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CHAPTER 4: Mutual Funds
Acvity 1
ASSET MANAGEMENT
PART 1: NET ASSET VALUE
You are looking to invest in a mutual fund and want to know the net asset value for today. This is what you learn: The fund has
20 million shares and the total market value of its assets today is $300 million. The expense rao for the fund is 0.004% daily.
1. What is the net asset value of one share of this mutual fund? Use a calculator to nd the answer.
Total Market Value
– (Expense Rao x
Total Market Value)
= Net Market Value ÷ Number of Shares = Net Asset Value
$ – $ = $ ÷ = $
2. How much would it cost you to buy 100 shares if this was a no-load fund? $________________________
3. If you had $5,000 to invest, and this fund had a 4.75% sales load, how much would your net investment be? Use a
calculator to nd the answer.
Investment Amount – (Sales Load x Investment Amount) = Net Investment
$ – $ = $
PART 2: BUILDING A MUTUAL FUND PORTFOLIO
Imagine you have $20,000 to invest in mutual funds. Spend some me researching dierent funds that might t your needs
and then select at least ve to invest your money. You must include at least one stock fund, one bond fund, and one hybrid
in your selection. Use this chart to create a profile of your mutual fund portfolio, including the pros and cons for each of
your choices. (We provide a sample to get you started.) Then answer the questions on the next page.
Fund Name Symbol Asset Type Net Assets Expense Rao Pros Cons
Baron Partners
Retail
BPTRX Stocks
$2.2 billion
1.34%
High year-to-
date return of
15.34%
High risk,
borrows money
for investment
opportunies
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CHAPTER 4: Mutual Funds
1. What is your asset allocaon?
By Individual Funds:
Fund 1: __________________%
Fund 2: __________________%
Fund 3: __________________%
Fund 4: __________________%
Fund 5: __________________%
2. Create a journal to track your funds’ expenses and total market value over a 30-day period. (You can modify the Daily
Stock Tracker chart you used in Chapter 3.) Describe any returns or changes in your mutual funds over the 30-day
tracking period.
3. Thirty days is not a long me in the life of a mutual fund, but did you noce anything about how your funds changed
value that made you condent/concerned about your investments?
4. Which of your investments was the most risky? Least risky?
5. Do you think you allocated your assets correctly when you developed your porolio? Why or why not?
6. Do you think any of the costs associated with your mutual funds were too high or too low? Explain.
7. What changes, if any, would you make to your porolio or asset allocaons if you could re-do the assignment? Explain.
8. Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are more cost-efficient to buy and sell frequently. Do
you think, based on this project,
that they’d be a good choice for you? Why or why not?
By Asset Type:
Stock Funds: %
Bond Funds: %
Hybrid Funds: %