Unit 10- Investment Products Flashcards
UIT
Unit Investment Trust
FAC
Face-Amount Certificate Company
Open-Ended Funds
mutual fund
when liquidating, investor returns shares to fund
Closed-End Funds
limited number of shares
when liquidating, investor sells on secondary market
75-5-10 Diversificaton
Within 75% of invested funds:
-No more than 5% of funds should be invested in the securities of any one issuer
- Fund may not own more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any one issuer
UNDER INVESTMENT ACT OF 1940
OF 3 TYPES OF INVESTMENT COMPANIES, WHAT TYPE IS AN ETF?
UITs or open-end funds
ETF CREATION UNITS
LARGE BLOCK ISSUES OF ETF
- IF LIQUIDATING, INVESTOR returns creation units to fund and redeems the actual securities that comprise the portfolio instead of CASH.
How many times are ETFs priced throughout the day?
Continuously
Which of three types of investments does not have management fee, has redeemable shares, and a fixed portfolio?
UIT
Who must an investment company register with?
SEC
3 requirements to be an investment company and issue securities to the public:
- private capitalization of $100,000
- 100 investors
- clearly defined investment objectives
- If does not meet first two requirements, it can still register a public offering as long as it does meet the requirements within 90 days.
Can mutual funds be purchased on margin?
No
How often must shareholders receive reports according to 1940 ACT?
At least, semi-annually
Expense Ratio
Expenses / Avg. Net Assets
Sales Charge Equation
Public Offering Price - Net Asset Value = Sales Charge
Sales Charge % Equation
Sales Charge / POP = Sales Charge %