The Institutional Class of shares has the same management fee as the Investor Class shares but is not subject to the Fund's 12b - 1 (Distribution / Service) fee, which was approximately 0.21 % during the last fiscal year, resulting in lower overall expenses to be paid by the Institutional Class shareholder.
The minimum investment for
its institutional class of shares (VEDTX) is $ 5 million at a 0.11 % expense ratio; the Institutional Plus shares (VEDIX) are available for 0.08 %, but require a minimum investment of $ 100 million.
Not exact matches
The Council
of Institutional Investors, an association representing funds and managers with over $ 3 trillion in assets under management, is «no fan
of dual
class shares or entrenched founders.
Volatility represented by annualized standard deviation
of monthly returns for
Institutional shares, all other
share classes will vary, from first month - end after inception (2/28/89).
Yet the plan still used the
share class available to retail investors, with fees
of 1.10 percent, rather than the
institutional share class that became available in 2013, which had a fee
of 0.87 percent.
The ETF will have an expense ratio
of 0.55 %, according to the prospectus, compared with 0.46 % for the
institutional share class of PIMCO Total Return Fund.
The PIMCO Total Return Fund has provided an impressive performance over its 25 - year lifespan, with a cheap
institutional cost
of 0.46 % and a 0.90 % expense ratio on its
class A
shares fund.
Performance shown for the periods prior to the inception
of the State Street
Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - Trust
Class on August 29, 2016 reflects the historical performance
of the Fund's Investment
Class shares.
First, the largest
share class of the fund, returning -0.74 % in one year to September 30, is
institutional (PTTRX).
The Fund's advisor has contractually agreed to waive its fees and / or pay for operating expenses
of the Fund to ensure that total annual fund operating expenses do not exceed 1.50 % and 1.25 %
of the average daily net assets for Advisor
Class and
Institutional Class shares of the Fund, respectively.
Instead
of being the
Institutional EM Fund, it will become the
Institutional share class Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets (LEMIX).
The performance figures presented reflect the total return performance for
Institutional Class shares (after fees) and reflect changes in
share price and reinvestment
of dividend and capital gain distributions.
* As stated in the prospectus (pdf) dated 5/1/2018 ** Pursuant to an operating expense limitation agreement between Heartland Advisors and Heartland Group, Inc., on behalf
of the Fund, Heartland Advisors has agreed to waive its management fees and / or pay expenses
of the Fund to ensure that the Fund's total annual fund operating expenses (excluding front - end or contingent deferred sales loads, taxes, leverage, interest, brokerage commissions, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, dividends or interest expenses on short positions, acquired fund fees and expenses, or extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 1.25 %
of the Fund's average daily net assets for the Investor
Class Shares and 0.99 % for the
Institutional Class Shares through at least May 1, 2019, and subject to annual re-approval
of the agreement by the Board
of Directors, thereafter.
Parnassus launches
institutional share classes for each fund, with the exception
of Core Equity which has had an
institutional share class since 2006
The
institutional share class of the no load Equity Fund is available to investors with a $ 250,000 investment minimum.
For example, some retirement plans offer the
institutional share class of Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund (VFTNX).
Both
of the fund's tickers, WEFIX and WSHNX, offer investors access to the same underlying portfolio, but WEFIX is now an
institutional share class with a high initial -LSB-...]
Whereas her retirement plan offered Vanguard
institutional share classes, we cover Vanguard Investor
shares and ETFs
of the very same portfolios.
In a spectacularly thoughtful gesture, individuals who invest directly with the fund and who establish an automatic investment plan on their accounts are eligible for a waiver
of the
institutional share class's minimum investment requirement.
In addition, 77 %
of MFA program sponsors believe that fund managers will need an
institutional share class to be competitive in the next three years.
A special
class of institutional investors known as «authorized participants» (APs) have the ability to create or destroy
shares of the ETF at any time.
For its first month
of operation, RiverPark will waive the normal minimum investment on its
institutional share class for investors who purchase directly from them.
For example, the fee structures
of a retail
share class will vary from that
of an
institutional share class, as retail
shares tend to have higher operating expenses and sales charges.
The defendants further contended that «the unions understood and accepted this bargain... Because the unions accepted this bargain, and because for most
of the 17 funds at issue, fees charged to plan participants by the «retail»
class were the same as the fees charged by the «
institutional»
class, net
of the revenue
sharing paid by the funds to defray the plan's recordkeeping costs, defendants argue that investment in the retail
share classes was prudent.»
Each
of the other funds in the Heartland family
of value investment focused mutual funds also offers an
institutional share class.
Following some lengthy analysis
of the facts and the previous decisions in the case, the district court «concludes that defendants are liable for breaching their fiduciary obligations and are liable beginning on August 16, 2001 — or for three funds the later date
institutional share classes become available — for the actual loss in excessive fees paid and for the lost investment opportunity
of this breach.»
Milwaukee — May 1, 2017 — Heartland Funds announced today the launch
of institutional class shares for the Heartland International Value Fund effective May 1, 2017.
Second, I was quick to recognize that this spinoff had all the makings
of a classic Joel Greenblatt (meaning, attractive) spinoff; the parent's two businesses were in completely unrelated fields (Coal and small home kitchen equipment), it was somewhat complicated (family controlled, dual
class share structure) and it was a small enough transaction to be under the radar
of most
institutional and hedge funds.
