Fund vs Portfolio - What's the difference?
fund | portfolio |
A sum or source of money.
An organization managing such money.
A money-management operation, such as a mutual fund.
A large supply of something to be drawn upon.
* Macaulay
A case for carrying papers, drawings, photographs, maps and other flat documents.
The collection of such documents, especially the works of an artist or photographer.
(politics) The post and the responsibilities of a cabinet minister or other head of a government department.
The group of investments and other assets held by an investor.
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, title= A collection of assets generally.
As nouns the difference between fund and portfolio
is that fund is discovery, finding, find (something that is found) while portfolio is portfolio.fund
English
(wikipedia fund)Noun
(en noun)- the fund of a bank, commercial house, manufacturing corporation, etc.
- a fund for the maintenance of underprivileged students
- Several major funds were declared insolvent recently.
- He drew on his immense fund of knowledge.
- an inexhaustible fund of stories
Derived terms
(derived terms) * balanced fund * bond fund * closed-end fund * equity fund * feeder fund * fund of funds * growth fund * hedge fund * income fund * index fund * load fund * master fund * mutual fund * open-end fund * no-load fund * pension fund * stock fund * trust fundportfolio
English
(wikipedia portfolio)Noun
(en noun)Engineers of a different kind, passage=Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers.
- I would like to introduce you to our portfolio of services.
