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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Defense tech play Palantir Technologies led the ranking, with ownership among active large-cap mutual funds climbing to 32% from just 7% a year ago.
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Yun Li, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
The bill that many Republicans are backing over stronger proposals is so fraught with loopholes that lawmakers can still profit from insider information so long as the profits are rolled into another vehicle such as bonds, commodities, crypto, or mutual funds.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 9 Mar. 2026
Gold mutual funds Few 401(k) plans allow investors to purchase actual gold, Investopedia says, but gold-adjacent mutual funds abound.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
While ETFs trade on an exchange, just like stocks, allowing for buying and trading at any time the market is open, mutual funds are not priced until the end of the trading day.
—Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 4 Mar. 2026
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Yun Li, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
The bill that many Republicans are backing over stronger proposals is so fraught with loopholes that lawmakers can still profit from insider information so long as the profits are rolled into another vehicle such as bonds, commodities, crypto, or mutual funds.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 9 Mar. 2026
Gold mutual funds Few 401(k) plans allow investors to purchase actual gold, Investopedia says, but gold-adjacent mutual funds abound.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
While ETFs trade on an exchange, just like stocks, allowing for buying and trading at any time the market is open, mutual funds are not priced until the end of the trading day.
—Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 4 Mar. 2026
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 14 Mar. 2026.
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