Suppose an individual invests £25,000 in a load mutual fund. The load fund entails an up-front commission charge of 4 percent of the amount invested and is deducted upfront. In addition, annual fund operating expenses are 0.85 percent, which is charged on the average net asset value invested in the fund. The return on this fund is 6 percent each year paid on the last day of the year. What would be the investor’s return on this fund after one year?

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Suppose an individual invests £25,000 in a load mutual fund. The load fund entails an up-front commission charge of 4 percent of the amount invested and is deducted upfront. In addition, annual fund operating expenses are 0.85 percent, which is charged on the average net asset value invested in the fund. The return on this fund is 6 percent each year paid on the last day of the year. What would be the investor’s return on this fund after one year? 

 

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