Dozens of companies recently got approval from the SEC to add ETF share classes of mutual funds and vice versa, something they’ve waited years for.
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The agency granted approval to dozens of providers last week but reserved the right to bring future hearings.
The ETF issuer is among the first in line for dual share classes, and it plans to use mutual-fund shares to access 401(k) plans.
This week’s SEC decision may be one of the most significant since the ETF Rule in 2019.
Trading fractional shares for whole shares will require some communication and help, according to one firm that offers shareholder services.
The firm has increasingly brought its nontraditional style of active management to Dimensional ETFs, which has ramped up sales.
Mutual fund shareholders and retirement savers stand to benefit more than others from dual share class approval.
The company on Wednesday joined the ranks of fund managers that have filed for exemptive relief to offer ETF share classes of mutual funds.
One firm is converting a $12 billion mutual fund to an ETF, and it isn’t alone in doing so before the SEC approves dual share classes.
More than 40 firms filed amended requests with the SEC since it nudged them to follow Dimensional’s lead, and nine filed initial applications.
Broker-dealers have a big problem with ETFs: A lack of revenue-sharing to support commission-based compensation.