In Eagle's mutual fund accounting solution, master funds are a type of entity designed to track transactions and trades for mutual funds that involve capital stock and NAV processing. The master fund structure allows you to set up multiple share classes. You can add one or more share classes as you set up the fund, or you can add the share classes later. Master funds that you set up for use with Eagle's accounting solutions require specialized settings that define identify the desired accounting behavior for each entity. Entities solely set up for use with Eagle's data management, information delivery, and performance solutions do not require this information.
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