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Funds

This section allows you to manage the entire lifecycle of a fund, from creation to closure.


The section table displays all funds created by the broker:

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NameDescription
FUND IDUnique identifier of the created fund.
FUND NAMEFund name displayed in the interface.
TICKERFund ticker symbol.
STRATEGY DESCRIPTIONFund strategy description (if specified during creation).
INSTRUMENTTrading instrument created for the fund. Displayed only if the fund has the Active status. The instrument is added to the exchange if one was specified when the fund was created.
EXCHANGEExchange specified when the fund was created. To clearly distinguish funds from other instruments, it is recommended that you ask Unity to create a virtual exchange in the platform.
CURRENCYThe fund's quote currency specified when it was created.
SHARE NOMINAL PRICEShare price.
MINIMUM INVESTMENTMinimum investment amount required to participate in the fund (optional).
CREATE DATECreation date specified when the fund was created.
STATUSFund status: Draft - created and can be edited and activated; Active - cannot be edited and can be used for trading; Closed - closed and can no longer be edited or used for trading.
CREATEDDate and time when the fund was created.
MODIFIEDDate and time when the fund information was last modified.

The table can be filtered by fund Status and Name.

Clicking a fund in the table opens its Overview tab.

Important! Fund settings can only be edited when the fund has the Draft status. The fields on the Information tab of an active or closed fund are read-only.

Creating/editing a fund

Important! The selected Current account and manager accounts can each be used in only one fund.
Please note! Trading orders originating from client accounts must always be executed on the Current account set for the respective fund.

To create a new fund, click Add fund. To edit a fund, click an existing fund in the table.

When creating or editing a fund, a sidepage opens with the Basic information, Limits and restrictions, and Accounts sections.

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In the Basic information section, fill in the following fields:

  • Fund name - the fund name displayed to the client;
  • Ticker - the fund ticker displayed to the client;
  • Currency - the currency in which the share price is denominated;
  • Share nominal price - the nominal share price displayed to the end client as the instrument price;
  • Current account - the fund's main account, used for settlements and displaying the fund's profit. Only an internal account (the broker must be specified as both the provider and the client when the account is created) with account type = Personal and management type = Current can be used as the current account. A Current account can be used in only one fund;
  • Exchange - the exchange to which the trading instrument created for the fund will be added (optional);
  • Creation date - the fund's creation date (which may differ from the date when the fund is actually created).
Important! For prices of a created and activated fund to be displayed, its group must be added to the Aggregator settings configured for the selected Current account. For details on adding funds, see Working with funds. If a fund has been activated but is not available in the Instruments section, notify the Unity team so they can configure the fund instrument group and make it available to your broker.

Optional fields:

  • Minimum investment - the minimum investment amount (not taken into account when trading the created instrument);
  • Minimum position balance - the minimum value of the remaining position, in the fund's currency, that an investor must retain after a partial sale of shares. If the value is 0 or the field is empty, the restriction does not apply;
  • Strategy description - a custom description of the fund's strategy;
  • Management fee - a fixed percentage of assets under management, specified as an annual percentage, that reduces the fund's NAV. The Type field specifies the accrual/debit frequency. The daily fee is calculated using the following formula: fund NAV x fee value / 365.
Example of calculating NAV including the management fee:

NAV at the beginning of the day: USD 1,000,000

Management fee: 2% per annum

Daily fee: (1,000,000 x 2%) / 365 = USD 54.79

NAV after the debit = 1,000,000 - 54.79 = USD 999,945.21

  • Performance fee percent - the performance fee charged when the investor exceeds the historical maximum share price, or High Water Mark (HWM). The fee accrual period is determined by the Sell cut off settings: the fee is accrued on the last business day before the sell deadline.
    • Upon entry into the fund, the HWM is set equal to the share price and is updated when a new peak price is reached.
    • If the price rises above the HWM, the fee is calculated using the following formula: Performance fee percent x (current share price − HWM), after which the HWM is updated.
    • If the price falls, no fee is charged and the HWM is retained.

In the Limits and restrictions section, the deadlines for accepting share purchase and sale orders are configured separately:

  • Buy cut off - the deadline for accepting purchase orders;
  • Sell cut off - the deadline for accepting sale orders.

For each deadline, specify:

  • Period - the operating period of the order processing cycle: Previous day, Previous week, Previous month, or Previous quarter;
  • the day on which the deadline occurs. The available fields depend on the selected period:
    • for Previous day, the deadline applies daily, so no day is specified;
    • for Previous week, select a day of the week;
    • for Previous month and Previous quarter, select a day from 1 to 31, the last calendar day, or the last business day;
  • Hour and Minute - the deadline time in the broker's time zone.

If the selected deadline date falls on a weekend or public holiday, the deadline is moved to the nearest preceding business day.


In the Accounts section, specify the trading accounts of the fund managers and their shares in the fund in the Weight in fund field.

