Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun index_fund

2 senses of index fund

Sense 1
index fund -- (a mutual fund whose assets are stocks on a given list)
       => mutual fund -- (the pooled money that is invested in assets)

Sense 2
index fund -- (a mutual fund that invests in the stocks that are the basis of a well-known stock or bond index)
       => mutual fund, mutual fund company, open-end fund, open-end investment company -- (a regulated investment company with a pool of assets that regularly sells and redeems its shares)