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 documents show details for only one part of Phoenix’s portfolio, and do not include assets in retirement accounts or stakes held in companies through mutual funds, corporate bonds and other securities, the accountants confirmed. — Allegra Goodwin, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Over the next several decades, the company expanded into other financial services including mutual funds, venture capital and IRAs. — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026

With the 10-year treasury yield hovering around 5% and bond prices falling, investors who bought bond mutual funds or ETFs when yields were lower may be sitting on unrealized losses within their portfolio. — Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

Millions of Americans own shares in major companies indirectly through mutual funds held in their 401(k) accounts. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mutual fund

• and
• bund
• gunned
• hund
• mund
• shunned
• stunned
• fecund
• refund
• rotund
• secund

Legal Definition

mutual fund

see also:

fund sense 2