Wertpapierfonds
German
Etymology
Wertpapier (“security/stock”) + Fonds (“fund”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈveːɐ̯tpaˌpiːɐ̯ˌfɔ̃ː]
- Hyphenation: Wert‧pa‧pier‧fonds
Noun
Wertpapierfonds m (strong, genitive Wertpapierfonds, plural Wertpapierfonds)
- (finance) securities fund (an investment fund that invests its assets in various types of securities such as stocks or bonds)
- Ein breit diversifizierter Wertpapierfonds reduziert das Risiko durch die Streuung auf verschiedene Anlageklassen und Emittenten.
- A broadly diversified securities fund reduces risk by spreading across different asset classes and issuers.
- Gesetzliche Vorgaben regeln genau, welche Arten von Aktiva ein Wertpapierfonds zur Sicherstellung der Liquidität halten darf.
- Legal requirements strictly regulate which types of assets a securities fund may hold to ensure liquidity.
Declension
Declension of Wertpapierfonds [masculine, strong]
Synonyms
- Effektenfonds (securities fund; technical term)
- Investmentfonds (investment fund; often used as a general synonym)
Antonyms
- Immobilienfonds (real estate fund; invests in physical property instead of securities)
- Rohstofffonds (commodity fund; invests in physical goods or derivatives thereof)
Hypernyms
- Fonds (fund)
- Sondervermögen (segregated assets; legal status of most German funds)
Coordinate terms
- Aktienfonds (fund focusing on equities)
- Anleihefonds (fund focusing on bonds)
- Geldmarktfonds (fund focusing on short-term debt instruments)
- Mischfonds (mixed fund investing in both stocks and bonds)
- Rentenfonds (bond fund)
Related terms
- Wertpapierdepot (securities account)
- Wertpapierhandel (securities trading)
References
- “Wertpapierfonds” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Wertpapierfonds” in Duden online