All manager accounts must be either Internal (the broker must be specified as both the provider and the client when the account is created) or Client (the broker is specified as the provider and the client profile as the client), with management type = Brokerage and account type = Personal.

The Fund volume field displays the total value of all account shares.


When created, a new fund receives the Draft status, in which it can be edited. After you click Activate in the upper-right corner, an Instrument is created in the platform and becomes available for use in Trading settings.

An active fund can be closed using the Close button. Once closed, the fund can no longer be edited or used for trading.

Important! After activation, notify the Unity team so they can add the created funds to the connector's aggregation settings and make them available to clients.

All instruments of the Fund type are created with the following parameters: Non-editable:

  • Tenor = SPOT (T+2)
  • Price unit = Currency per unit
  • Lot size = 1
  • Pip size = 1

Editable in Aggregator settings when editing the instrument set:

  • Minimum order size = 0.01
  • MPI = 0.01
To allow a client to trade the created funds, they must be added and configured in the Aggregator settings of the client's account. A TTL must also be set for them to ensure that the price is displayed correctly.

Fund information page

Overview

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The top of the page displays the fund's current value (Current NAV), the number of shares in circulation (Shares outstanding), and the fund status.

The tab displays information about the current account used for settlements and displaying the fund's profit, its assets, and the manager accounts (the fund's trading accounts), including their assets and the shares of the fund under their management.

The table displays the following manager account metrics:

NameDescription
Total AssetsThe total assets in a specific manager's account.
Declared %The manager account weight set when the fund was created or edited.
Real %The actual weight of the manager account in the fund.
DiffThe difference between the set and actual weights: Diff = Real % - Declared %

Here you can rebalance an active fund by changing the weights of its manager accounts (the fund's trading accounts) without interrupting the fund's operation. To do this, enter new weights in the Weight in fund fields for each account and click Rebalance.

Please note! The new weights are applied to the accounts only after the close of the trading day.

Using the arrow buttons, you can make an internal transfer of funds between the trading accounts within a fund and its current account. This allows you to redistribute capital among the managers (the fund's trading accounts).

The arrows next to the account weights open the funds transfer sidepage.

  • Up arrow - transfer from the trading account to the current account;
  • Down arrow - transfer from the current account to the trading account.
NameDescription
FromThe account from which funds will be debited: the current account for a deposit or the trading account for a withdrawal.
ToThe destination account to which funds will be credited: the current account for a withdrawal or the trading account for a deposit.
AssetTransfer currency (the fund's quote asset).
AmountTransfer amount.
Netting dateThe netting date on which the transaction will occur in the system.
SubtypeTransaction subtype (optional).
CommentAn optional field for adding a comment to the transaction, such as the reason for the transfer.

The completed transfer is reflected in the system as a Transaction with the Transfer type and the specified subtype.

Information

This tab displays the fund information entered when the fund was created. The tab contents are the same as those of the fund creation sidepage.

For an active or closed fund, the fields on this tab are read-only. The fund information can be edited if the fund has the Draft status.

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Snapshot

This tab displays a report on the fund's status for each date of its existence:

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Please note! For the report to be displayed correctly for a specific date, all days up to and including that date must be closed in the Daily operations section.

The report table contains the following information:

NameDescription
Trade dateReport date (the same as the date selected in the table).
Share countNumber of shares in client positions.
CurrencyQuote asset of the created fund.
NAVThe fund value, calculated as the sum of the Total Assets values of the managers' accounts (the fund's trading accounts). Every day after netting and day closure, the fund value is revalued.
Share priceThe share price specified when the fund was created (if there are no shares in circulation) or its current price, calculated as NAV / Share count. Displayed to the client as the instrument Price.

Example of calculating NAV and the share price:

  • The fund's initial price is set to USD 10,000;
  • Two manager accounts (the fund's trading accounts) receive USD 5,000 each;
  • After trading on the accounts, they generate PL values of USD 1,000 and USD 200;
  • The fund's NAV after day closure = 5,000 + 5,000 + 1,000 + 200 = USD 11,200.
  • Clients have 10 shares in circulation;
  • The calculated share price at the end of the day = 11,200 / 10 = 1,120.

The table also displays the following manager account metrics:

NameDescription
Total AssetsThe total assets in a specific manager's account.
Declared %The manager account weight set when the fund was created or edited.
Real %The actual weight of the manager account in the fund.
DiffThe difference between the set and actual weights: Diff = Real % - Declared %

Trading and client display features

Created funds are available in the client terminal as regular shares with the Fund asset type.

Important! To ensure that the fund price is displayed correctly to clients, close the current account and manager accounts (the fund's trading accounts) before closing the client accounts in the Daily operations section, then wait for the price to appear in EOD Rates. The fund price will then be recalculated, after which you can close the accounts of clients whose portfolios contain the fund instrument.
Important! Trading orders placed by clients can only be executed manually in the Dealer section.

When an order is executed, a position in the instrument is opened for the client, and the client's funds are transferred to the account selected as the current account for further distribution among the managers.

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