Umbrella fund

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An umbrella fund is an investment term used to describe a collective investment scheme which is a single legal entity but has several distinct sub-funds which in effect are traded as individual investment funds.

This type of arrangement originated in the European investment management industry, most notably with the SICAV (an open ended collective investment). The SICAV model was copied for the UK OEIC and offshore fund models.

[edit] Advantages

The umbrella fund structure makes it cheaper for investors to move from one sub-fund to another and save the investment manager costs relating to regulatory duplication.

[edit] See also

• Collective investment schemes
• Investment management
• SICAV
• OEIC
• Mutual funds

[edit] Other umbrella terms

• Umbrella brand
• Umbrella term
• Umbrella organization
• Umbrella school

Investment management

Collective investment schemes:  Common contractual funds • Fonds commun de placements • Investment trusts • Hedge funds • Unit trusts • Mutual funds • ICVC • SICAV • Unit Investment Trusts • Exchange-traded funds • Offshore fund • Unitised insurance fund Styles and theory:  Active management • Passive management • Index fund • Efficient market hypothesis • Socially responsible investing • Net asset value Related Topics: List of asset management firms • Umbrella fund • Fund of funds • UCITS