13 Investing in Mutual Funds • Mutual Fund = an investment vehicle offered by investment companies to those who wish to: – Pool money – Buy stocks, bonds, and other financial securities – Have buy/sell decisions made by fund manager • Many mutual funds chosen for inclusion in retirement account investments (e.g., 401(k)s) 13-1
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13 Investing in Mutual Funds
• Mutual Fund = an investment vehicle offered by investment companies to those who wish to:
– Pool money
– Buy stocks, bonds, and other financial securities
– Have buy/sell decisions made by fund manager
• Many mutual funds chosen for inclusion in retirement account investments (e.g., 401(k)s)
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Objective 1Explain the Characteristics of
Mutual Fund Investments
Investment Company
• Pools the money of many investors – its shareholders – to invest in a variety of securities
• Employs fund manager who is compensated for selecting securities appropriate to the fund’s stated objective
• “Financial Intermediary”
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How a Mutual Fund Works
Why Investors Purchase Mutual Funds
• Professional Management– Who is the fund’s manager?
– How has the fund performed under the current managers?
• Diversification– Investor’s funds are used to purchase a variety
of investments (shares of many different companies)
– Risk reduction
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Characteristics of Funds
• Closed-End Funds (7% of all Mutual Funds)– Fixed number of shares issued when the fund is organized– Trade like shares of common stock on stock exchanges– Trade price set by supply & demand– Actively managed – Most sell at a discount relative to their net asset value
• Exchange-Traded Funds (6% of all Mutual Funds)– Invests to replicate the composition of a specific securities index– Performance mirrors index performance – Low management fees– Trade on exchanges throughout the day like stock– Prices determined by supply and demand– Can be sold short and traded with limit orders
• Open-End Mutual Funds (87% of all Mutual Funds)– Shares issued and redeemed on demand– Actively managed
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Net Asset Value
Net Asset Value (NAV):
Current market value of assets held by a fund
AUM = “Assets Under Management”
– Net Assets = Fund Assets (AUM) - Liabilities
– NAV calculated at the close of trading
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Example: $52,500,000 value of fund net assets 3,500,000 number of shares = $15 per share
Open-End Funds
Open-End Funds ≈ Majority of funds
– Shares issued and redeemed by investment company at the request of investors
– Investors free to buy and sell shares at the net asset value (NAV)
– No broker or stock exchange required
– Wide variety of services
• Automatic deposit and withdrawal
• Exchanges among family of funds
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Costs: Load Funds vs. No-Load Funds
• Load Fund– Sometimes called an “A” fund
– Commission (sales charge) up to 8.5%
• Average = 3 to 5%
– Paid every time shares purchased
– Purchased through brokerage firms or registered representatives
• Salespeople prepared to explain the fund and help determine if it meets the investor’s financial goals
• No-Load Fund
– No up-front sales charge
– No salespeople
– Investor deals directly with the investment company via 800
numbers or Web sites, or from discount brokers 13-8
Costs: Load Funds vs. No-Load Funds
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC)
– “Back-end load”
– “B” fund
– “Redemption fee”
– Charged upon withdrawal of funds (1-5%)
– Generally decreases on a sliding scale depending on number of years shares are held
• Disappears after about 5 years
• Knowing your holding period is key factor 13-9
Costs: Management Fees and Other Charges
• Management Fee– Charged yearly (.25%-1.5% of NAV average)
based on a percentage of AUM
• 12b-1 Fee– Annual fee to defray advertising and
marketing costs
– Cannot exceed 1% of AUM per year
• Expense Ratio– Total expenses associated with management
fees and operating costs of the fund13-10
Typical Mutual Fund Fees
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Objective 2Classify Mutual Funds by
Investment Objective
Long-term Funds
Stock Funds Bonds Funds Other Funds
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Stock FundsLong-term
Funds
Stock Funds Bonds Funds Other Funds
Growth
Equity income
Price growth vs. Dividend Income
Aggressive Growth
Socially responsibleInvest in socially responsible firms
Economic SectorsSector funds
Company Size
Regional
Index funds Match index holdings
% U.S. vs. International
Small-cap
Mid-cap
Global
International
Large-cap
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Bond FundsLong-term Funds
Stock Funds Bonds Funds Other Funds
High-yield
Intermediate Corporate bonds
Intermediate U.S. Gov't bonds
Long-term corporate bonds
Long-term U.S. gov't bonds
Municipal bonds
Short-term corporate bonds
Short-term U.S.gov't bonds 13-14
Other Funds
Long-term Funds
Stock Funds Bonds Funds Other Funds
Money Market Funds
Asset Allocation Funds
Balanced Funds
Lifecycle Funds
Fund of Funds
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Balancing Risk and Returns on Mutual Funds
A Family of Funds
One investment company manages a group of mutual funds portfolios
– Each fund has a different financial objective
– Exchange privileges allow movement from one fund to another within the family with low or no charge
– Listed alphabetically in newspapers
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Names of popular investment companies?
Objective 3Evaluate Mutual Funds
Managed Funds vs. Index Funds
• Managed Fund fund manager makes all decisions regarding what securities are included in the fund’s portfolio
• Index Fund securities held by the fund replicate those contained in a specific index like the S&P 500
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Sources of Fund Information1. Internet sites provide current values
– http://finance.yahoo.com
– www.businessweek.com
– www.morningstar.com
– www.smartmoney.com
2. Check mutual fund companies’ Internet sites
– www.troweprice.com
– www.vanguard.com
3. Professional Advisory Services– Lipper Analytical Services