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Group 5:
Tam Vu, Neel Shah, Nicole Dunbury, Christian Meyer, William Giese
Mutual fund selection:
1)
Fidelity Equity Dividend Income Fund (FEQTX)
a)
Top-10 holdings:
JNJ (Johnson & Johnson), XOM (Exxon Mobil Corp), CMCSA
(Comcast Corp CL A), CSCO (Cisco Systems Inc), WFC (Wells Fargo & Co), UL
(Unilever Plc Spons Adr), BMY (Bristol Myers Squib Co), USB (US Bancorp Del),
SHEL (Shell Plc, Spons Adr), MRK (MERCK & Co Inc New)
b)
Why?
This mutual fund includes diverse blue chips in the stock market, ranging from
energy to bank, which brings in a high turnover rate of 41%.
2)
State Street US Core Equity Fund (SSAQX)
a)
Top 10 holdings:
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Apple Inc (AAPL), Alphabet
Inc(GOOG), Nvidia Corporation (NVDA), Amazon.com Inc (AMZN), Visa Inc (V), S&P
Global Inc (SPGI), UnitedHealth Group Inc (UNH), Merck & Co Inc (MRK)
b)
Why?
State Street US Core Equity Fund is the largest mutual fund in the US and has had
an extremely high annual return for the past decade.
3)
Schwab S&P 500 Index Fund (SWPPX)
a)
Top 10 holdings:
Apple Inc (AAPL), Microsoft Corp (MSFT), Amazon.com Inc
(AMZN), NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL), Tesla Inc (TSLA),
Meta Platforms Inc Class A (META), Alphabet Inc Class C (GOOG), Berkshire
Hathaway Inc Class B (BRK/B) and UnitedHealth Group Inc (UNH)
b) Why?
This fund provides investors exposure to 80% of the American stock market. It is
widely diversified at an exceptionally affordable price, delivering returns that closely
Group 5:
Tam Vu, Neel Shah, Nicole Dunbury, Christian Meyer, William Giese
mirror the overall market. Most importantly, there is no minimum initial investment
amount, which makes it very accessible. It has a 10y average annual return of 12.29%
and it has been running since 1997.
4)
Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Fund (VMVAX)
a)
Top 10 holdings:
Carrier Global Corp Ordinary Shares (CARR), Arthur J. Gallagher &
Co (AJG), PACCAR Inc (PCAR), Nucor Corp (NUE), PG&E Corp (PCG), D.R. Horton
Inc (DHI), Rockwell Automation Inc (ROK), Corteva Inc (CTVA), Centene Corp (CNC)
and Digital Realty Trust Inc (DLR)
b)
Why?
This fund is an opportunity for portfolio diversification since it gives the investor
exposure to mid-cap value stocks. It typically holds around 200 stocks with low price-to-
book and price-to-earnings ratios. The fund has shown to be very capable of capturing
market rallies while being less volatile than larger-cap benchmarks.
5)
State Street Equity 500 Inde Fund - Class A (SSSVX):
a)
Top 10 Holdings:
Apple Inc. (AAPL), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Amazon.com Inc
(AMZN), NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA), Alphabet Inc. Class A (GOOGL), Alphabet Inc.
Class C (GOOG), Tesla Inc. (TSLA), Meta Platform Inc. Class A (META), Berkshire
Hathaway Inc. Class B (BRK-B), Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM)
b)
Why?
This mutual fund holds a high return rate because of its high sector allocation in
information technology, health care, and bank/financial services. While, this seems a little
risky, in the near future, this mutual fund will bring a high return for fund holders, with
the estimation of YTD 18.37% and a 5-year return of 10.56%.
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Stock Symbol
Current Market Price
Number of Shares
Total Value of Shares
GlbEx
$98.32
950
$93,404.00
TmRE
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1,150
20,435.50
PFIN
70.81
850
60,188.50
BRRT
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1,150
40,491.50
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EXHIBIT 20-6
Mutual Fund Quotation Table in the Wall Street Journal Online
(3)
NAV
(1)
(2)
(4)
(5)
(6)
Family/Fund
Symbol
Change
YTD %
3-year
% change
return
American Funds Class A
GwthA p
ICAA р
EupacA
WshA p
AGTHX
25.53
0.01
-6.6
-7.9
AIVSX
23.99
0.01
-6.6
-8.6
AEPGX
35.99
0.17
-6.1
-5.8
AWSHX
23.60
0.02
-3.1
-9.1
СaplBA p
САIВХ
46.62
0.15
-0.8
-4.8
Fidelity Invest
Contra
FCNTX
56.46
0.07
-3.0
-5.0
Magellan
FMAGX
58.16
-0.09
-9.5
-11.3
DivIntl
FDIVX
25.61
0.04
-8.5
-11.1
GoldInst r
FGDIX
49.26
0.69
16.3
17.7
RealEstInc r
FRIFX
10.00
0.02
10.7
3.6
John Hancock Funds A
BondA p
САTXFA p
Classic Val p
HİYMUBDA p
JHNBX
15.52
0.01
10.5
8.7
ТАСАХ
10.60
0.01
8.9
4.9
PZFVX
13.70
0.03
-4.8
-15.8
JHTFX
8.30
8.6
5.1
InvGrBdA
TAUSX
10.36
0.02
9.6
7.9
PIMCO Fds Institutional
AllAsset
PAAIX
12.30
0.01
9.4
6.3
IntIStksPLS r
PISIX
8.72
0.04
4.6
-2.4
MortBckSec r
PTRIX
11.10
0.01
8.7
8.8
VANGUARD INDEX FDS
500 Index
VFINX
96.95
0.04
-4.7
-8.7
Europe
VEURX
23.29
0.09
-10.2
-12.0
ITBond
VBIIX
11.69
0.03…
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mutual fund. The offer price is the purchase price of the
shares, and the net asset value is the price at which the
shares were later sold. Show your work.
