Distribution fees are paid out of fund assets to cover the marketing and selling of fund shares, such as compensating brokers and others who sell fund shares. These fees also pay for advertising, printing and mailing prospectuses to new investors, and for printing and mailing sales literature to prospective investors. Typically, distribution fees apply to mutual funds but not to ETFs. Distribution fees sometimes are referred to as 12b-1 fees.
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