As adoption of the dual-wrapper products accelerates, so will questions about timing, pricing and residual balances.

Share class type indicates the distribution characteristic or channel that a particular share class is intended for. Morningstar considers five share class types: no load, front load, level load, ...

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The evolving landscape of investment vehicles, paired with a recent regulatory shift, stands to create new opportunities for wealth managers. One of the most significant possible developments on the ...

Every time you invest in a mutual fund, you're making a choice that could cost or save you tens of thousands of dollars—and you might not even know it. That's because mutual funds often come in ...

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Today, The Vanguard Group added its name to the growing list of asset managers seeking SEC approval for an exchange-traded fund share class of its actively managed mutual funds. It joins more than 60 ...

In a move anticipated for two years, the Securities and Exchange Commission signaled earlier this week that it would grant exemptive relief to Dimensional Fund Advisors’ application to offer dual ...

Since Vanguard’s patent on the ETF share class of its mutual funds expired last year, dozens of companies have queued up with the SEC for permission to add their own ETF share classes to existing ...

The SEC is opening the path for dual‑share‑class ETFs to roll out – but the wealth management industry is in no hurry to follow. Several weeks after granting Dimensional Fund Advisors approval to ...

What Is a Share Class? The term "share class" represents a category of shares investors can purchase, each having its own set of features such as fee structures, minimum investment requirements, and ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission recently issued a notice regarding intended exemptive relief (the “Notice”) that would permit an open-end management investment company (referred to herein as an ...