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Mutual funds

A mutual fund is for anyone who wants to save for some time. Mutual funds offer better returns than a bank account.

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  • Just as easy as saving in an account

  • Minimum purchase only NOK 100

  • Full overview of your savings with the savings app Spare

Mutual funds can easily be bought in the online bank on a computer or in the Spare app.

Index fund

Equity fund

Balanced fund

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Fixed-income fund

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What is a mutual fund?

A mutual fund is a collection of securities that are put together as one package. You can buy shares in the mutual fund. The portfolio manager uses the money you and other mutual fund savers put into the fund to buy securities for the fund.

  • A mutual fund can own from 16 to several hundred different securities.
  • A mutual fund can buy shares, bonds and other fixed-income securities.
  • The larger the proportion of shares in a fund, the higher the risk and return you can expect.
  • The risk and the possible returns are lower the more fixed-income securities there are in a mutual fund.

Mutual funds for beginners

We’ve created six short videos that explain what savings in mutual funds involves and how you can get started.

Watch the videos here
Father has started saving in mutual funds for his child

A mutual funds is suitable for savings for children, because it’s a long-term fund.

Why save in a mutual fund?

Savings in mutual funds using equity funds are long-term savings schemes that are ideal when you are going to put the money aside for at least six years. For example, mutual funds are perfect for savings for children throughout their childhood, or for retirement.

How can I buy a mutual fund?

There are several ways to buy a mutual fund. We recommend everyone to starting saving schemes in mutual funds – that way saving in mutual funds happens automatically. You can easily buy mutual funds through the Spare app, in the online bank and through distributors of our funds. Find the fund that’s best for you and click on ‘buy’.

The Spare app

The easiest way to buy a mutual fund is in the Spare app.

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Information about different types of mutual funds

What is the difference between an equity fund and an index fund?

Index funds are also equity funds, but are managed in a different way. As professional equity fund managers, we usually say that mutual funds are actively managed, while index funds are passively managed. This means that the manager of an active equity fund picks shares based on what he or she thinks will give the best return. In an index fund, the manager buys the shares listed in an index, without deciding which shares will produce the highest profit.

Costs are lower for index funds than for actively managed funds.

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Pricing model for mutual funds

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Mutual fund changes

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Forms

We have gathered all of the purchase forms and other forms onto one page.

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EU classification of mutual funds

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Mutual funds FAQs

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Historical returns are no guarantee of future returns. Future returns will depend, among other things, on market movements, the skill of the Portfolio Manager, the fund’s risk level, as well as administration costs. The return may also be negative as a result of mark-to-market losses.

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