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Noun: index fund
  1. A mutual fund whose assets are stocks on a given list
     
  2. A mutual fund that invests in the stocks that are the basis of a well-known stock or bond index

Derived forms: index funds

Type of: mutual fund, mutual fund company, open-end fund, open-end investment company

Encyclopedia: Index fund