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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Among the biggest beneficiaries are veteran stock picker Ron Baron, Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest and mutual fund giant Fidelity Investments.
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Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 12 June 2026
The cheapest way to invest in gold for retirement is usually through gold ETFs or gold mutual funds, rather than a gold IRA.
—Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 12 June 2026
Of course, the big hedge and mutual funds, as well as insurers, endowments, and sundry other institutional investors, are super-hungry to get the biggest possible share allocations for both of these mega-IPOs, just as in the SpaceX deal.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 June 2026
Vanguard, which pioneered index mutual funds, says that about 30% of retirement account holders choose equity funds if they’re offered by plan sponsors, and most are indexed.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
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Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 12 June 2026
The cheapest way to invest in gold for retirement is usually through gold ETFs or gold mutual funds, rather than a gold IRA.
—Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 12 June 2026
Of course, the big hedge and mutual funds, as well as insurers, endowments, and sundry other institutional investors, are super-hungry to get the biggest possible share allocations for both of these mega-IPOs, just as in the SpaceX deal.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 June 2026
Vanguard, which pioneered index mutual funds, says that about 30% of retirement account holders choose equity funds if they’re offered by plan sponsors, and most are indexed.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 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 18 Jun. 2026.
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