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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The rest of the university endowment is invested in commingled or mutual funds (this reality did lead to students pushing fund managers like Fidelity Investments and Berkshire Hathaway to divest from Sudan).
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Scott Warren, TIME, 3 May 2024
Here in Burlington, for example, the University of Vermont released this week a list of nearly 90 mutual funds it’s invested in.
—Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2024
Other financial firms, such as broker-dealers, earn commissions from selling stocks, bonds or mutual funds and need only provide suitable advice.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
Many American mutual funds have stakes, including those with an international or tech-focused investment orientation.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2024
Rob Arnott is founder and chairman of Research Affiliates, a firm that oversees investment strategies for $139 billion in mutual funds and ETFs.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2024
Powerful institutional investors like mutual funds and index funds typically run the show.
—Lauren Hirsch, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Chinese mutual funds and ETFs are filing their annual reports, with a large Mainland equity ETF reporting 29% of its shares outstanding were owned by the Central Huijin Investment, China’s sovereign wealth fund that has been stabilizing the Mainland market by buying ETFs, as of year-end.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
But don’t confuse money market accounts with money market mutual funds, which invest in short-term, low-risk debt instruments.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
Scott Warren, TIME, 3 May 2024
Here in Burlington, for example, the University of Vermont released this week a list of nearly 90 mutual funds it’s invested in.
—Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2024
Other financial firms, such as broker-dealers, earn commissions from selling stocks, bonds or mutual funds and need only provide suitable advice.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
Many American mutual funds have stakes, including those with an international or tech-focused investment orientation.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2024
Rob Arnott is founder and chairman of Research Affiliates, a firm that oversees investment strategies for $139 billion in mutual funds and ETFs.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2024
Powerful institutional investors like mutual funds and index funds typically run the show.
—Lauren Hirsch, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Chinese mutual funds and ETFs are filing their annual reports, with a large Mainland equity ETF reporting 29% of its shares outstanding were owned by the Central Huijin Investment, China’s sovereign wealth fund that has been stabilizing the Mainland market by buying ETFs, as of year-end.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
But don’t confuse money market accounts with money market mutual funds, which invest in short-term, low-risk debt instruments.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
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“Mutual fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutual%20fund. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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