DIVIDEND EQUALISATION
New investors are not entitled to any share of the income of a mutual fund scheme which arose before they bought their units. However, at the end of each distribution period the fund management allocates the same amount from the income of the fund to each unit. To compensate for this an equalisation payment is added to the cost of new units. This is the amount of income that has arisen up to the date of purchase of the unit. Because these payments are included in the amount available for distribution they are effectively repaid to the purchaser. The purchaser's dividend voucher at the end of the first distribution period should show the amount of the returned equalisation payment.
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