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income fund

American  

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of income fund

First recorded in 1930–35

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Blue Owl Capital also announced a door crush at OCIC, its credit income fund, where repurchase requests this quarter rose to 21.9% of its investor shares, or $4.3 billion worth.

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

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