Fixed-Income, Income, and Stable-Value Funds

Fixed-income and income fund terms explain mandates that emphasize bonds, debt instruments, yield, stable value, rate sensitivity, or inflation-linked securities.

In this section

• Bond and Debt Funds
  Focused fund entries about bond funds, debt funds, asset-backed funds, and floating-rate funds.
  • Asset-Backed Fund: A Fund Built Around Assets or Claims Secured by Them
    Learn what an asset-backed fund is, what it may hold, and why asset backing changes risk and return analysis.
  • Bond Fund
    Fund that primarily holds bonds and other fixed-income instruments, giving investors pooled exposure to credit, duration, and yield.
  • Debt Funds
    Debt funds pool fixed-income securities such as bonds and money-market instruments to provide income, liquidity, and diversified credit exposure.
  • Floating-Rate Fund
    Fund that mainly holds instruments with coupons that reset over time, often used when investors want less fixed-rate duration exposure.
• Income, Stable Value, and Inflation Funds
  Focused fund entries about income funds, stable value funds, inflation-linked mutual funds, and yield-tilt funds.
  • Income Fund
    Fund built mainly to generate current distributions from bonds, dividend-paying stocks, or other income-producing holdings.
  • Mutual Funds with Inflation-Indexed Securities: Protecting Investments from Inflation
    A comprehensive guide to mutual funds that invest in inflation-indexed securities, providing protection against inflation through diversified and professionally managed portfolios.
  • Stable Value Fund
    Capital-preservation fund often used in retirement plans, typically built from fixed-income portfolios wrapped by contracts that smooth credited returns.
  • Yield Tilt Index Fund: An Index Fund That Overweights Higher-Yielding Securities
    Learn what a yield tilt index fund is, how it differs from a plain index fund, and what tradeoffs come with the tilt.