A passively managed fund, where investors are buying into a portfolio that a particular segment of the market, called an index. Examples include the S&P 500 & Vanguard 500.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A passively managed fund, where investors are buying into a portfolio that a particular segment of the market, called an index. Examples include the S&P 500 & Vanguard 500.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cryptoslate_glossary_part_of_speech":"noun","_cryptoslate_glossary_phonetic_spelling":"IN-deks fund","_cryptoslate_glossary_example_sentences":["The index fund held a basket of crypto assets designed to track a market benchmark.","A passive index fund adjusts its holdings according to predefined rules.","Investors used the index fund to gain diversified exposure through one product.","The fund rebalanced when the underlying index changed its constituents.","An index fund may underperform its benchmark after fees and tracking differences."]},"glossary_topic":[83425,83426],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n