a very sensible low cost investment which buys the shares in an index and which rises and falls in line with that index
A fund which seeks to replicate the performance of a specific market or index, thus eliminating all diversifiable risk.
A type of unit trust that tracks a stock market index such as the FTSE 100.
Investment funds that invest in a share portfolio weighted according to the market capitalisation of the various shares in that index, e.g., the FTSE 100. They buy and sell shares according to changes in relative market capitalisation of the companies. These tracker funds thus try to "track" the market rather than beat it.
A fund which aims to achieve the same returns as a specific share index.
A fund that aims to mirror the performance of a chosen share index. The amount invested in each company is proportional to the companyâ€(tm)s weighting on the target index. Management fees for a passively managed tracker fund is lower than an active fund.
Tracker funds invest in the same shares and in the same proportions as those reflected in the financial index they are tracking (such as the FTSE 100 index).
Investment fund that tries to match the performance of a stock market index by investing in a representative sample (or all) of the companies listed in that index. They are cheap compared to actively-managed funds.
This is another name for a tracking fund .
An investment fund which invests mainly in shares which make up a particular Index with a view to duplicating its performance.
A type of mutual fund that provides the same returns as an index. The fund invests in all the companies within the index according to a market value weighting.
The fund that manages the capital invested in a specific tracker.
