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An index fund or index tracker is a collective investment scheme (usually a mutual fund or exchange-traded fund) that aims to replicate the movements of an index of a specific financial market, or a set of rules of ownership that are held constant, regardless of market conditions. TrackingTracking can be achieved by trying to hold all of the securities in the index, in the same proportions as the index. Other methods include statistically sampling the market and holding "representative" securities. Many index funds rely on a computer model with little or no human input in the decision as to which securities are purchased or sold and is therefore a form of passive management. From Wikipedia under the
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Q. Are there any funds that focus on the video game industry - game makers, console makers, etc. ? Asked by AmitA25 - Sat May 17 21:29:37 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. Seems like a very narrowly focused area. You might have to do some research to find a fund that specializes in this area. One of Fidelity's Select funds might be what you are looking for: Leisure FDLSX, Software & Computer Services FSCSX, or Technology FSTPX. Go to Morningstar & see if these funds have the companies you are looking for. Otherwise, just buy the stocks themselves. Answered by exactduke - Sun May 18 04:47:27 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "index funds" |
