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, ...

Regulators officially approved 30 more funds last month, with more expected authorizations in 2026. Will financial advisors ...

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 ...

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician ...

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 ...

Almost three dozen fund providers have requested approval from the SEC to use Vanguard’s previously patented ETF-as-a-share class fund structure. The unique hybrid structure essentially bolts an ETF ...

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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 ...

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 ...