Costs & Fees
Trailer Fee
Definition
What is Trailer Fee?
An ongoing payment from a product provider to a distributor for holding or servicing client investments.
Example in practice
How This Looks in Practice
The adviser receives a yearly trailer fee from the fund.
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Costs & Fees
Management Fee
The recurring fee paid from fund assets to the fund manager for managing the portfolio.
Costs & FeesExpense Ratio
A fund's annual operating expenses expressed as a percentage of its average net assets.
Costs & FeesEntry Load
A charge deducted when an investor subscribes to a fund.
Plans & OptionsAccumulation Option
A fund option that retains or reinvests income so it contributes to unit-value growth.