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Understanding the Management Expense Ratio (MER)

A Management Expense Ratio (MER) represents the costs associated with owning a mutual fund. It indicates how much a fund pays in management fees and operating expenses (including taxes) on an annual basis. MERs are expressed as a percentage of the daily average net assets during the year.

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