events unfold, providing visibility into forecast changes driven by dividend announcements, interest payments, corporate actions, and portfolio activity.

We currently rely on spreadsheets to estimate portfolio income. Is there a more efficient approach?

PIF centralizes all the data you need in once place, helping teams reduce manual calculations, improve consistency, and gain a clearer view of expected income across portfolios.

How can I better understand what is driving changes in projected income?

PIF provides transparency into income forecasts and the underlying drivers of change, helping you identify the impact of dividend increases or cuts, portfolio turnover, floating rate coupon movements, and other security-level events.

We need greater visibility into future portfolio income when making investment decisions. How can PIF support portfolio managers?

PIF provides forward-looking income insights on the portfolio and security level that help managers evaluate the income impact of investment decisions, identify potential shortfalls or opportunities, and better align portfolios with income objectives.

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Finding it challenging to keep track of realized and forecasted portfolio income?

Our Portfolio Income Forecasting (PIF) tool is designed to help fund administrators, tax teams and portfolio managers forecast portfolio income and track changes throughout the year. It also provides portfolio level analytics as well as constituent-level breakdowns to provide granular insights which can be shared through our automated reporting feature.

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Turn Portfolio Income Data into Actionable Insights

Monitor changes in expected portfolio income throughout the year

Identify drivers of income variance

Evaluate income exposure across portfolios

Support tax, accounting, and portfolio management workflows

Improve communication through automated reporting

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Finding it challenging to keep track of realized and forecasted portfolio income?

Turn Portfolio Income Data into Actionable Insights

Monitor changes in expected portfolio income throughout the year

Identify drivers of income variance

Evaluate income exposure across portfolios

Support tax, accounting, and portfolio management workflows

Improve communication through automated reporting

Track Forecasted and Realized Income in One Place Track realized and forecasted income across multiple portfolios—all in one place. Monitor accrued and projected income across equities, fixed income, ETFs, mutual funds, and cash positions.

Access Broad Global Market Coverage Leverage S&P Global Market Intelligence's extensive data and analytics capabilities. Forecast income across a broad range of securities using trusted dividend forecasting and bond pricing data.

Automate Reporting and Distribution Reduce manual effort and streamline workflows. Automatically generate fund-level income reports, helping teams cut down on administrative tasks and improve operational efficiency.

Analyze Income at a Granular Level Analyze income with greater precision. Access detailed portfolio- and security-level analytics, distribution estimates, and historical comparisons to uncover deeper insights.

Make More Informed Portfolio Decisions Compare trends and optimize investment strategies. Evaluate realized versus forecasted income across reporting periods to support more informed portfolio decisions.

Designed for

Portfolio Managers

Fund Administrators

Risk Managers

Fund Accountants

Wealth Managers

Tax Professionals

You may also be interested in

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Our distribution planning process requires forward-looking income estimates. Can PIF help? PIF provides income projections years into the future, helping fund administrators, tax teams, and portfolio managers better anticipate distribution requirements and support planning decisions.

We currently rely on spreadsheets to estimate portfolio income. Is there a more efficient approach? PIF centralizes all the data you need in once place, helping teams reduce manual calculations, improve consistency, and gain a clearer view of expected income across portfolios.

Request Follow Up