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I missed a practice question when I answered that open-end funds can i...

Question: I missed a practice question when I answered that open-end funds can issue debt securities to investors. I know there are tons of open-end bond funds, so why was that wrong?

By: Securities Institute Staff
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Open-end and closed-end bond funds are large bond portfolios managed by a registered investment adviser. Investors buy shares of common stock in that bond portfolio. On a regular schedule, shareholders receive the net income derived from bond interest as income dividends. Once a year, shareholders receive their share of any capital gains realized through the trading of the portfolio by the investment adviser. Closed-end funds typically use leverage, so even within their equity portfolios they frequently issue senior securities in the form of preferred stock and, even, bonds. Open-end funds do not issue debt securities to their investors.

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