mutual fund
noun
: an open-end investment company that invests money of its shareholders in a usually diversified group of securities of other corporations
Examples of mutual fund in a Sentence
She invested her money in a mutual fund.
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Lower fees generally mean higher gains ETFs have gained traction as an alternative to traditional mutual funds as a way to put money into a basket of investments.
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Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026
Instead, the Fed focused on Wall Street, lending more than $100 billion to buy corporate debt, keep money-market mutual funds whole, help investment banks, and prop up investors who otherwise would have lost money.
—Aaron Klein, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2026
Around $1 trillion was pulled from active equity mutual funds over the year, according to estimates from Bloomberg Intelligence using ICI data, marking an 11th year of net outflows and, by some measures, the steepest of the cycle.
—Isabelle Lee, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2025
Winmill also suggests opting for a gold mining mutual fund as opposed to the direct asset.
—Seychelle Thomas, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
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Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026
Instead, the Fed focused on Wall Street, lending more than $100 billion to buy corporate debt, keep money-market mutual funds whole, help investment banks, and prop up investors who otherwise would have lost money.
—Aaron Klein, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2026
Around $1 trillion was pulled from active equity mutual funds over the year, according to estimates from Bloomberg Intelligence using ICI data, marking an 11th year of net outflows and, by some measures, the steepest of the cycle.
—Isabelle Lee, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2025
Winmill also suggests opting for a gold mining mutual fund as opposed to the direct asset.
—Seychelle Thomas, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mutual fund
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“Mutual fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutual%20fund. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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