Glossary

Initial charge

Distribution fee that may be payable on the purchase of fund shares.

The initial charge is a fee levied by a fund company for the issuance of a fund unit. Usually, the initial charge is calculated as a percentage of the offering price (up to 5 percent). However, fund trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange is free of any initial charges.



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