Group 5_Mutual fund selection

Consider the following trading and performance data for four different equity mutual funds:   Fund W Fund X Fund Y Fund Z Assets Under Management,   $  289.40  $  653.70  $  1,298.40  $  5,567.30 Avg. for Past 12 Months (mil)         Security Sales, Past 12 Months (mil)  $     37.20  $  569.30  $  1,453.80  $     437.10 Expense Ratio  0.33% 0.71% 1.13% 0.21% Pretax Return, 3-Year Avg.  9.98% 10.65% 10.12% 9.83% Tax-Adjusted Return, 3-Year Avg.  9.43% 8.87% 9.34% 9.54%   a. Calculate the portfolio turnover ratio for each fund. b. Which two funds are most likely to be actively managed and which two are most likely passive funds? Explain. c. Calculate the tax cost ratio for each fund. d. Which funds were the most and least tax efficient in the operations? Why?

Compute the net asset value for a share of a mutual fund with the following characteristics: Market value of assets: Market value of liabilities: Number of shares outstanding: $26.07 $23.66 O $24.41 $22.76 25.04 $177,000,000 $12,000,000 7,250,000

The majority of mutual fund assets are now owned by Select one: O a. fiduciaries. O b. business organizations. c. institutional investors. d. individual investors. e. retirees.

Use Exhibit 20-6, Mutual Fund Quotation Table, to find the information for the mutual fund. American Funds Class A, EupacA symbol ---Select--- ✓ net asset value $

1. What is a mutual fund or unit trust? Explain and discuss the business model of mutual funds. What role do they play in the economy, and in the financial sector in particular?                                                   2. A mutual fund has assets of K5 092.2 million and K4.6 million in liabilities with outstanding shares of 150.6 million. Calculate the net asset value (NAV) of the portfolio.                                                                                  3. Another mutual fund manages a portfolio of securities of K120 million. The fund owes K4 million to advisers and a further K1 million for running expenses and has 5 million shares outstanding. Calculate the net asset value.

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Consider the following trading and performance data for four different equity mutual funds:     Fund W Fund x Fund y Fund z   Assets under Management, $284.4 $662.1 $1,286.4 $5,564.6       Avg. for Past 12 months (mil)           Security Sales, $44.6 $566.1 $1,455.6 $438.8       Past 12 months (mil)           Expense Ratio 0.33% 0.75% 1.19% 0.24%   Pretax Return, 3-year avg. 9.85% 10.65% 10.44% 9.73%   Tax-adjusted Return, 3-year avg. 8.84% 8.84% 9.10% 9.04%     Calculate the portfolio turnover ratio for each fund. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to two decimal places. Fund W:   % Fund X:   % Fund Y:   % Fund Z:   %

5. Comparing loads and fees Claire wants to buy shares in a mutual fund and has narrowed her selection to the following four funds. Answer the questions below to help assess each fund in terms of the fees each charges. Fund NAV Net Chg. YTD % Ret. MinT p $15.32 -0.05 2.5 IntRA r $18.77 0.05 5.4 MRGG r $27.81 0.19 7.9 MajTrkⁿ $45.21 0.28 9.0   Suppose MajTrkⁿ charges a commission of 8%. This_________an example of a relatively low-load fund. If Claire purchases $4,000 worth of MajTrkⁿ shares, only $___________will actually be invested. This means that the commission—as a percentage of the amount invested—is equal to     .   The mutual fund MinT p is a no-load fund that imposes a_________on reinvested dividends as well as on the initial investment. Funds that charge this type of fee _________ generally be expected to outperform funds that do not charge these fees.   Claire is planning on holding her shares for at least a year and wants a fund that…

What is the difference between mutual funds' class A, B, and C shares? O A. The timing and amount of the "load" B. The level of 12b-1 fees C. Both A and B O D.A and B shares are open-ended while C shares are closed-ended