Shares
Offer Totall
Price Cost
300 $10.35| ?
Total
Per Share Gain
Dividends (or
Loss)
?
Net
Asset Proceeds!.
Value
$12.95
?
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Investn
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NAV
NET CHG
YTD % RET
QtrF p
13.32
0.04
3.1
TmRE r
20.77
0.14
6.0
MRGG
29.81
0.28
8.5
MajTrk
44.21
0.37
9.6
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Carefully explain this formula for calculating the return from investing in a Private-Equity
Fund: R =
Pe+Dt -Ct
1
Pt-1
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1
2
3
4
5
6
Family/
Fund
Symbol
NAV
Chg
YTD
% return
3-yr
% chg
AARP Funds
Aggr
AAGSX
10.25
0.08
6.2
−1.6
Consrv
AACNX
10.55
0.02
4.0
4.0
Mod p
AAMDX
10.50
0.05
4.9
1.3
AMF Funds
IntMtg
ASCPX
4.81
−0.01
0.1
−14.3
LgCpEq
IICAX
8.16
0.08
7.5
−2.1
ShtUSGv
ASITX
9.36
−0.01
0.2
0.7
UltraShrt p
AULTX
5.45
−0.02
3.2
−12.2
UltShrtMtg
ASARX
7.39
—
2.4
−4.4
USGvMtg
ASMTX
8.64
−0.02
0.2
−0.7
APIEffFrtGrPrim fp
APIEffFrtGrPrim fp
APITX
8.13
0.10
9.0
−6.5
APIMultIdxPrim
APIMultIdxPrim
AFMMX
10.98
0.09
4.4
−9.6
AVS LPE Ptf
AVS LPE Ptf
LPEVX
5.82
−0.01
11.3
NS
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O A. Diversification
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D. Returns equal to the S&P 500
O E. Both A & B
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% Security Investment Weight:
Security
Benchmark Index
Fund X
Fund Y
Fund Z
1
10%
12%
40%
11%
2
10%
13%
0%
9%
3
10%
8%
5%
9%
4
10%
15%
0%
9%
5
10%
7%
0%
11%
6
10%
10%
0%
11%
7
10%
5%
30%
9%
8
10%
14%
0%
11%
9
10%
6%
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11%
10
10%
10%
25%
9%
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diversification.
professional management.
liquidity.
(All of these)
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O b. buyout-oriented private equity.
O c. private equity.
O d. hedge funds.
e. venture capital.
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% Security Investment Weight:
Fund X:
Fund Y:
Fund Z:
%
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%
Security Benchmark Index
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
%
10
10%
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Fund X Fund Y Fund Z
7% 35% 11%
13
0
11
15
5
11
0
11
0
11
0
11
25
9
30
9
0
9
0
9
5
7
10
5
11
11
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"NAV" and the "NAV change" to the nearest cent and the "Total return" to the nearest hundredth percent.)
TOTAL RETURN
Inv. obj.
NAV
NAV chg.
YTD
4 wks.
1 yr.
EuGr
ITL
10.01
-0.05
+7.1
+0.75
+8.4
NAV
NAV change
Total return, 1 year
%
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1. Time Value of Money
2. Passive Income
3. Net Worth
4. Credit Score/Credit Rating
5. Risk Evaluation (in relation to investments)
6. Stocks
7. Bonds
8. Gross income vs Net income
9. Mutual Funds
10. ETFS
11. Index Funds
12. RRSP
13. Consumer Debt
14. OSAP
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Total
Shares
Liabilities Outstanding
Net Asset
Value
Shares
Purchased
Total
Assets
$25,000,000 $6,500,000 2,000,000 $
x
Offer
Price
$9.97
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Investment
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