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[Series 65] 30, Closed-End Funds and UITs
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This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams.
In this episode you will learn:
- Closed-end funds issue a fixed number of shares in an IPO and then trade on the secondary market like a stock.
- A closed-end fund's market price is driven by supply and demand, often causing it to trade at a premium or discount to its Net Asset Value (NAV).
- Unit Investment Trusts (UITs) feature a fixed, unmanaged portfolio of securities and have a predetermined termination date.
- Unlike closed-end funds, UIT units are not traded on an exchange; instead, they are redeemable with the trust sponsor.
- A key exam distinction is that closed-end funds are actively managed, whereas UITs have a static, supervised portfolio.
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