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

Vanguard is a top pick for opening an IRA, with no online trading commissions for stocks and ETFs and the largest selection of mutual funds in the industry. — Dan Avery, CNBC, 26 July 2026

Another giving strategy is to donate appreciated assets — like stocks, bonds, mutual funds, or real estate — directly to a charity of your choice. — Nick Perry, USA Today, 24 July 2026

The money is turned over to private firms that invest it in index funds, a type of mutual fund that tracks the performance of the stock market. — ABC News, 22 July 2026

Why Mutual Fund Structure Still Matters A mutual fund is a pooled vehicle. — Brian Duggan, Forbes.com, 20 July 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