investment company

1. A financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies (synset 108087686)
   is a type of: nondepository financial institution - a financial institution that funds their investment activities from the sale of securities or insurance
   subtypes:

   • hedge fund, hedgefund - a flexible investment company for a small number of large investors (usually the minimum investment is $1 million); can use high-risk techniques (not allowed for mutual funds) such as short-selling and heavy leveraging
   • mutual fund, mutual fund company, open-end fund, open-end investment company - a regulated investment company with a pool of assets that regularly sells and redeems its shares
   • closed-end fund, closed-end investment company - a regulated investment company that issues a fixed number of shares which are listed on a stock market
   • face-amount certificate company - a regulated investment company that pays a stated amount to certificate holders on a stated maturity date
   • real estate investment trust, reit - an investment trust that owns and manages a pool of commercial properties and mortgages and other real estate assets; shares can be bought and sold in the stock market
   • unit investment trust, unit trust - a regulated investment company consisting of professional managers who issue redeemable securities representing a portfolio of many different securities
   • fixed investment trust, nondiscretionary trust - an investment trust that can buy only those securities listed when the trust was organized
   same as: fund, investment firm, investment trust

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