Investmentfonds
German
Etymology
Borrowed from English investment fund. Surface analysis yields Investment (“investment”) + Fonds (“fund”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɪnˈvɛstməntˌfɔ̃ː]
- Hyphenation: In‧vest‧ment‧fonds
Noun
Investmentfonds m (strong, genitive Investmentfonds, plural Investmentfonds)
- (finance) investment fund, mutual fund (a supply of capital belonging to numerous investors used to collectively purchase securities while each investor retains ownership and control of his own shares)
- Ein Investmentfonds bietet durch die Streuung des Kapitals auf verschiedene Wertpapiere einen gewissen Schutz vor Totalverlust.
- By spreading capital across different securities, an investment fund offers a certain degree of protection against total loss.
- Die Anteile an einem offenen Investmentfonds können in der Regel börsentäglich zurückgegeben werden.
- Shares in an open-ended investment fund can usually be redeemed on any trading day.
Declension
Declension of Investmentfonds [masculine, strong]
Synonyms
- Anlagefonds (common in Switzerland)
- Kapitalanlagefonds (formal)
Antonyms
- Direktinvestition (direct investment)
Hypernyms
- Fonds (fund)
- Sondervermögen (separate asset)
Hyponyms
- Aktienfonds (equity fund)
- Dachfonds (fund of funds)
- Hedgefonds (hedge fund)
- Indexfonds (index fund)
- Immobilienfonds (real estate fund)
Coordinate terms
- Bündelung (pooling of assets)
- Mittelbindung (capital commitment)
- Sorgfaltspflicht (fiduciary duty)
- Werthaltigkeit (intrinsic value of the fund's assets)
Related terms
- Investmentfondsanteil (fund share)
References
- “Investmentfonds” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Investmentfonds” in Duden online