mutual fund
noun
: an open-end investment company that invests money of its shareholders in a usually diversified group of securities of other corporations
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She invested her money in a mutual fund.
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Annuities are not federally regulated as mutual funds are.
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Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Ken Squire is the founder and president of 13D Monitor, an institutional research service on shareholder activism, and the founder and portfolio manager of the 13D Activist Fund, a mutual fund that invests in a portfolio of activist 13D investments.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
Traditionally, that growth came from mutual funds, index funds, or even Fortune 500 stocks.
—Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
While the legislation would not allow lawmakers to own individual stocks and bonds, they would be allowed to own diversified mutual funds and ETFs and certain commodities.
—Leah Askarinam, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Ken Squire is the founder and president of 13D Monitor, an institutional research service on shareholder activism, and the founder and portfolio manager of the 13D Activist Fund, a mutual fund that invests in a portfolio of activist 13D investments.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
Traditionally, that growth came from mutual funds, index funds, or even Fortune 500 stocks.
—Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
While the legislation would not allow lawmakers to own individual stocks and bonds, they would be allowed to own diversified mutual funds and ETFs and certain commodities.
—Leah Askarinam, Fortune, 5 Sep. 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 1 Oct. 2025.
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