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value fund

American  

noun

  1. a mutual fund that invests primarily in stocks that are undervalued and whose share price is likely to rise.


Etymology

Origin of value fund

First recorded in 1920–25


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The remainder he spread across a value fund, a small-cap fund and a money-market account.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

That is much less than the S&P 500’s roughly 36% weighting, but above the 15% tech weighting in the average large value fund.

From Barron's ● May 7, 2026

Several other value fund managers also made their cases for bargain stocks they liked as well.

From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026

Crack open an all-in-one portfolio, and you’re likely to find both a growth and a value fund for large stocks, another pair for midsize companies and still another for small stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

Infinity Q liquidated its mutual funds after the SEC found that the firm's founder and former chief investment officer, James Velissaris, made potentially unreasonable adjustments to a pricing model used to value fund investments.

From Reuters ● Nov. 10, 2022

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