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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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 investments.
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Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
For example, a majority of mutual funds fail to outperform a simple index fund that buys every stock in proportion to its size.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Lenders routinely sell loans like mortgages to banks, mutual funds and other large investors to free up money to issue new loans.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Look for low-cost mutual funds or index funds with expense ratios well below one percent.
—Steve Hruby, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 Sep. 2025
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Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
For example, a majority of mutual funds fail to outperform a simple index fund that buys every stock in proportion to its size.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Lenders routinely sell loans like mortgages to banks, mutual funds and other large investors to free up money to issue new loans.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Look for low-cost mutual funds or index funds with expense ratios well below one percent.
—Steve Hruby, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 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 30 Oct. 2025.
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