Exam 4: Mutual Funds and Other Investment Companies

You purchased shares of a mutual fund at a price of $20 per share at the beginning of the year and paid a front-end load of 6.0%. If the securities in which the fund invested increased in value by 10% during the year, and the fund's expense ratio was 1.5%, your return if you sold the fund at the end of the year would be

Of the following types of ETFs, an investor who wishes to invest in a diversified portfolio that tracks the S&P 500 should choose

Investors' Choice Fund had NAV per share of $37.25 on January 1, 2016. On December 31 of the same year, the fund s rate of return for the year was 17.3%. Income distributions were $1.14, and the fund had capital gain distributions of $1.35. Without considering taxes and transactions costs, what ending NAV would you calculate for Investors' Choice?

Assume that you purchased shares of High Flying mutual fund at a net asset value of $12.50 per share. During the year, you received dividend income distributions of $0.78 per share and capital gains distributions of $1.67 per share. At the end of the year, the shares had a net asset value of $13.87 per share. What was your rate of return on this investment?

The Profitability Fund had NAV per share of $17.50 on January 1, 2016. On December 31 of the same year, the fund's NAV was $19.47. Income distributions were $0.75, and the fund had capital gain distributions of $1.00. Without considering taxes and transactions costs, what rate of return did an investor receive on the Profitability Fund last year?

You purchased shares of a mutual fund at a price of $20 per share at the beginning of the year and paid a front-end load of 6.0%. If the securities in which the fund invested increased in value by 10% during the year, and the fund's expense ratio was 1.5%, your return if you sold the fund at the end of the year would be

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

At issue, offering prices of open-end funds will often be

Which of the following statements about money market mutual funds is true?

Differences between hedge funds and mutual funds are that

A mutual fund had average daily assets of $4.0 billion in 2016. The fund sold $1.5 billion worth of stock and purchased $1.6 billion worth of stock during the year. The fund's turnover ratio is

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

Which of the following is not an advantage of owning mutual funds?

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

A mutual fund had year-end assets of $327,000,000 and liabilities of $46,000,000. If the fund NAV was $30.48, how many shares must have been held in the fund?

Which of the following is not an advantage of owning mutual funds?

Closed-end funds are frequently issued at a ______ to NAV and subsequently trade at a __________ to NAV.

A mutual fund had average daily assets of $4.7 billion in 2016. The fund sold $2.2 billion worth of stock and purchased $3.6 billion worth of stock during the year. The fund's turnover ratio is

Patty O Furniture purchased 100 shares of Green Isle mutual fund at a net asset value of $42 per share. During the year, Patty received dividend income distributions of $2.00 per share and capital gains distributions of $4.30 per share. At the end of the year, the shares had a net asset value of $40 per share. What was Patty's rate of return on this investment?

In 2016, the proportion of mutual funds (based on total assets) specializing in money market securities was