How do I set the value of a stable fund?

Derek Atkins warlord at MIT.EDU
Wed May 7 13:24:00 EDT 2008


Hi,

Quoting Matt Burkhardt <mlb at imparisystems.com>:

> For example, I have shares in the JPMorgan Stable Asset Fund - and the
> price is ALWAYS $300 and is not listed as a fund or a stock anywhere.
> How would I get it to calculate the total amount?

Just treat it like a stock.  Give it some name and just treat it like
a stock.  If the price is always $300 then the price is always $300.
It's the same as if the price were always $1.

> In the meantime, the way it maintains the price is by  issuing dividends
> and reinvesting those into additional shares, so it still has to act
> somewhat like a stock.

Right.

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-derek

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