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Revenue sharing with respect to mutual funds refers to ________.


A) fund companies paying brokers if the broker recommends the fund to investors
B) allowing certain classes of investors to engage in market timing
C) charging loads to new investors in a mutual fund
D) directly marketing funds over the Internet

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The top Morningstar mutual fund performance rating is ________.


A) five stars
B) four stars
C) three stars
D) two stars

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As of 2017, approximately ________ of mutual fund assets were invested in money market funds.


A) 5%
B) 17%
C) 44%
D) 66%

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Consider a no-load mutual fund with $400 million in assets, 50 million in debt, and 15 million shares at the start of the year and with $500 million in assets, 40 million in debt, and 18 million shares at the end of the year. During the year investors have received income distributions of $.50 per share and capital gain distributions of $.30 per share. If the total expense ratio is .75%, what is the rate of return on the fund?


A) 12.09%
B) 12.99%
C) 8.25%
D) The answer cannot be determined from the information given.

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Most real estate investment trusts (REITs) have a debt ratio of around ________.


A) 10%
B) 30%
C) 50%
D) 70%

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Which of the following result in a taxable event for investors? I. Short-term capital gain distributions from the fund II. Dividend distributions from the fund III. Long-term capital gain distributions from the fund


A) I only
B) II only
C) I and II only
D) I, II, and III

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________ is an example of an exchange-traded fund.


A) An SPDR or spider
B) A samurai
C) A Vanguard
D) An open-end fund

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If you place an order to buy or sell a share of a mutual fund during the trading day, the order will be executed at ________.


A) the NAV calculated at the market close at 4 pm New York time
B) the real time NAV
C) the NAV delayed 15 minutes
D) the NAV calculated at the opening of the next day's trading

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A contingent deferred sales load is commonly called a ________.


A) front-end load
B) back-end load
C) 12b-1 charge
D) top-end sales commission

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Which of the following typically employ significant amounts of leverage? I. Hedge funds II. REITs III. Money market funds IV. Equity mutual funds


A) I and II only
B) II and III only
C) III and IV only
D) I, II, and III only

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Which one of the following invests in a portfolio that is fixed for the life of the fund?


A) mutual fund
B) money market fund
C) managed investment company
D) unit investment trust

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Specialized-sector funds concentrate their investments in ________.


A) bonds of a particular maturity
B) geographic segments of the real estate market
C) government securities
D) securities issued by firms in a particular industry

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Harold has just taken his company public and owns a large quantity of restricted stock. For purposes of diversification, what fund might he help create in order to diversify his holdings?


A) commingled funds
B) hedge funds
C) ETF
D) REITs

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The difference between balanced funds and asset allocation funds is that ________.


A) balanced funds invest in bonds while asset allocation funds do not
B) asset allocation funds invest in bonds while balanced funds do not
C) balanced funds have relatively stable proportions of stocks and bonds while the proportions may vary dramatically for asset allocation funds
D) balanced funds make no capital gain distributions and asset allocation funds make both dividend and capital gain distributions

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You invest in a mutual fund that charges a 3% front-end load, 1% total annual fees, and a 2% back-end load, which decreases .5% per year. How much will you pay in fees on a $10,000 investment that does not grow if you cash out after 3 years of no gain?


A) $103
B) $219
C) $553
D) $635

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Mutual funds account for roughly ________ of investment company assets.


A) 30%
B) 50%
C) 70%
D) 90%

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The greatest percentage of mutual fund assets are invested in ________.


A) bond funds
B) equity funds
C) hybrid funds
D) money market funds

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Mutual fund returns may be granted pass-through status if ________.


A) virtually all income is distributed to shareholders
B) the fund qualifies for pass-through status according to the U.S. tax code
C) the fund is sufficiently diversified
D) All of these options (All of the answers must be true for pass-through status to be granted.)

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Which of the following funds is most likely to have a debt ratio of 70% or higher?


A) bond fund
B) commingled fund
C) mortgage-backed securities
D) REIT

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The two principal types of REITs are equity trusts, which ________, and mortgage trusts, which ________.


A) invest directly in real estate; invest in mortgage and construction loans
B) invest in mortgage and construction loans; invest directly in real estate
C) use extensive leverage; distribute less than 95% of income to shareholders
D) distribute less than 95% of income to shareholders; use extensive leverage

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