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Index fundInvestment fund designed to match the returns on a stock market index. Mutual fund whose portfolio matches that of a broad-based index such as the S&P 500 and whose performance therefore mirrors the market as represented by that index.Index fund Similar MatchesLehman Brothers California Municipal Bond IndexLehman Brothers California Municipal Bond IndexA benchmark index that includes investment-grade, tax-exempt, and fixed-rate bonds issued in California. All securities have long-term maturities (greater than two years) and are selected from issues larger than $50 million. Buying the indexBuying the indexPurchasing the stocks in the stocks 500 in the same proportion as the stocks to achieve the same return. Standard and Poor's 500 IndexStandard and Poor's 500 IndexA capitalisation weighted index of 500 stocks. Standard and Poor's 500 index represents the price trend movements of the major common shares of US public companies. It is used to measure the performance of the entire US domestic stock market. Price weighted indexPrice weighted indexAn index giving a greater influence to higher-valued stocks by weighting all component stocks by their price. Index swapIndex swapA swap of a market index for some other asset, such as a stock-for-stock or debt-for-stock swap. Further SuggestionsGrubel-Lloyd indexCAC 40 index S&P 500 Composite Index Lehman Brothers Government Bond Index index linked family income assurance Indexed bond Hang Seng Index Export price index Lehman Brothers Government or Corporate Bond Index Standard & Poors SmallCap 600 Index Stratified equity indexing Price indexes Bond Buyers municipal bond index FTSE 100 Index Stratified sampling bond indexing TSE 300 (Toronto Stock Exchange 100 index) NYSE composite index Lehman Brothers Adjustable Rate Mortgage Index Morgan Stanley REIT Index Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australia, Far East Index Index International market index Capitalization Weighted Index Grantor Grantee Index Index option |
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