Purchase Fee
A fee that some mutual funds charge when investors buy fund shares. This is not the same as, and may be in addition to, a front-end sales load. A purchase fee is paid to the mutual fund, while a front-end sales load is paid to a selling broker.
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Definition and explanation
A fee that some mutual funds charge when investors buy fund shares. This is not the same as, and may be in addition to, a front-end sales load. A purchase fee is paid to the mutual fund, while a front-end sales load is paid to a selling broker. [1]
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What does Purchase Fee mean in the cited reference?
A fee that some mutual funds charge when investors buy fund shares. This is not the same as, and may be in addition to, a front-end sales load. A purchase fee is paid to the mutual fund, while a front-end sales load is paid to a selling broker. [1]
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Reviewed 23 October 2026. Historical dates and award-time affiliations retain their original context. A review date is not an event date. Background sources are identified separately from official records.