Outline of ETFs and mutual funds

The following outline is provided as a topical overview of mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs):

Mutual funds are one type of registered investment company. Other types include closed-end funds and unit investment trusts.

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are also registered investment companies, but structured differently than a mutual fund.

Mutual fund history

 * Mutual fund history
 * Walter L. Morgan
 * John Bogle
 * Nathan Most

Mutual fund basics

 * Mutual fund
 * Mutual fund structure
 * Prospectus
 * Statement of additional information
 * Net asset value
 * Average net assets
 * Closed-end funds
 * Unit investment trusts

Mutual fund costs

 * Mutual funds and fees
 * Mutual funds: additional costs
 * Expense ratios
 * Purchase fee
 * Redemption fee
 * Acquired fund fees and expenses
 * Cash drag
 * Securities lending
 * Vanguard 2011 brokerage commission expense
 * Vanguard 2012 brokerage commission expense
 * Vanguard 2013 brokerage commission expense
 * Vanguard 2014 brokerage commission expense

Mutual fund distributions

 * Management fees and fund distributions
 * Dividend
 * Ordinary dividend
 * Qualified dividend
 * Non-qualified dividends
 * Capital gains distribution
 * Return of capital distribution

Mutual fund special cases

 * Why did my fund unexpectedly drop in value
 * Fair value pricing
 * Mutual fund share split

Mutual fund types

 * Index fund
 * Balanced fund
 * Fund of funds
 * Target date retirement funds
 * Glide paths

Mutual fund companies

 * Blackrock iShares
 * Charles Schwab
 * Dimensional Fund Advisors
 * Dreyfus
 * Fidelity
 * John Hancock Funds
 * Northern Funds
 * T. Rowe Price
 * The Vanguard Group
 * TIAA
 * Wellington Management Company

Funds

 * TSP Lifecycle funds
 * Vanguard LifeStrategy Funds
 * Vanguard target retirement funds
 * Vanguard funds: life strategy funds vs target retirement funds
 * Vanguard STAR fund

Mutual fund performance

 * US mutual fund performance studies
 * Survivorship bias
 * Incubator funds
 * Mutual fund stewardship grades

Exchange-traded funds

 * Exchange-traded fund
 * ETFs vs mutual funds
 * Inverse and leveraged ETFs
 * Synthetic ETF
 * List of US ETF providers
 * List of US ETFs

Vanguard ETFs

 * Vanguard ETF/fund ratios
 * Vanguard bond ETFs
 * Vanguard international stock ETFs
 * Vanguard US sector ETFs
 * Vanguard US stock ETFs