Investor Performance Template for Financial Evaluation in Excel

Key benefits & value for buyers

The Investor performance template translates raw cashflows and positions into clear, actionable performance metrics — without custom programming or expensive BI tools. It saves time, reduces calculation errors, and produces client-ready reports.

What you get and why it matters

• Accurate performance metrics: Built-in XIRR and time-weighted return logic ensures you measure returns the industry way, suitable for funds and portfolios with irregular cashflows.
• Faster reporting: Dashboard and printable summary let you prepare monthly and quarterly reports in minutes, freeing time for analysis instead of spreadsheet plumbing.
• Auditability: Transparent formulas and a sheet for raw cashflow reconciliation make the workbook verifiable for external auditors or internal review.
• Customizable automation: VBA macros import price feeds and run scheduled refreshes — ideal for recurring reporting processes.
• Flexible delivery: Use the ready template as-is or order hourly customization from ProXlsx to match your chart of accounts, currencies, or reporting policies.

Use cases & real-life scenarios

Accountant preparing fund reports

An audit firm uses the template to reconcile investor cashflows, compute money-weighted returns, and produce a one-page summary for the fund manager. Reconciled inputs and exported PDF save the firm two days per month.

Corporate treasury tracking multiple portfolios

A company’s treasury team consolidates bank deposits, mutual funds and fixed-income positions into the template to compare performance and measure true contribution by asset class — all without a separate investment system.

Independent analyst or boutique investment advisor

Consultants use the template to deliver client-ready performance attribution reports, explain sources of return, and export visuals for presentations.

Who is this product for?

The Investor performance template is tailored to:

• Accountants and auditors preparing fund and investor reports
• Data analysts and financial controllers managing recurring performance reports
• Investment teams in SMEs or consultancies that need professional analysis without enterprise software
• Companies seeking a quick, low-cost solution with optional hourly customization and automation support

How to choose the right version

The template is available in two practical editions:

• Standard: Ready-made dashboard, IRR/XIRR, basic contribution analysis — best if you have clean cashflow data and need fast reporting.
• Professional (with macros): Adds automated imports, scheduled report generation, and advanced attribution — choose this if you want to automate repetitive steps or integrate CSV price feeds.

Unsure which fits? Purchase the Standard version and book one hour of ProXlsx customization to upgrade or adapt the workbook to your chart of accounts.

Quick comparison with typical alternatives

When deciding between options, consider these trade-offs:

• Manual spreadsheets: Cheaper initially but error-prone and hard to scale — our template provides tested formulas and layout to reduce risk.
• Custom-built systems & ERPs: Powerful but costly and slow to deploy — the template delivers professional results at a fraction of the cost and time.
• Cloud performance platforms: Great for large portfolios with continuous feeds — our template is ideal if you need control, local files, and easy audit trails without subscriptions.

Best practices & tips to get maximum value

• Standardize input formats (dates, currencies, sign convention for cashflows) before importing to avoid mismatches.
• Keep a raw-data sheet unchanged — use a separate sheet for cleaned data so you can always trace calculations back to source.
• Use the Professional edition if you run monthly automated reports — schedule imports and exports through the VBA macros to save time.
• Document any customization in the workbook’s README sheet so auditors and colleagues understand assumptions and mapping.

Common mistakes when buying or using similar templates — and how to avoid them

• Mistake: Buying a template without checking cashflow conventions. Fix: Verify how negative/positive flows are handled and test with historical transactions.
• Mistake: Assuming macros will run identically on Mac. Fix: Use the Standard (non-macro) edition on Mac or confirm VBA compatibility first.
• Mistake: Not planning for multi-currency reporting. Fix: Ask for a customization to add FX conversion and valuation dates.

Product specifications

• File type: .xlsx (Standard) / .xlsm (Professional with macros)
• Sheets included: Instructions, Raw Data, Cleaned Cashflows, Calculations, Dashboard, Printable Report
• Key calculations: XIRR, IRR, Time-weighted returns, Money-weighted returns, Rolling returns, Max drawdown
• Charts: Performance over time, rolling windows, contribution by asset class, drawdown curve
• Macros: Optional automation for import/export, available in Professional edition (Windows recommended)
• Compatibility: Excel 2016+, Office 365 (macros may have reduced functionality on Mac)
• Delivery: Immediate digital download after purchase + optional hourly customization services from ProXlsx
• Support: 14-day email support for setup questions; paid hourly work available for bespoke changes

Frequently asked questions