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open-end investment company

open-end investment company

8.1
A company that sells and buys back shares any time at a price based on its assets
  • noun
  • /ˈoʊpən ˌɛnd ɪnˈvɛstmənt kəmˈpəni/
  • Specialized
translation icon : compañía de inversión abierta
  • The open-end investment company allows investors to purchase and redeem shares at any time.

Examples

  • Unlike a closed-end fund, an open-end investment company continually issues new shares to meet demand.

  • She invested her savings in an open-end investment company to benefit from professional management.

  • An open-end investment company allows investors to buy and sell shares at any time.

  • Do you think an open-end investment company is a good option for beginners?

  • She invested her savings in an open-end investment company to benefit from professional management.

  • The open-end investment company allows investors to purchase and redeem shares at any time.

  • Unlike a closed-end fund, an open-end investment company continuously issues new shares to meet demand.

Synonyms

mutual fund company
vsopen-end investment company
  • Specialized
2 4.9

A business that manages money from many people and sells shares so they can invest

is the regulated entity that prices shares by net asset value on demand
open-end fund
vsopen-end investment company
  • Specialized
6.9

A company that sells and buys shares directly at their daily price

is the regulated entity that issues and redeems shares directly at net asset value

Antonyms

A company that issues a fixed number of shares which are traded on a stock market

How Liquid

open-end investment company
  • Specialized
8.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

open-end + investment + company

The compound 'open-end' transparently combines 'open' + 'end' to indicate something not closed or fixed, so when attached to 'investment company' a learner can infer a company that remains open to investors (i.e., allows ongoing buying/selling). However, the precise financial mechanism (issuing and redeeming shares at net asset value) is technical and not fully predictable from the constituents, so a B1 learner would likely grasp the general open/ongoing sense but not the full specialised meaning.

Etymology

The noun open-end investment company comes from the image of a jar or tube open at one end where people can put money in or take money out, so the firm can always make new shares or buy shares back. That's why it means a fund where investors can 'buy' or 'sell back' shares at a price based on the value of its assets.