Problem:
You have $16,000 to invest in a mutual fund with a NAV = $45. You choose a fund with a 4% front load, a 1% management fee, and a 0.25% 12b-1 fee. Assume that the management and 12b-1 fees are charged on year-end assets. The gross annual return on the fund's shares was 9%.
Required:
Question: What was your net annual rate of return to the nearest basis point?
- 6.25%
- 4.52%
- 3.33%
- 4.64%
- 7.64%
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