BARRETT OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
PROSPECTUS
December 31, 2010
Class: Ticker Symbol
O: SAOPX
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INVESTMENT PRODUCTS: NOT FDIC INSUREDŸ NO BANK GUARANTEEŸ MAY LOSE VALUE
The accompanying table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.
Shareholder Fees
(Paid directly from your investment)
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases | None | |||
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a % of amount redeemed) | None |
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(Expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Management fees | 0.75% | |||
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees | None | |||
Other expenses | 0.45% | |||
Total annual fund operating expenses | 1.20% |
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes:
| • | You invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated |
| • | Your investment has a 5% return each year and the fund’s operating expenses remain the same |
| • | You reinvest all distributions and dividends without a sales charge |
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Number of Years You Own Your Shares
| 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | |||||||||||||
Your costs would be | $ | 122 | $ | 381 | $ | 660 | $ | 1,455 | ||||||||
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