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LOS 39.e: Describe mutual funds and Session Unit 12:
compare them with other pooled 39. Portfolio Management: An Overview

investment products., p.105

Pooled investments - a single investment portfolio containing funds from multiple investors with the
ownership % of each linked to proportion of funds in the pool! Each share is worth the Net Asset Value
Per Share! As the pooled investment is mutually owned, it is called mutual fund!

Open-end mutual fund Closed-end mutual fund

Open entry? YES –they accept new investments at the founding NO –they don’t accept new investments once founded!
and ongoing! Typically, a private company is formed! Typically an exchange-listed company is formed!

How to enter? Buy shares at NAV per share from the fund at any Buy shares at NAV per share from inception.
time. tanties
How to exit? Redeem/sell shares at NAV per share back to the Redeem/sell shares at on sock exchange or Over-The-
fund Counter (OTC)

Any upfront • No-load funds do not charge any up-front fees Normal brokerage costs for buying and selling will
fees for buying for purchasing or redemption fees for selling. apply!
shares? • Load funds charge up-front fees for purchasing
or redemption fees for selling, or both!

Managed by Appointed mutual fund managers Appointed mutual fund managers

Management % of NAV ongoing % of NAV ongoing
fees