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Which structure for your fund?

Five fund structures Aqua Fund Factory can stand up — Interval Fund, Tender Offer Fund, '40 Act Mutual Fund, Private LP, and VIT. Plug in your expected AUM, growth, and time horizon and the page recomputes setup cost, ongoing fees, and the structural fit live. Modeled on proposals we've sent Rockefeller, Soma, DPL, and other Fund Factory customers.

How to use: Set your assumptions in the four cards below. Each structure recomputes its year-1, year-5, and cumulative cost on the fly. The "Best fit" badge updates based on the strategy type you choose. Toggle the chart between annual cost view and cumulative cost view.
AUM at launch
$200M
$25M$2B
YoY AUM growth
25%
0%80%
Project horizon
5yr
2yr10yr
Strategy type

Cost trajectory · 5-year projection

Attribute Interval Tender Offer '40 Act Mutual Private LP VIT
Setup cost (one-time)$1.5M$900K$400K$120K$750K
Time to market7–9 mo5–7 mo4–6 mo2–3 mo5–7 mo
Annual admin (bps)22 bps20 bps18 bps10 bps25 bps
Annual audit + fund services$120K$85K$80K$45K$130K
LiquidityQuarterly tender (5–25% NAV) · daily NAV strikeAnnual / semi-annual discretionary tenderDaily — open-endLock-up + redemption windowsDaily inside VA / VUL contract
Minimum ticket$2,500$25,000$1,000$250K+ (accredited)$N/A — inside insurance
Investor tax form1099-DIV (RIC)1099-DIV (RIC)1099-DIV (RIC)K-1Tax-deferred wrap
Distribution channelsRIA · BD · directRIA · BDRIA · BD · directRIA · FO onlyInsurance / annuity carriers
Regulatory complexityHigh (40 Act)Medium-HighHigh (40 Act)Lower (3(c)(1)/3(c)(7))Medium-High
Aqua reference dealsSoma · PegasusRockefeller pilotAspen · MagnoliaDPL Financial

Fork & ship

Self-contained. Edit STRUCTURES (setup, ongoing bps, audit, fit by strategy) and the strategy-fit map. The chart re-renders on any input change.

const STRUCTURES = {
  interval: {
    name: "Interval Fund", setup: 1_500_000, months: 8,
    adminBps: 22, audit: 120_000, minBps: 8,
    fit: { creditDaily: 0.4, creditPrivate: 0.95, pe: 0.55, /* ... */ }
  },
  // ... etc
};

When to use this

Mid-conversation with a Fund Factory prospect to anchor "which structure makes sense for you." Send afterwards as a link they can replay. The visualization makes the trade-off legible without a 30-slide deck.

Reuse ideas

Access Vehicles structure picker (SPV vs. feeder vs. dedicated SMA), Marketplace sponsor-side comparator, AIX deployment-model comparator (cloud vs. dedicated), pricing-tier estimator.