This year's speakers include Larry Robbins, founder
of Glenview Capital Management; Jamie Dinan, founder and CEO
of York Capital Management; Jacob Doft, Jeffrey Smith CEO and CIO at Starboard Value; Sahm Adrangi Managing Partner, Kerrisdale Capital Management; Steven Shapiro, founding partner
of GoldenTree; and more than a dozen other world
class institutional investors ready to
share actionable ideas with attendees and detail their approach to analyzing potential investments.
Also, re: load funds... most
of load funds»
shares are sold without loads these days (
institutional - or advisor -
class shares, or R -
class shares for 401 (k) s).
Because the NAV per
share of the
Institutional Class shares may be higher or lower than that
of the Investor
Class shares at the time
of conversion, although the total dollar value will be the same, a shareholder may receive more or fewer
Institutional Class shares than the number
of Investor
Class shares converted.
If the total market value
of your
Institutional Class shares account declines to less than $ 100,000 due to a redemption, we may convert your
Institutional Class shares into Investor
Class shares of the Fund on the basis
of relative NAV's.
Your entire purchase price is invested in Fund
shares at the net asset value («NAV») per
share of the
Institutional Class.
A conversion from Investor
Class shares to
Institutional Class shares of the Fund or from
Institutional Class shares to Investor
Class shares of the Fund pursuant to the preceding paragraphs should generally not be a taxable exchange for federal income tax purposes.
Third, it will have access to
institutional share classes, which typically charge lower expenses than the retail versions
of the same funds.
Although the total dollar value will be the same, a shareholder may receive more or fewer Investor
Class shares than the number
of Institutional Class shares converted.
We are pleased to announce that Wintergreen Fund (the «Fund») has created a new
class of shares effective December 30, 2011 — the Institutional C
class of shares effective December 30, 2011 — the
Institutional ClassClass.
The authors conclude that the phenomenon
of making poorly timed allocation decisions is observed disproportionately in less sophisticated investors, who are more likely to invest in funds with high expense ratios and who do not qualify for
institutional share class funds.
The reported expense reductions include different
classes of fund
shares, such as Investor, Admiral ETF,
Institutional, and
Institutional Plus, for the 12 months ended Oct. 31, 2015; they also encompass seven fund categories — international stock index, international actively managed stock, international bond index, domestic stock index, domestic actively managed stock, target - risk and tax - exempt money market.
Trillium's Small / Mid Cap Fund (TSMDX) is available as an
institutional share class and has minimum investment
of $ 100,000.
For
Institutional Class,
Class A,
Class C, and
Class R6 total (net) expense represents, and for Investor
Class and Trust
Class shares gross expense represents, the total annual operating expenses that shareholders pay (after the effect
of fee waivers and / or expense reimbursement).
The Fund's
Institutional Class was used to calculate beta, a measure
of the magnitude
of a fund's past
share price fluctuations in relation to the fluctuations in the stock market (as represented by the Fund's benchmark).
As
of March 31, 2018, the Akre Focus Fund Retail
Share class (AKREX) and the Akre Focus Fund
Institutional Share class (AKRIX) were rated 5 - Star against 1213 Large Growth funds over the last three years.
Each Fund offers two
classes of shares; Investor
Class shares and
Institutional Class shares.
Institutional Class shares pay up to 0.25 % on an annualized basis
of the average daily net assets as reimbursement or compensation for service and distribution - related activities with respect to a Fund and / or shareholder services.
The Board has approved a distribution and shareholder servicing fee at the rate
of up to 0.50 % for Investor
Class shares and 0.25 % for Institutional Class shares of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to the relevant c
Class shares and 0.25 % for
Institutional Class shares of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to the relevant c
Class shares of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to the relevant
classclass.
Distribution Fees: The Trust, with respect to each Fund, has adopted the Trust's Master Distribution and Shareholder Servicing Plan for Investor
Class shares and
Institutional Class shares (the «Plans»), pursuant to Rule 12b - 1
of the 1940 Act, which allows each Fund to pay the Fund's distributor an annual fee for distribution and shareholder servicing expenses
of 0.50 % and 0.25 %
of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Investor
Class shares and
Institutional Class shares, respectively.
Share Classes: This Prospectus describes two classes of shares offered by each Fund: Investor Class shares and Institutional Class
Classes: This Prospectus describes two
classes of shares offered by each Fund: Investor Class shares and Institutional Class
classes of shares offered by each Fund: Investor
Class shares and
Institutional Class shares.
Plan
of Distribution Pursuant to Rule 12b - 1 for
Institutional Class shares was previously filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Registration Statement on August 14, 2015 with Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 and is incorporated by reference.
Investor
Class Shares and Institutional Class shares pay an annual fee of up to 0.50 % and 0.25 %, respectively, for distribution and shareholder services expenses pursuant to a plan under Rule 12
Shares and
Institutional Class shares pay an annual fee of up to 0.50 % and 0.25 %, respectively, for distribution and shareholder services expenses pursuant to a plan under Rule 12
shares pay an annual fee
of up to 0.50 % and 0.25 %, respectively, for distribution and shareholder services expenses pursuant to a plan under Rule 12b - 1.