AIM Mutual Funds

Established in 1976, AIM Investments has made a reputation as one of the US' best investment firms. Their headquarters is in Texas, but they have branches in San Francisco and Dallas. Holding around 1,500 workers, the firm has about $470B in terms of assets. In March of 2008, the firm's name was changed to Invesco Aim in adherence to the parent company's branding strategies.

Structures and the returns of AIM mutual funds

Based on official sources, the AIM mutual fund average expense ratio differs by only a little. The Average of International Stock funds is at 1.75 % while the Average for Municipal Bond funds is .88 %. Minimum amount requirement to have an account is an affordable $1,000.00. It is noteworthy to know that only 24% of the mutual funds of AIM are of the no-load type.

Best AIM mutual funds

# IEGAX: AIM International Small company- Having $564M in assets, its concentration is on energy and industrial materials. Expense ratio is 1.47% while the average return (past 5 years) is close to 20%.

# AGAAX: AIM global Aggressive Growth A- Having $850M dollars in asset, its concentration is in mid-cap growth stocks around the globe. The company's best three assets are Switzerland's Syngenta, Russia's Vimpel-Communications ADR, and Greece's Intralot. This particular mutual funds plan charges a minimum of $1,000.00.

AIM has divided the services it offers into five types of business -- retail marketing, private asset management, institution & alliance sales, cash management, and retirement and education. Among the several financial products offered by AIM are 529 plans, mutual funds, and Roth and traditional IRAs.