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Listed funds and interval funds: different liquidity, different prices

Understand why an exchange quote, a reported NAV and an interval-fund repurchase offer are different observations.

NAV Monitor research · · 5 min read

Begin with the structure

The directory includes several structures rather than treating every product as the same kind of ETF. A listed fund can have an exchange market price. Most interval funds do not have continuously exchange-traded shares and instead provide liquidity through periodic repurchase offers. That difference changes what a price widget can tell you. The dashboard hides market-price-only panels for the interval-fund records instead of inventing an exchange quote.

A NAV is not an immediate exit quote

A reported NAV can be an important reference without being a price at which every holder can sell immediately. The issuer’s documents specify the repurchase schedule, terms and limitations. A dated NAV in our database should not be read as a guarantee of repurchase availability. We do not convert a reported NAV into a synthetic real-time market price or apply an exchange premium to a product without a supported quote.

A hypothetical calendar example

Consider a fictional fund with a June repurchase window. Seeing a NAV dated March does not establish the exact price or quantity available in June. The reporting date, request deadline and valuation date can answer different questions. These dates must come from the issuer’s terms, not from a generic comparison table. The example illustrates the distinction; it does not describe a specific fund’s current repurchase offer.

Compare information coverage as well as names

Use the fund directory to inspect structure, latest recorded NAV date and available holdings coverage. A missing private-company model means the site has not mapped those positions, not that the fund has no private investments. Fees, liquidity provisions and investor eligibility require the current prospectus or issuer materials. Our tool is a research interface and does not determine whether a particular product is appropriate for a reader.

Sources and further reading

Educational research, not personalized investment advice. Examples are hypothetical; fund-specific observations carry their own source dates.