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Friday, August 13, 1999 Heartland Tires of Timers Those who want to hop out of the Heartland Value Fund or Heartland Value Plus within 270 of purchase will now pay a 1% redemption fee, according to the Milwaukee-based $2.8 billion fund family.
Market timing can be particularly hard on small-cap funds because frequent redemptions can force the portfolio manager to sell stocks at below market price. The $1.3 billion Heartland Value Fund appeared to be the main target, according to the company, due to its age and solid performance. Redemption fees are growing in popularity as a means of coping with market timers. Other funds that have recently added fees include the Invesco, Montgomery, Oakmark, Strong, and Vanguard fund families. Printed from: MFWire.com/story.asp?s=24531 Copyright 1999, InvestmentWires, Inc. All Rights Reserved |