Definitions

mutual fund

NOUN

stock or bond fund

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bond fund closed-end fund investment fund retirement plan

WEAK

401k fund IRA hedge fund individual retirement account money market funds money-market fund no-load fund open-end fund stock fund

Example Sentences

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Fidelity Investments, the big brokerage and mutual fund firm, long has had a rule protecting its small retail clients from plunging into initial public stock offerings while the shares were still subject to IPO-related hype.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

A two-month stock rally powered by chip companies has helped the average U.S.-stock mutual fund or exchange-traded fund to a total return of 11.5% so far in 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

See more: Opinion: This mutual fund lets you buy SpaceX stock before the IPO — but what are you actually getting?

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

Brett Arends dug into one well-known mutual fund that holds shares of SpaceX and shared what he learned about its opportunities and potential risk for investors.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

One group of mutual fund companies let preferred customers trade at preferred prices, and another group was charged with hiding management fees.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt