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1.
What is not something funds typically do to handle asset growth?
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Own fewer stocks. Funds can close or change their strategies when faced with too many assets, or the fund managers may hold cash or buy more stocks.
2.
If you're a mutual fund investor concerned about asset growth, what should you do?
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Favor funds with low turnover rates. The less a fund trades, the lower its trading cost. Aggressive, fast-trading funds will only be hurt more by asset growth. And by avoiding all small-company funds, you're missing out on a large part of the market.
3.
When it comes to buying stock for itself, the larger a fund is, the _______ it will be to boost a stock's share price.
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More likely. It will help boost a stock's share price simply by bidding on its shares, and the larger the fund is, the bigger the effect will be.
4.
How do you calculate a fund's asset size?
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Multiply the fund's net asset value by the number of shares outstanding. This is how you determine the asset size.
5.
Why is a large mutual fund's asset size most likely to be in the form of large-cap companies?
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Large-cap funds make up the majority of the size of the market. Large cap funds make up about two thirds of the market.