Management Fee

Management fee

An investment advisory fee charged by the financial adviser to a fund typically on the basis of the fund's average assets, but sometimes determined on a sliding scale that declines as the dollar amount of the fund increases.

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management fee

The money paid to the managers of an investment company. The fee is generally based on a percentage of the net asset value of the fund, with the percentage becoming smaller as the fund's assets grow larger. Fees vary considerably among firms but average about one half of 1% of assets. A fund's management fee must be listed in its prospectus and can be found in a number of publications. Also called advisory fee.

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Management Fee

A fee that an investment advisory firm charges for making investment decisions on behalf of a client. Asset management often opens up more potential investment vehicles to the client, and, theoretically, asset managers have more knowledge and experience in making appropriate investment decisions than the client. Managers charge fees for these services. Usually, the fee is a small percentage of the assets under management, but because asset management is often open only to institutional investors and high net-worth individuals, the management fee is usually a large dollar amount.

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Management fee. A management fee is the percentage of your account value that an investment company or manager charges to handle your account.

Fees for passively managed index funds typically cost less than the fees for actively managed funds, though fees differ significantly from one fund company to another.