investment trust(n = noun.group) fund, investment company, investment firm - a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies;
is a kind of nondepository financial institution
has particulars: hedge fund, hedgefund, mutual fund, mutual fund company, open-end fund, open-end investment company, closed-end fund, closed-end investment company, face-amount certificate company, real estate investment trust, reit, unit investment trust, unit trust, fixed investment trust, nondiscretionary trust

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