Some mutual funds, hedge funds, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are types of open-end funds. These are more common than their counterpart, closed-end funds, and are the bulwark of the investment options in company-sponsored retirement plans, such as a 401(k).
There are four broad types of mutual funds: Equity (stocks), fixed-income (bonds), money market funds (short-term debt), or both stocks and bonds (balanced or hybrid funds).
All Vanguard mutual funds are open-ended. This includes mutual funds like VTSAX but does not apply to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) – such as VTI, VOO, and VIG.
The most common type of mutual funds, including those offered by American Funds, are known as open-end funds (while our funds are actively managed, open-end funds also include passive index funds). Open-end mutual funds typically do not limit the number of shares they can offer, and are bought and sold on demand.
That's because a mutual fund is one type of open-end fund. Other types of of open-end investments include hedge funds and ETFs. These are offered through fund companies, which sell shares in each directly to investors.
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About 40 percent of all mutual fund transactions are done directly (without a broker) through a retirement plan contribution or a mutual fund company.
Hedge funds are typically open-ended and actively managed. However, investors can typically redeem shares only monthly or less frequently (e.g., quarterly or semi-annually).
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