Bloomberg Function Finder

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Function Finder

34 functions

DES

Security Description

Equities

Company overview: market cap, sector, business summary and 52-week range.

Type a ticker, then DES <GO>
FA

Financial Analysis

Equities

Income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, ratios and consensus estimates.

<Ticker> FA <GO>
COMP

Comparable Analysis

Equities

Peer comparable analysis with valuation multiples (P/E, EV/EBITDA).

<Ticker> COMP <GO>
ANR

Analyst Recommendations

Equities

Analyst ratings, price targets and consensus for a company.

<Ticker> ANR <GO>
DVD

Dividends & Splits

Equities

Dividend history, yields and projected dividends.

<Ticker> DVD <GO>
EE

Earnings Estimates

Equities

Consensus earnings estimates and surprise history.

<Ticker> EE <GO>
HDS

Holders

Equities

Major shareholders and institutional ownership breakdown.

<Ticker> HDS <GO>
CF

Company Filings

Equities

Regulatory filings, annual reports and company documents.

<Ticker> CF <GO>
ESG

ESG Analysis

Equities

Environmental, social and governance scores and disclosures.

<Ticker> ESG <GO>
SPLC

Supply Chain

Equities

Suppliers, customers and revenue exposure across the supply chain.

<Ticker> SPLC <GO>
EQS

Equity Screening

Markets

Screen global equities by custom criteria like market cap, P/E and yield.

EQS <GO>
WEI

World Equity Indices

Markets

Live snapshot of global equity index performance.

WEI <GO>
IPO

IPO Monitor

Markets

Upcoming, priced and recent initial public offerings.

IPO <GO>
MA

Mergers & Acquisitions

Markets

M&A deal monitor and adviser league tables.

MA <GO>
MOST

Most Active

Markets

Most active securities ranked by volume and value.

MOST <GO>
YAS

Yield & Spread Analysis

Fixed Income

Bond price/yield conversion, G-spread, Z-spread, OAS, ASW, duration and convexity.

<Bond> YAS <GO>
CRPR

Credit Profile

Fixed Income

Credit ratings across agencies with history and outlooks.

<Ticker> CRPR <GO>
DDIS

Debt Distribution

Fixed Income

Maturity profile of an issuer's outstanding debt.

<Ticker> DDIS <GO>
WB

World Bond Markets

Fixed Income

Global government bond yields and spreads at a glance.

WB <GO>
ECO

Economic Calendar

Economics

Scheduled economic releases with forecasts, priors and actuals.

ECO <GO>
ECST

Economic Statistics

Economics

Country-level economic indicators and historical series.

ECST <GO>
FXIP

FX Information Portal

Economics

Foreign exchange rates, forwards and FX analytics hub.

FXIP <GO>
GP

Line Chart

Charting

Historical price line chart with technical overlays (MA, Bollinger, MACD, RSI).

<Ticker> GP <GO>
GIP

Intraday Chart

Charting

Intraday tick and price chart for the loaded security.

<Ticker> GIP <GO>
HP

Historical Prices

Charting

Tabular historical pricing over a chosen date range.

<Ticker> HP <GO>
TOP

Top News

News

Top business and market headlines worldwide.

TOP <GO>
N

News Search

News

Search and read news by keyword, security or topic.

N <GO>
CN

Company News

News

Latest headlines for the loaded company.

<Ticker> CN <GO>
BDP

Excel: Single Data Point

Excel

=BDP() pulls one current data field into an Excel cell.

=BDP("AAPL US Equity","PX_LAST")
BDH

Excel: Historical Data

Excel

=BDH() pulls a historical time series into Excel.

=BDH("AAPL US Equity","PX_LAST",start,end)
BDS

Excel: Bulk Data

Excel

=BDS() returns multi-cell / table data into Excel.

=BDS("AAPL US Equity","TOP_20_HOLDERS")
PORT

Portfolio & Risk Analytics

Portfolio

Portfolio attribution, risk, characteristics and scenario analysis.

PORT <GO>
HELP

Help & Live Support

General

Press HELP once for function help; twice to chat the Bloomberg help desk 24/7.

HELP HELP
FLDS

Field Finder

General

Search Bloomberg data field mnemonics for use in functions and Excel.

FLDS <GO>