To create a similar portfolio on your own, you'd have to buy all the securities
in a
particular index and
hold them
in the same proportion, or weighting, as they are included
in the fund.
Index funds attempt to track the performance of a particular stock or bond index, such as the S&P 500 ® Index or the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, by holding most or all of the securities that are included in that i
Index funds attempt to track the performance of a
particular stock or bond
index, such as the S&P 500 ® Index or the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, by holding most or all of the securities that are included in that i
index, such as the S&P 500 ®
Index or the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, by holding most or all of the securities that are included in that i
Index or the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond
Index, by holding most or all of the securities that are included in that i
Index, by
holding most or all of the securities that are included
in that
indexindex.
If you do it with an
indexed mutual fund, you'll buy units of a mutual fund that
holds all, or almost all, of the investments
in a
particular index.