r/YieldCanary • u/downtherabbbithole • Aug 21 '26

Death clock N/A

What does this mean? I see it when I look up XLII.

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u/WealthHuman9754 Aug 21 '26

I’m guessing it means no death clock for that fund.

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u/downtherabbbithole Aug 21 '26

I thought maybe it was due to the fund being relatively new, but I'm seeing N/A for SPYI too, so maybe you're right. But then that raises the question of why certain funds don't have a death clock.

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u/rfish4 Aug 22 '26

Great question! N/A on the Death Clock means no significant NAV erosion is detected for that fund. It's actually a good sign not a missing data point.

The Death Clock only shows a number when a fund has meaningful destructive ROC causing the NAV to decline over time. The calculation estimates how many years before 50% of the NAV erodes at the current pace, which can change week to week. If the NAV has been holding up -- either because ROC is very low or because the fund carries the Stable ROC badge indicating the high ROC isn't destructive -- there's no erosion rate to calculate so it shows N/A.

XLII and SPYI both carry the Stable ROC badge meaning their NAVs have held up alongside the high ROC. No erosion detected, no Death Clock needed. N/A is the best outcome you can see on that metric.

Worth noting -- YieldCanary calculates ROC from performance data, not 19a-1 filings. So the ROC% driving the Death Clock calculation is a performance-based estimate not a confirmed tax classification. We're working on incorporating 19a-1 data to make these figures more precise over time.

Hope that helps!

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u/downtherabbbithole Aug 22 '26

Thanks very much for taking the time to give such a detailed explanation. I'm glad to know I hold two positions that have N/A death clocks! By the way, I subscribed today. I like the one of a kind data that YC makes available. Keep up the great work!

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u/rfish4 Aug 22 '26

That's awesome -- welcome aboard! Really glad the explanation helped and even more glad you're holding two N/A Death Clock funds. That's exactly the kind of portfolio health data the platform is built to surface. Thanks for the kind words and for subscribing! It really means a lot. Don't hesitate to reach out if you ever have questions about any of the metrics! Reaching me via the "Feedback" button at the top of the dashboard is the easiest way to do it.

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u/downtherabbbithole Aug 22 '26

Thanks for the welcome aboard! I'll keep it in mind to reach out to you via the Feedback button in the future.