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Net Asset Value (NAV)

When applied specifically to the collective investment arrangement known as a mutual fund, the phrase "net asset value" refers to the value of the fund's portfolio minus the fund's liabilities. Typically the net asset value of the fund is calculated daily. The net asset value of an open-end fund or mutual fund always equals the price offered to investors to purchase a share in the fund.

This price per share is determined by calculating the value of a mutual fund's portfolio, a figure that takes into account the value of the fund's total assets, securities, cash holdings and accrued earnings. After the amount of the fund's liabilities are deducted from the value of the portfolio, the remaining number is divided by the number of outstanding shares in the fund, a calculation that gives the price per share to be quoted to potential investors.

In most simple terms then, net asset value is the worth of a single share of a mutual fund.

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