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
Rob Arnott is founder and chairman of Research Affiliates, a firm that oversees investment strategies for $139 billion in mutual funds and ETFs.
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2024
Powerful institutional investors like mutual funds and index funds typically run the show.
—Lauren Hirsch, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Chinese mutual funds and ETFs are filing their annual reports, with a large Mainland equity ETF reporting 29% of its shares outstanding were owned by the Central Huijin Investment, China’s sovereign wealth fund that has been stabilizing the Mainland market by buying ETFs, as of year-end.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
But don’t confuse money market accounts with money market mutual funds, which invest in short-term, low-risk debt instruments.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
The first was Rob Arnott, the founder and chairman of Research Affiliates, which oversees investment strategies for $139 billion worth of mutual funds and ETFs.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 29 Feb. 2024
Capital gains tax applies to: real estate bonds mutual funds
NFTs/cryptocurrency
jewelry/coin collections
What is the 2024 capital gains tax rate?
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2024
In contrast, less than 30% of white financial wealth is invested in pensions, with about 50% invested in businesses, equities, and mutual funds.
—Cora Lewis, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2024
Ninety-eight percent of the money invested in mutual funds in this country is managed by men.
—Brittany Shammas, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2024
Powerful institutional investors like mutual funds and index funds typically run the show.
—Lauren Hirsch, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Chinese mutual funds and ETFs are filing their annual reports, with a large Mainland equity ETF reporting 29% of its shares outstanding were owned by the Central Huijin Investment, China’s sovereign wealth fund that has been stabilizing the Mainland market by buying ETFs, as of year-end.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
But don’t confuse money market accounts with money market mutual funds, which invest in short-term, low-risk debt instruments.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
The first was Rob Arnott, the founder and chairman of Research Affiliates, which oversees investment strategies for $139 billion worth of mutual funds and ETFs.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 29 Feb. 2024
Capital gains tax applies to: real estate bonds mutual funds
NFTs/cryptocurrency
jewelry/coin collections
What is the 2024 capital gains tax rate?
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2024
In contrast, less than 30% of white financial wealth is invested in pensions, with about 50% invested in businesses, equities, and mutual funds.
—Cora Lewis, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2024
Ninety-eight percent of the money invested in mutual funds in this country is managed by men.
—Brittany Shammas, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
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“Mutual fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutual%20fund. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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