What are the fund structures?

A fund structure determines a fund’s asset investment and associated administrative fees. Fund structures are selected to match the envisioned life of the fund and the frequency of distributions.

What is difference between open and closed-end funds?

An open-end fund allows investors to participate in the markets and have a great deal of flexibility regarding how and when they purchase shares. Closed-end mutual funds may be more volatile; investors usually need to buy or sell them through a broker and are bound by the market price.

What are examples of closed-end funds?

Closed-end funds are more likely than open-end funds to include alternative investments in their portfolios such as futures, derivatives, or foreign currency. Examples of closed-end funds include municipal bond funds. These funds try to minimize risk, and invest in local and state government debt.

How many funds does Sequoia have?

Sequoia Capital’s US branch has raised $15.3 billion over 22 funds. They make investments starting from $100K for seed companies up to the mid 100 millions for later stage companies.

How does a fund of funds work?

A fund of funds (FOF) is a pooled fund that invests in other funds. FOFs usually invests in other hedge funds or mutual funds. The fund of funds (FOF) strategy aims to achieve broad diversification and minimal risk. Funds of funds tend to have higher expense ratios than regular mutual funds.

How is a hedge fund structured?

A typical hedge fund structure includes one entity formed as a partnership for U.S. tax purposes that acts as the Investment Manager (IM). Most hedge funds use one of the following organization structures: 1) a single entity fund, 2) a master feeder fund, 3) a parallel fund, or 4) a fund of funds.

How do you know if a mutual fund is open ended?

Open-end funds Net asset value is the market value of the fund’s assets at the end of each trading day minus any liabilities divided by the number of outstanding shares. Open-end funds determine the market value of their assets at the end of each trading day.

Does Sequoia invest in competitors?

Sequoia Capital competitors include Andreessen Horowitz, Accel Partners and Johnson Controls.