Institutional Fund

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Definition of 'Institutional Fund'

A fund that targets high value investors with low management fees, but very high minimum investing requirements. Institutional funds refers to funds that aim to manage money for large institutional investors, such as pension or endowment funds. These funds will typically offer much lower MERs than retail funds, but also mandate a minimum investment much greater than most other funds, some hedge and private equity funds withstanding.
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Investopedia explains 'Institutional Fund'

These funds must indicate within their prospectuses or name that they're institutional and typically solicit managers of retirement plans, institutional investors and large endowment trusts. These funds can take almost any form, be it a mutual fund, private equity fund, hedge fund or venture capital fund. The defining trait of institutional funds are the clientele they cater their services to.
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  • Why Money Market Funds Break The Buck

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    ... But as this was an institutional fund, no individual investors lost money, and 37
    years passed without a single individual investor losing a cent. ...

  • What's the difference between institutional and non-institutional ...

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    ... insurance companies, investment banks, commercial trusts, endowment funds, hedge
    funds, and some hedge fund investors. Institutional investors account for half ...

  • The Pros And Cons Of Institutional Ownership

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    ... see professionals such as top-notch portfolio and hedge fund managers touting ... Once
    a institutional investor firm establishes a large position, its next motive ...

  • Introduction To Institutional Investing

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    ... Check out Massive Hedge Fund Failures.) Insurance Companies Insurance companies
    are also part of the institutional investment community and controlled almost ...

  • Mutual Fund Ratings: Are They Deceiving?

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    ... While Lipper services the institutional and asset management industry, its mutual
    fund services are provided in detail for retail investors of all levels. ...

  • Add Some Real Estate To Your Portfolio

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    ... Previously, as a senior executive for several institutional fund managers, he was
    the portfolio manager for a $1 billion enhanced real estate fund, a private ...

  • ETF Tracking Errors: Protect Your Returns

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/exchangetradedfunds/09/tracking-error-etf-funds.asp
    ... else. Usually, stocks are borrowed from large institutional fund managers,
    such as those that run ETF index funds. Managers who ...

  • Proxy Voting Gives Fund Shareholders A Say

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/basics/04/082704.asp
    ... Such influence is generally held only by powerful institutional investors, making ...
    business operations and societal activities of their company or mutual fund. ...

  • How's Your Mutual Fund Really Doing?

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/fundamental-analysis/08/evaluate-investment-performance.asp
    ... There are a variety of databases for both the institutional and the mutual fund
    market; Callan and Lipper are two commonly quoted purveyors of comparative ...

  • Hedge Fund Due Diligence

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/mutualfunds/09/hedge-fund-due-diligence.asp
    ... He is also a managing member of Hedge Fund Institutional Advisors, a hedge fund
    consulting and marketing firm specializing in due diligence and asset raising ...

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