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noun

an investment company that issues shares continuously and is obligated to repurchase them from shareholders on demand.

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Also called open-end investment company.

Compare closed-end investment company.

Origin of mutual fund

First recorded in 1790–1800

Words nearby mutual fund

Muttra, mutual, mutual admiration society, mutual aid, Mutual Assured Destruction, mutual fund, mutual impedance, mutual inductance, mutual induction, mutual insurance, mutual insurance company

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How to use mutual fund in a sentence

This renewed federal focus on ESG issues will bolster the SEC’s effort to create disclosure practices for public companies and mutual funds.
What the growing federal focus on ESG means for private markets|Annie Siebert|July 14, 2021|TechCrunch
His Virginia financial disclosure report lists 70 holdings of individual stocks, bonds or mutual funds that are each worth between $50,001 and $250,000, and an additional 54 holdings that are each worth between $5,001 and $50,000.
Financial disclosures in Va. governor’s race detail wealth of Youngkin, McAuliffe|Gregory S. Schneider|July 2, 2021|Washington Post
Thiel also had an advantage over most Americans with IRAs, who typically use them to purchase publicly traded stocks, bonds, mutual funds and certificates of deposit.
Lord of the Roths: How Tech Mogul Peter Thiel Turned a Retirement Account for the Middle Class Into a $5 Billion Tax-Free Piggy Bank|by Justin Elliott, Patricia Callahan and James Bandler|June 24, 2021|ProPublica
He has a diversified portfolio of many businesses and industries in mutual funds that his stockbroker manages.
Texas’s chief energy regulator fiercely defended fossil fuels after historic blackouts. She also profits from oil and gas.|Neena Satija, Aaron Gregg|March 19, 2021|Washington Post

Giant mutual funds that own the largest stakes in GameStop saw the biggest gains in value.
How the rich got richer: Reddit trading frenzy benefited Wall Street elite|Douglas MacMillan, Yeganeh Torbati|February 8, 2021|Washington Post
Why new cuts will be a double whammy for Bentonville—and anyone with a mutual fund.
Food Stamp Cuts Add to Walmart’s Troubles|Daniel Gross|November 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Considered as a mutual fund of bank shares, the CPP has had quite a good run.
Bailout’s Success Lets Treasury Take Loss on General Motors Stock|Daniel Gross|December 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The second is that there is a glitch in the mutual fund software, and you just aren't getting the updates.
Ask the Blogger: Why Isn't My IRA Doing Anything?|Megan McArdle|October 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It started when Waddell Reed, a large mutual fund, hit a button to sell about $4.1 billion in stock futures contracts.
How Wall Street Computers Almost Killed Knight Trading|Alex Klein, Matthew Zeitlin|August 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Washington is in panic mode and your mutual fund is teetering on the brink.
What You Need to Know About the Debt Ceiling|David A. Graham|July 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for mutual fund

mutual fund

noun

US and Canadian an investment trust that issues units for public sale, the holders of which are creditors and not shareholders with their interests represented by a trust company independent of the issuing agencyBritish equivalent: unit trust

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Cultural definitions for mutual fund

mutual fund

A company organized for the purpose of making investments. A mutual fund gets its capital stock from private individual investors, who, in effect, allow the mutual fund to decide where to invest their money.

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