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Magellan fund redemptions put shareholders on edge
Anxious shareholders were rattled by the $800 million in funds under management that walked out the door from the Magellan Global Fund in July.
Magellan is paying the price for recasting its $2.7 billion closed-end fund as an open-ended exchange-traded fund.
Conversions to rid funds of pesky discounts to net asset value have historically resulted in outflows – just ask Simon Shields at Monash Investors – and as such, is a known market risk.
Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones. Email Sarah at sarah.thompson@afr.com
Kanika Sood is a journalist based in Sydney who writes for the Street Talk column. Email Kanika at kanika.sood@afr.com.au
Emma Rapaport is a co-editor of the Street Talk column. Prior to that, she was a markets reporter at The Australian Financial Review. Connect with Emma on Twitter. Email Emma at emma.rapaport@afr.com
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