index fund

noun

1. a fund, as a mutual fund or pension fund, with a portfolio that contains many of the securities listed in a major stock index in order to match the performance of the stock market generally.

Word History and Origins

Origin of index fund¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

But some index funds are more concentrated than you might realize.

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‘Gen Z would rather invest in index funds and travel the world than tie themselves to a 30-year mortgage and a picket fence.’

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For a one-stop shop, consider the Vanguard Balanced Index fund, a low-cost index fund tracking the U.S. stock and bond markets with a roughly 60/40 split.

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My taxable investment account: $1.29 million in a total stock index fund.

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A similar investor who owned the index fund only following up days would have seen a return of a only 44%.

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