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andyly85
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Using DAX to create a column of cumulative returns

Hi all, I am trying to create a column using DAX to calculate the cumulative return of the fund and BM column, can you please help?  Thanks in advance!

 

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Greg_Deckler
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@andyly85 Try:

Column = 
  VAR __Date = [Date]
  VAR __Result = SUMX( FILTER( 'Table', [Date] <= __Date ), [Fund] )
RETURN
  __Result


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Greg_Deckler
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@andyly85 Try:

Column = 
  VAR __Date = [Date]
  VAR __Result = SUMX( FILTER( 'Table', [Date] <= __Date ), [Fund] )
RETURN
  __Result


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DAX is easy, CALCULATE makes DAX hard...

Thanks @Greg_Deckler !

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