| No-transaction-fee (NTF) funds |
- Minimum initial investment for most funds: $2,500 for non-retirement accounts
and $500 for IRAs
- Minimum additional investment: $500
- Short-term redemption fee: $50 for shares held less than six months (waived
for shares transferred from another brokerage firm or financial institution)
- Dollar-cost averaging transactions: No fee; minimum transaction $100
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| Transaction-fee (TF) funds |
- Transaction fee $35 per trade regardless of order size
- Minimum initial and additional investments typically based on amount listed
in the fund's prospectus
- Dollar-cost averaging transactions: no fee; minimum
transaction $100
- Exchanges: $8 per trade regardless of order size
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