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The price of a share in a closed-end fund is determined partially by the value of the investments in the fund, and partially by the premium placed on it by the market.
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The price of a share in a closed-end fund is determined partially by the value of the investments in the fund, and partially by the premium placed on it by the market.
Despite the name similarities, a closed-end fund has little in common with a conventional mutual fund, which is technically known as an open-end fund.
The former raises a prescribed amount of capital only once through an IPO by issuing a fixed number of shares, which are purchased by investors in the closed-end fund as stock. Unlike regular stocks, closed-end fund stock represents an interest in a specialized portfolio of securities that is actively managed by an investment advisor and which typically concentrates on a specific industry, geographic market, or sector. The stock prices of a closed-end fund fluctuate according to market forces (supply and demand) as well as the changing values of the securities in the fund's holdings.