what is month to date 
month to date is used to measure earnings return and income it refers to the first of the month through the last business day before the current day because the current business day may still be in progress the bottom lineyear to date represents one way to measure the return provided by a group of securities or an index it can be a metric for a company s financial progress a company can analyze performance trends throughout the year rather than wait for end of year figures ytd is a simple way to assess progress over time 