# FIRST INVESTORS TOTAL RETURN FUND — new fund registration

FIRST INVESTORS EQUITY FUNDS registered fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2017-11-27. Featured series: FIRST INVESTORS TOTAL RETURN FUND.

## Registration

- Registrant / trust: FIRST INVESTORS EQUITY FUNDS
- CIK: 0000886048
- Form: 485APOS
- Filed: 2017-11-27
- Accession: 0000898432-17-001115
- Reported net assets: $805.4M

## Series & classes (4)

| Series | Class | Ticker | New |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [FIRST INVESTORS TOTAL RETURN FUND](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000010591) | CLASS A | FITRX | — |
| [FIRST INVESTORS TOTAL RETURN FUND](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000010591) | CLASS B | FBTRX | — |
| [FIRST INVESTORS TOTAL RETURN FUND](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000010591) | Advisor Class | FITUX | — |
| [FIRST INVESTORS TOTAL RETURN FUND](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000010591) | Institutional Class | FITVX | — |

## Fees (from the effective prospectus)

- 12b-1 fee: 0.30%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.18%
- Management fee: 0.69%
- Net expense ratio: 1.24%
- Other expenses: 0.19%

## Investment objective

The Fund seeks high, long-term total investment return consistent with moderate investment risk.

## Advisers

- [Foresters Investment Management Company, Inc. (Advisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/1844)
- [Muzinich & Company, Inc. (Subadvisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/22998)

## Other filings by this registrant (15)

- [485APOS — 2017-12-29 (3 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000898432-17-001338)
- [485APOS — 2017-02-02](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000898432-17-000142)
- [485APOS — 2016-09-07 (3 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000898432-16-002877)
- [485APOS — 2016-05-17 (3 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000898432-16-002317)
- [485APOS — 2016-01-14 (3 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000898432-16-001811)
- [485APOS — 2014-12-29 (3 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000898432-14-001417)
- [485APOS — 2013-11-14](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000898432-13-001391)
- [485APOS — 2012-12-17](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000898432-12-001435)
- [485APOS — 2012-12-14 (16 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000898432-12-001427)
- [485APOS — 2012-11-15](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000898432-12-001206)
- [485APOS — 2009-11-19](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000898432-09-001399)
- [485APOS — 2008-11-17](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000898432-08-001187)

## More

- [Registrant profile: FIRST INVESTORS EQUITY FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/registrant/886048)
- [This page as markdown (for LLM agents)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000898432-17-001115.md)
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