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                    | Close End Fund |  
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                    | Closed-end funds behave more like stock than 
open-end funds. They issue a fixed  number of units to the public in an 
initial public offering, after which time  units in the fund are bought 
and sold on a stock exchange. The price of a unit  in a closed-end fund 
is determined entirely by market demand, so units can be  either traded 
below their net asset value (NAV) or above it. You can purchase  units 
in a closed-end fund through a broker, just as you would purchase a 
share  of stock. |  
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