investment trust

noun

1. a financial enterprise that invests its subscribed capital in securities for its investors' benefit

Example Sentences

Real estate investment trusts buy and own commercial or industrial properties and generate dividends for investors.

From New York Times

The real estate investment trust posted revenue of $15.7 million in the period.

From Seattle Times

Wall Street’s biggest losers on Wednesday included real-estate investment trusts, utility companies and other stocks that tend to get hurt most by high interest rates.

From Seattle Times

In New Mexico, royalty payments from oil and gas development are deposited in a multibillion-dollar investment trust that benefits public schools, universities and hospitals.

From Seattle Times

The real estate investment trust posted revenue of $17.7 million in the period.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• holding company
• investment firm
• investment house