• Education
    • General
      • Dictionary
      • Economics
      • Corporate Finance
      • Roth IRA
      • Stocks
      • Mutual Funds
      • ETFs
      • 401(k)
    • Investing/Trading
      • Investing Essentials
      • Fundamental Analysis
      • Portfolio Management
      • Trading Essentials
      • Technical Analysis
      • Risk Management
  • Markets
    • News
      • Company News
      • Markets News
      • Trading News
      • Political News
      • Trends
    • Popular Stocks
      • Apple (AAPL)
      • Tesla (TSLA)
      • Amazon (AMZN)
      • AMD (AMD)
      • Facebook (FB)
      • Netflix (NFLX)
  • Simulator
    • Simulator
      • Create an Account
      • Join a Game
    • My Simulator
      • My Game
      • Create a Game
  • Your Money
    • Personal Finance
      • Wealth Management
      • Budgeting/Saving
      • Banking
      • Credit Cards
      • Home Ownership
      • Retirement Planning
      • Taxes
      • Insurance
    • Reviews & Ratings
      • 2019 Broker Awards
      • Best Online Brokers
      • Best Roth IRAs
      • Best Trading Platforms
      • 2019 Robo-Advisor Awards
      • Best Robo-Advisors
      • Betterment vs Wealthfront
      • Betterment vs Vanguard
  • Advisors
    • Your Practice
      • Practice Management
      • Continuing Education
      • Financial Advisor Careers
      • Investopedia 100
    • Wealth Management
      • Portfolio Construction
      • Financial Planning
  • Academy
    • Popular Courses
      • Investing for Beginners
      • Become a Day Trader
      • Trading for Beginners
      • Technical Analysis
    • Courses by Topic
      • All Courses
      • Trading Courses
      • Investing Courses
      • Financial Professional Courses
  • Login
  • Newsletters
Mutual Funds
  • Top Mutual Funds
  • Mutual Fund Essentials
Investing Mutual Funds

Mutual Funds

Mutual funds are baskets of stocks or bonds. They come in all different shapes and sizes, from covering broad stock market indexes to focusing on specific sectors.

Mutual Funds
  • Top Mutual Funds
  • Mutual Fund Essentials
Midsection Businessmen Analyzing Charts On Laptop In Office

Understanding Abnormal Return Avoids Surprises

Abnormal return describes the returns generated by the given security or portfolio which differ from the expected return over a specified pe...

  • Commingled Fund Definition

  • Class C Share Definition
  • London Stock Exchange Paternoster Square

    Open Ended Investment Company – OEIC Definition

  • Are mutual fund performance numbers reported net of fees?

  • Mutual Fund Level Load Charges Explained

  • Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC) fee explained

  • How do dividends affect net asset value (NAV) in mutual funds?

  • What Are the Oldest Mutual Funds?

  • Do mutual funds pay dividends or interest?

  • Ultra-Short Bond Funds Definition

  • How Mutual Fund Income Distribution Can Benefit You

  • What is a long-short mutual fund?
  • stock market

    Spiders (SPDR)

  • Floating Rate Fund Definition

  • Can You Buy Vanguard Funds Through Another Brokerage?

  • John Bogle
  • Abstract view of a skyscraper

    Life Income Fund (LIF)
  • Cropped Image Of Man Checking Stock Market On Mobile Phone

    How Vanguard Index Funds Work

  • Vanguard Total Stock Index vs. Vanguard 500 Index Funds

  • A Guide to Mutual Fund Trading Rules

  • What is the minimum amount of money that I can invest in a mutual fund?

  • Where Does Peter Lynch Keep His Money?
  • Financial Stock Exchange Market Display Screen Board on the Street

    What Is a Multi-Asset Class?
  • Twenty dollar bills and stacks of quarters and

    What is the difference between a blend fund and a balanced fund?

  • How Mutual Fund Companies Make Money

  • Monthly Income Plan (MIP)
  • Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf Speaks At Bay Area Council Outlook Conference

    Survivorship Bias Definition
  • Feeder fund

    Feeder Fund

  • Which Mutual Fund Made Money in 2008?

  • Top 5 Mutual Fund Holders of Verizon (VZ)
  • Calculating Mutual Fund Rate

    How Mutual Funds Are Taxed in the U.S.
  • Mutual Funds on a blackboard above a piggy bank

    How Do You Find Out the Price of a Mutual Fund?

  • How is a systematic investment plan (SIP) different from a mutual fund?

  • Growth And Income Fund

  • Income Fund
  • Mutual fund quotes

    How do I judge a mutual fund's performance?

  • Tracker Fund

  • Why do some closed-end mutual funds trade above or below their net asset values?

  • Understanding the Mutual Fund Style Box
  • Stock Market Data

    How Interest Rates Affect Mutual Funds
  • Stock Statistics

    3 Top Vanguard Fixed-Income Funds

  • Lipper Rating vs. Morningstar: What's the Difference?

  • The Lowdown on Index Funds
  • Graph of buying and selling on a stock chart

    Rights of Accumulation (ROA)

  • Statement of Additional Information (SAI)
  • Analyzing investment data

    Can You Become Rich Investing in Mutual Funds?

  • When are mutual funds considered a bad investment?

  • Load Fund
  • Two business people calculate their business in the office.

    Certified Fund Specialist (CFS)

  • Sovereign Wealth Funds: An Introduction

  • Too Many Mutual Funds?

  • Mutual Fund Yield

  • Can Mutual Funds Use Leverage?
  • Close-Up Of Stock Market Data On Digital Display

    All Weather Fund Definition

  • How liquid are Vanguard mutual funds?
  • Reflection in building windows

    When Are Mutual Fund Orders Executed?

  • Open Your Eyes To Closed-End Funds
  • Full Frame Shot Of Stock Market Data

    Investment Company Institute (ICI)
  • Ethernet cables being plugged in

    Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE)
  • Old London stock exchange building

    Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

  • Institutional Fund

  • Blend Fund

  • Emerging Market Fund
  • About Us
  • Editorial Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Dictionary
  • News
  • Careers
  • #
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • X
  • Y
  • Z
Investopedia is part of the Dotdash publishing family.
  • The Balance
  • Lifewire
  • TripSavvy
  • The Spruce
  • and more