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Q1. What is a mutual fund? In what sense is it a financial institution?. Q2. How is the net asset value (NAV) of a mutual fund determined? What is meant by the term marked-to-market daily? Q3. An investor purchases a mutual fund for $50. The fund pays dividends of $1.50, distributes a capital gain $2, and charges a fee of $2 when the fund is sold on year for $52.50. What is the net rate of return from this insurance? Formula for Question 3: Net gain = Dividend + capital gain + profit from fund sold – fee

EXHIBIT 20-6 Mutual Fund Quotation Table in the Wall Street Journal Online (3) NAV (1) (2) (4) (5) (6) Family/Fund Symbol Change YTD % 3-year % change return American Funds Class A GwthA p ICAA р EupacA WshA p AGTHX 25.53 0.01 -6.6 -7.9 AIVSX 23.99 0.01 -6.6 -8.6 AEPGX 35.99 0.17 -6.1 -5.8 AWSHX 23.60 0.02 -3.1 -9.1 СaplBA p САIВХ 46.62 0.15 -0.8 -4.8 Fidelity Invest Contra FCNTX 56.46 0.07 -3.0 -5.0 Magellan FMAGX 58.16 -0.09 -9.5 -11.3 DivIntl FDIVX 25.61 0.04 -8.5 -11.1 GoldInst r FGDIX 49.26 0.69 16.3 17.7 RealEstInc r FRIFX 10.00 0.02 10.7 3.6 John Hancock Funds A BondA p САTXFA p Classic Val p HİYMUBDA p JHNBX 15.52 0.01 10.5 8.7 ТАСАХ 10.60 0.01 8.9 4.9 PZFVX 13.70 0.03 -4.8 -15.8 JHTFX 8.30 8.6 5.1 InvGrBdA TAUSX 10.36 0.02 9.6 7.9 PIMCO Fds Institutional AllAsset PAAIX 12.30 0.01 9.4 6.3 IntIStksPLS r PISIX 8.72 0.04 4.6 -2.4 MortBckSec r PTRIX 11.10 0.01 8.7 8.8 VANGUARD INDEX FDS 500 Index VFINX 96.95 0.04 -4.7 -8.7 Europe VEURX 23.29 0.09 -10.2 -12.0 ITBond VBIIX 11.69 0.03…

Question FiveAs an investment analyst you have been asked to evaluate three mutual funds with the followingcharacteristicsMega Fund: This invests in money market instruments and the shares of blue-chip companies listedon the stock market.Bega Fund: This is a balanced fund which invests in shares of financial institutions and corporatebonds in equal proportion.Diva Fund: This is an index tracking fund which invests in all the shares of the companies listed onthe stock exchange. It was set up to mimic the Ghana Stock Exchange All-Share Index.The information relating to the three funds for the last five years is provided below:Year        Mega Fund       Bega Fund      Diva Fund1                33.60                 27.90              14.702                18.30                -15.20              31.403                18.60                 15.40             -13.304               -12.30                 11.10              18.305                 28.70                28.70…

K The information in the table applies to the day of investment in a mutual fund. Find (a) the net asset value and (b) the number of shares purchased. What is the net asset value? $ (Round to the nearest cent.) How many shares were purchased? (Round to the nearest whole number.) Amount Invested Total Fund Assets Total Fund Liabilities Total Shares Outstanding $4000 $908 million $48 million 80 million

1. A portfolio of 2 mutual funds, one investing in stocks and the other in bonds: ● Stock fund: Bond fund: Seatwork: Compute : 1. E(R) 2. VAR(Rp) 3. SD(Rp) Expected return 12% 8% Allocation Var Cov .50 300 90% .50 200

The information in the table applies to the day of investment in a mutual fund. Find (a) the net asset value and (b) the number of shares purchased. What is the net asset value? $ (Round to the nearest cent.) Amount Invested Total Fund Assets Total Fund Liabilities Total Shares Outstanding $7400 $665 million $32 million 50 million

Hybrid mutual funds invests in: O A. Common stocks B. Toyota Prius C. Long term bonds D. Both A & C

