Mutual funds

Ark. Code Ann. § 23-51-506 — under ARKANSAS TRUST INSTITUTIONS ACT OF 2025.

Ark. Code Ann. § 23-51-506

(a) A state trust company may invest for its own account in equity securities of an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, 15 U.S.C. § 80a-1 et seq., as it existed on January 1, 2025, and the Securities Act of 1933, 15 U.S.C. § 77a et seq., as it existed on January 1, 2025, if the portfolio of the investment company consists wholly of investments in which the state trust company could invest directly for its own account.

(b) If the portfolio of an investment company described in subsection (a) of this section consists wholly of investments in which the state trust company could invest directly without limitation under § 23-51-504, the state trust company may invest in the investment company without limitation.

(c) (1) If the portfolio of an investment company described in subsection (a) of this section contains an investment that is subject to the limits of § 23-51-504, the state trust company shall not invest in the investment company more than an amount equal to twenty percent (20%) of the state trust company's capital base.(2) Subdivision (c)(1) of this section does not apply to a money market fund.

(1) If the portfolio of an investment company described in subsection (a) of this section contains an investment that is subject to the limits of § 23-51-504, the state trust company shall not invest in the investment company more than an amount equal to twenty percent (20%) of the state trust company's capital base.

(2) Subdivision (c)(1) of this section does not apply to a money market fund.

(d) In evaluating investment limits under this chapter, a state trust company shall not be required to combine:(1) The state trust company's pro rata share of the securities of an issuer in the portfolio of an investment company with the state trust company's pro rata share of the securities of that issuer held by another investment company in which the state trust company has invested; or(2) The state trust company's own direct investment in the securities of an issuer with the state trust company's pro rata share of the securities of that issuer held by each investment company in which the state trust company has invested under this section.

(1) The state trust company's pro rata share of the securities of an issuer in the portfolio of an investment company with the state trust company's pro rata share of the securities of that issuer held by another investment company in which the state trust company has invested; or

(2) The state trust company's own direct investment in the securities of an issuer with the state trust company's pro rata share of the securities of that issuer held by each investment company in which the state trust company has invested under this section.