a method for producing a return from investment funds includes receiving a principal ; identifying first and second investment funds ; contracting with a client to establish payment of first and second fees associated with the first and second investment fund , respectively ; distributing the principal among the first and second investment fund ; obtaining first and second yields for the first and second investment fund , respectively , wherein the first yield is larger than the second yield ; identifying an anchor and lagging fund ; conveying the first yield to the client ; receiving the first fee from the anchor fund ; determining a yield enhancement by subtracting the second yield from the first yield ; determining an enhanced yield by adding the yield enhancement to the second yield ; conveying the enhanced yield to the client ; determining the second fee by subtracting the yield enhancement from the first fee ; and receiving the second fee from the lagging fund .