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Funds 103: Earnings from Mutual Funds

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1.
Imagine that a share of your Fund X rises from 20 dollars per share to 30 dollars per share. How much of a capital gain have you made on it?
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10 dollars, but only if you have sold it. Until they have been sold, shares that rise in price will only be profits on paper.
2.
How does a mutual fund increase its value?
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It receives the dividends, interest, and capital gains from the securities in its portfolio. The fund then passes these earnings to shareholders.
3.
A return of capital is a type of what?
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None of the above. Returns of capital are merely your own money returned to you.
4.
A mutual fund may assume that you want a dividend reinvestment plan when you open an account.
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True. Reinvestment may be a default if you do not select an option.
5.
Which of the following is not a dividend?
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The sale of a mutual fund share. When individual shareholders sell their shares, these shares are not dividends.
6.
A mutual fund with a 5 percent total return and a 7 percent dividend yield will have _______ 2 percentage points in its net asset value.
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Lost. Total return – yield = net asset value. In this example, net asset value has dropped.