Business Development Company (BDC)
Publicly traded fund-like vehicle that finances smaller or developing businesses and often behaves like a yield-oriented closed-end structure.
Fund wrapper terms for BDCs, OEICs, SICAVs, cross-border funds, and fixed investment trusts.
Wrapper and Cross-Border Fund Types terms describe fund structures, pooled vehicles, registration status, regulatory exemptions, investment-company forms, and cross-border wrappers.
Use this branch when legal form, registration, exemption, trust structure, or pooled-vehicle design changes investor rights, liquidity, reporting, or tax treatment.
| Term | Use it for |
|---|---|
| Business Development Company (BDC) | A fund structure, regulation, pooled-vehicle, or investment-company term. |
| Open-Ended Investment Company (OEIC) | A fund structure, regulation, pooled-vehicle, or investment-company term. |
| SICAV | A fund term that narrows the branch to a specific wrapper, exposure, cost, or operating feature. |
| Widely Held Fixed Investment Trust (WHFIT) | A fund structure, regulation, pooled-vehicle, or investment-company term. |
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Publicly traded fund-like vehicle that finances smaller or developing businesses and often behaves like a yield-oriented closed-end structure.
An open-ended investment company is a pooled fund structure that issues and redeems shares based on investor demand.
European open-end investment company structure with variable capital, commonly used for collective investment funds in Luxembourg and similar jurisdictions.
A widely held fixed investment trust is a fixed portfolio trust with many investors and pass-through tax reporting features.