The information in the table applies to the day of investment in a mutual fund. Find (a) the net asset value and (b) the number of shares purchased. Amount Invested Total Fund Assets Total Fund Liabilities Total Shares Outstanding What is the net asset value? $ (Round to the nearest cent.) How many shares were purchased? (Round to the nearest whole number.) $6400 $925 million $41 million 40 million

4. In regard to selecting a mutual fund, equity fund data must be available for the last years: a. Eight b. Five c. Three d. Ten

Find the sales charge and sales charge percent for one share of AAGSX mutual fund stock if the stock was offered at ​$10.51 per share. 1 2 3 4 5 6 ​Family/ Fund Symbol NAV Chg YTD ​% return ​3-yr ​% chg AARP Funds           Aggr AAGSX 10.25 0.08 6.2 −1.6 Consrv AACNX 10.55 0.02 4.0 4.0 Mod p AAMDX 10.50 0.05 4.9 1.3 AMF Funds           IntMtg ASCPX 4.81 −0.01 0.1 −14.3 LgCpEq IICAX 8.16 0.08 7.5 −2.1 ShtUSGv ASITX 9.36 −0.01 0.2 0.7 UltraShrt p AULTX 5.45 −0.02 3.2 −12.2 UltShrtMtg ASARX 7.39 — 2.4 −4.4 USGvMtg ASMTX 8.64 −0.02 0.2 −0.7 APIEffFrtGrPrim fp           APIEffFrtGrPrim fp APITX 8.13 0.10 9.0 −6.5 APIMultIdxPrim           APIMultIdxPrim AFMMX 10.98 0.09 4.4 −9.6 AVS LPE Ptf           AVS LPE Ptf…

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The cost of investing in a mutual fund is measured by the: A B C D front load cost expense ratio comparative performance of the fund to the Standard and Poor's 500 index taxation of distributions at the investor level

Considering the following trading and performance data for 3 different equality mutual funds from JHancock asset management company for the year 2020: Emerging market fund Principal Balance Small Cap Fund Income Fund Average asset (RM' Mill) Security 310 655 520 40.1 570 575 Expenses ratio 0.35% 0.71% 1.65% Pre-tax return, 3-year 10.2% 11.1% 15.2% average Tax-adjusted return, 9.5% 8.91% 13.4% 3-year average i)Calculate the portfolio turnover ratio for each fund ii) Which fund is most likely to be actively managed and which is most likely to be passively managed? iii) Calculate the tax cost ratio for each fund iv) Determine which fund is the most and least tax efficient in their operations? Explain v) Explain what expenses ratio is and which portfolio is considered expenses efficient.

1. A mutual fund company has the following assets and liabilities (31/12/2019): Equities at market value 160,000,000 Bonds at market value 60,000,000 Cash 40,000,000 Total value assets 260,000,000 Liabilities 30,000,000 Market value of funds 23,000,0000 Number of share outstanding 6,000,0000 a. Determine the NAV of this fundb. By the end of June 2020, the value of the equity stock fell 30% and the value of the bonds rose 10%. At the same time the value of the fund´sliabilities rose by 10%. The cash position and the number of shares outstanding remained unchanged. Calculate the new NAV?

required :  i) Calculate the portfolio truniver ratio for each fund

In Growth and Income Mutual Fund the companies make investment of their funds in a. Already proven companies b. Debentures of companies c. Finance companies d. Government securities

Write a two to three sentence description of: a)Vanguard Total (US) Stock Market ETF b)Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF c)SPDR Portfolio TIPS ETF d)SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF e)Vanguard Target-Retirement 2065 Mutual Fund f)Vanguard LifeStrategy Moderate Growth Mutual fund

Problem #2. Calculate the total cost, proceeds, total gain (or loss), and return on investment for the given mutual fund. The offer price is the purchase price of the shares, and the net asset value is the price at which the shares were later sold. Show your work. Shares Offer Totall Price Cost 300 $10.35| ? Total Per Share Gain Dividends (or Loss) ? Net Asset Proceeds!. Value $12.95 ? .76 Returr Investn %