Existing bear market conditions and reduced flows have prompted the
In light of the current market climate and more subdued investor sentiment and activity, we believe that we can prudently re-open the two funds and remove the investment limitations for existing shareholders, said John J. Brennan, chairman and CEO of Vanguard, in a statement.
The Vanguard Capital Opportunity Fund is now open to new investors, according to Vanguard. It was closed to new investors a little over a year ago in order to limit the amount of cash that was flowing into the fund. Vanguard also placed a $25,000 minimum investment requirement on the fund for the exiting shareholders, according to the company.
The Vanguard Primecap Fund, which will re-open April 23, was closed to new investors in 1998 and a $25,000 investment minimum required for its existing shareholders, according to Vanguard. The company closed the fund because it wanted to control its growth rate.
The investment minimum for new investors in the Primecap Fund will be $25,000 and it will include a redemption fee of 1 percent on all redemptions made within five years of the initial purchase.
Over the past year, assets in the Primecap Fund dropped from more than $23 billion to $19.1 billion, and assets in the Capital Opportunity Fund dropped from $5.6 billion to $4.6 billion, according to
