Exam 4: Mutual Funds and Other Investment Companies

Multiple Mutual Funds had year-end assets of $457,000,000 and liabilities of $17,000,000. There were 24,300,000 shares in the fund at year end. What was Multiple Mutual's net asset value?

Which of the following statements about real estate investment trusts is true?

In 2016, the proportion of hybrid (bond and stock) mutual funds (based on total assets) was

A mutual fund had NAV per share of $19.00 on January 1, 2016. On December 31 of the same year, the fund's NAV was $19.14. Income distributions were $0.57, and the fund had capital gain distributions of $1.12. Without considering taxes and transactions costs, what rate of return did an investor receive on the fund last year?

Growth Fund had year-end assets of $862,000,000 and liabilities of $12,000,000. There were 32,675,254 shares in the fund at year end. What was Growth Fund's net asset value?

Investors in closed-end funds who wish to liquidate their positions must

Of the following types of ETFs, an investor who wishes to invest in a diversified portfolio that tracks the Russell 2000 should choose

Which of the following characteristics apply to unit investment trusts? I) Most are invested in fixed-income portfolios. II) They are actively-managed portfolios. III) The sponsor pools securities, then sells public shares in the trust. IV) The portfolio is fixed for the life of the fund.

Growth Fund had year-end assets of $862,000,000 and liabilities of $12,000,000. There were 32,675,254 shares in the fund at year end. What was Growth Fund's net asset value?

Management fees and other expenses of mutual funds may include

You purchased shares of a mutual fund at a price of $17 per share at the beginning of the year and paid a front-end load of 5.0%. If the securities in which the fund invested increased in value by 12% during the year, and the fund's expense ratio was 1.0%, your return if you sold the fund at the end of the year would be

A mutual fund had year-end assets of $750,000,000 and liabilities of $7,500,000. There were 40,000,000 shares in the fund at year end. What was the mutual fund's net asset value?

Which one of the following statements regarding closed-end mutual funds is false?

Investors in closed-end funds who wish to liquidate their positions must

Which one of the following statements regarding open-end mutual funds is false?

The Yachtsman Fund had NAV per share of $36.12 on January 1, 2016. On December 31 of the same year, the fund's NAV was $39.71. Income distributions were $0.64, and the fund had capital gain distributions of $1.13. Without considering taxes and transactions costs, what rate of return did an investor receive on the Yachtsman Fund last year?

A mutual fund had NAV per share of $36.15 on January 1, 2016. On December 31 of the same year, the fund's rate of return for the year was 14.0%. Income distributions were $1.16, and the fund had capital gain distributions of $2.12. Without considering taxes and transactions costs, what ending NAV would you calculate?

Diversified Portfolios had year-end assets of $279,000,000 and liabilities of $43,000,000. If Diversified's NAV was $42.13, how many shares must have been held in the fund?

Of the following types of ETFs, an investor who wishes to invest in a diversified portfolio that tracks the Dow Jones Industrials should choose

Of the following types of mutual funds, an investor who wishes to invest in a diversified portfolio of stocks worldwide (including the U.S.) should choose