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vanguard funds, but the good ones I have know of require a $500k initial investment.
by Scarbutt 7y ago
vanguard funds, but the good ones I have know of require a $500k initial investment.
- tartoran 7y agoWhy is the initial investment so high? Is there a reasoning behind it?
- bkanber 7y agoHe's talking about a specific class of funds that are sold generally to institutions. Think buying funds in "wholesale"; they have low fees, high minimums. Those same funds can be bought "retail" though, with normal fees and typical minimums ($3k-$10k).
- mlrtime 7y agowhich funds require this?
- bkanber 7y agoHe's talking about the "Admiral" class of funds which have lower fees but higher minimums. (And most are $50k min, not 500k). Most of these funds can be bought at lower minimums too, they just have higher fees.
- inetsee 7y agoI'm invested in Vanguard 500 Index Fund Admiral Shares, and the minimum investment is $3000, with fees of 0.04%. Those are pretty low minimums, and seem to me to be exceptionally low fees, and the average annual return is 13.94% over the last 10 years (before taxes).
- zrail 7y agoI think OP is referring to the "Institutional" class of funds. They have much higher minimums because their target market is pension funds and large 401(k) plans that invest using pooled accounts.
- neogodless 7y agoMost Vanguard funds, even the Admiral ones, only require $3,000 USD minimum these days. The expense ratio is often 0.15% or less. Index funds are as low as 0.04%. https://investor.vanguard.com/mutual-funds/share-classes https://investor.vanguard.com/mutual-funds/share-classes