income fund

American  

noun

1. a mutual fund that invests primarily in stocks that are likely to continue to pay or increase dividends.

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Etymology

Origin of income fund

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

At the credit income fund, the quarter’s inflows were about $870 million.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The firm's global fixed income fund returned 4.91%.

From Reuters • Feb. 3, 2022

The biggest loss in any 12-month period for the fund with more stock was 28 percent, compared with 17 percent for the traditional income fund.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2022

Hodges owns about $950,000 of Citigroup shares and about $600,000 of JPMorgan stock in its blue chip equity income fund, Mr. Bradshaw said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 13, 2018

“Fundamentally, it’s not moved with the times,” Richard Black, who oversees the U.K. equity income fund at Legal & General in London, said in a phone interview.

From BusinessWeek • Jan. 10, 2012