load investment & finance definition
A
charge added to the sale of shares in a mutual fund. The load covers sales
commissions and other market costs. A mutual fund without a sales charge is
called a no-load mutual fund.
Typically loads range from 0.5% to 2.0% of the mutual fund’s assets under
management.
See load in Wall Street Words
The sales fee the buyer pays in order to acquire an asset. This fee varies according to the type of asset and the way it is sold. Many mutual funds impose a sales charge. As a result of the load, only a portion of the investor's funds go into the investment itself. Also called front-end load, sales load.
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