Bob FraserCFO & Macro Strategist | Data-Driven Investing Expert | Speaker & Author

Evergreen Funds Beat Volatility

Name: Evergreen Funds Beat Volatility
Uploaded: 2026-05-04T13:00:11+00:00
Duration: 1 min 5 s
Channel: Bob Fraser
Description: In this YouTube excerpt, Bob Fraser explains the design of an evergreen fund that operates similarly to a mutual fund but aims to deliver low‑volatility…

4 May 2026 · 1 min

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In this YouTube excerpt, Bob Fraser explains the design of an evergreen fund that operates similarly to a mutual fund but aims to deliver low‑volatility returns. Investors purchase shares that are priced on a regular, quarterly basis based on the underlying assets rather than market supply‑and‑demand. Because the share price reflects the gradual appreciation of the fund’s assets, price swings are minimal. The fund provides liquidity through an internal redemption program: the company itself buys back shares from investors at net asset value (NAV), eliminating the need for open‑market trading and further reducing volatility. Fraser emphasizes that this structure simplifies pricing, offers predictable growth, and maintains a stable, less volatile investment experience.

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Think of it like a mutual fund, right? You invest, here's the share price, and you invest in this mutual fund at the share price. You buy a bunch of shares and then that is priced on a regular basis. In our case, it'll be priced quarterly. So you would see your share price and that share price is going to increase over time generally, hopefully, and assuming that we're executing and the markets are favorable, you're going to see it go up, but not with much volatility because it's not like this is being traded, right? It's not like the price is being determined by the amount of buyers and sellers in the market. The price is being determined by the underlying assets. Follow me? So as these assets are increasing in value very slightly over a period of time, very gradually, the price of your shares go up. So there's not a lot of volatility. And then at some point you determine in the future you can sell those assets because we have an internal liquidity program. In a mutual fund, you basically, you know, buy shares from other investors and sell shares to other investors. And in this case, we won't do that. We're going to redeem your shares. So the company will buy your shares from you. You will buy shares from the company. And so we'll redeem your shares and you buy shares. And we do it at this net asset value. It's much simpler and much less volatile.