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unit investment trust

American  

noun

  1. unit trust.


Example Sentences

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The reason QQQ is having a proxy vote is because Invesco wants to change the fund from a unit investment trust to an open-ended fund.

From MarketWatch

A unit investment trust, or UIT, lets people invest in a one-time public offering in a portfolio of securities, typically stocks and bonds.

From Washington Post

An investment in exchange-traded funds, structured as a mutual fund or unit investment trust, involves the risk of losing money and should be considered as part of an overall program, not a complete investment program.

From US News

The portfolio was set up as a unit investment trust—generally an unmanaged cousin of a standard mutual fund—and depends on "brands and sustainable competitive advantages," rather than short-term stock picking, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal

A unit investment trust is a type of investment company that holds a fixed portfolio of securities and offers redeemable units of that portfolio that terminate after a specified period of time.

From Reuters