Trust vs. Fund — What's the Difference?

A legal arrangement holding assets for a beneficiary.

A sum of money saved for a particular purpose.

Confidence in someone's reliability.

To provide financial resources.

A business entity or conglomerate.

A sum of money saved or made available for a particular purpose

Dependence on something future or contingent.

Provide with money for a particular purpose

Firm belief in the integrity, ability, or character of a person or thing; confidence or reliance

A source of supply; a stock

The condition and resulting obligation of having confidence placed in one

A sum of money or other resources set aside for a specific purpose

One in which confidence is placed.

Funds Available money; ready cash

Custody; care

An organization established to administer and manage a sum of money.

Something committed into the care of another; a charge

Funds The stock of the British permanent national debt, considered as public securities. Used with the.

Reliance on something in the future; hope

To provide funds for

Reliance on the intention and ability of a purchaser to pay in the future; credit

To convert (short-term government debt) into a long-term or floating debt with fixed interest payments.

A legal relationship in which one party holds a title to property while another party has the entitlement to the beneficial use of that property.

A sum or source of money.

The confidence reposed in a trustee when giving the trustee legal title to property to administer for another, together with the trustee's obligation regarding that property and the beneficiary.

An organization managing such money.

The property so held.

A money-management operation, such as a mutual fund.

An institution or organization directed by trustees

A large supply of something to be drawn upon.

A combination of firms or corporations for the purpose of reducing competition and controlling prices throughout a business or industry.

(transitive) To pay or provide money for.

To have or place confidence in; depend on

(transitive) To place (money) in a fund.

To have confidence in allowing (someone) to use, know, or look after something

(transitive) To form a debt into a stock charged with interest.

To expect with assurance; assume

An aggregation or deposit of resources from which supplies are or may be drawn for carrying on any work, or for maintaining existence.

To give credence to; believe

A stock or capital; a sum of money appropriated as the foundation of some commercial or other operation undertaken with a view to profit; that reserve by means of which expenses and credit are supported; as, the fund of a bank, commercial house, manufacturing corporation, etc.

To place in the care of another person or in a situation deemed safe; entrust

The stock of a national debt; public securities; evidences (stocks or bonds) of money lent to government, for which interest is paid at prescribed intervals; - called also public funds.

To extend credit to.

An invested sum, whose income is devoted to a specific object; as, the fund of an ecclesiastical society; a fund for the maintenance of lectures or poor students; also, money systematically collected to meet the expenses of some permanent object.

To have or place reliance; depend

A store laid up, from which one may draw at pleasure; a supply; a full provision of resources; as, a fund of wisdom or good sense.

To be confident; hope.

To provide and appropriate a fund or permanent revenue for the payment of the interest of; to make permanent provision of resources (as by a pledge of revenue from customs) for discharging the interest of or principal of; as, to fund government notes.

Confidence in or reliance on some person or quality.

To place in a fund, as money.

Dependence upon something in the future; hope.

To put into the form of bonds or stocks bearing regular interest; as, to fund the floating debt.

Confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit.

A reserve of money set aside for some purpose

That which is committed or entrusted; something received in confidence; a charge.

A supply of something available for future use;

That upon which confidence is reposed; ground of reliance; hope.

A financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies

(rare) Trustworthiness, reliability.

Convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds

The condition or obligation of one to whom anything is confided; responsible charge or office.

Place or store up in a fund for accumulation

(legal) The confidence vested in a person who has legal ownership of a property to manage for the benefit of another.

Provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest

(legal) An arrangement whereby property or money is given to be held by a third party (a trustee), on the basis that it will be managed for the benefit of, or eventually transferred to, a stated beneficiary; for example, money to be given to a child when he or she reaches adulthood.

Invest money in government securities

A group of businessmen or traders organised for mutual benefit to produce and distribute specific commodities or services, and managed by a central body of trustees.

Accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability;

(computing) Affirmation of the access rights of a user of a computer system.

Furnish money for;

(transitive) To place confidence in, to rely on, to confide in.

A stock or capital.

To have faith in; to rely on for continuing support or aid.

A fiscal and accounting entity.

(transitive) To give credence to; to believe; to credit.

An investment vehicle pooling assets.

(transitive) To hope confidently; to believe (usually with a phrase or infinitive clause as the object)

(transitive) to show confidence in a person by entrusting them with something.

(transitive) To commit, as to one's care; to entrust.

(transitive) To give credit to; to sell to upon credit, or in confidence of future payment.

To rely on (something), as though having trust (on it).

To risk; to venture confidently.

(intransitive) To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide.

To sell or deliver anything in reliance upon a promise of payment; to give credit.

(obsolete) Secure, safe.

(obsolete) Faithful, dependable.

(legal) of or relating to a trust.

Assured resting of the mind on the integrity, veracity, justice, friendship, or other sound principle, of another person; confidence; reliance; reliance.

Credit given; especially, delivery of property or merchandise in reliance upon future payment; exchange without immediate receipt of an equivalent; as, to sell or buy goods on trust.

Assured anticipation; dependence upon something future or contingent, as if present or actual; hope; belief.

That which is committed or intrusted to one; something received in confidence; charge; deposit.

The condition or obligation of one to whom anything is confided; responsible charge or office.

That upon which confidence is reposed; ground of reliance; hope.

An estate devised or granted in confidence that the devisee or grantee shall convey it, or dispose of the profits, at the will, or for the benefit, of another; an estate held for the use of another; a confidence respecting property reposed in one person, who is termed the trustee, for the benefit of another, who is called the cestui que trust.

An equitable right or interest in property distinct from the legal ownership thereof; a use (as it existed before the Statute of Uses); also, a property interest held by one person for the benefit of another. Trusts are active, or special, express, implied, constructive, etc. In a passive trust the trustee simply has title to the trust property, while its control and management are in the beneficiary.

A business organization or combination consisting of a number of firms or corporations operating, and often united, under an agreement creating a trust (in sense 1), esp. one formed mainly for the purpose of regulating the supply and price of commodities, etc.; often, opprobriously, a combination formed for the purpose of controlling or monopolizing a trade, industry, or business, by doing acts in restraint or trade; as, a sugar trust. A trust may take the form of a corporation or of a body of persons or corporations acting together by mutual arrangement, as under a contract or a so-called gentlemen's agreement. When it consists of corporations it may be effected by putting a majority of their stock either in the hands of a board of trustees (whence the name trust for the combination) or by transferring a majority to a holding company. The advantages of a trust are partly due to the economies made possible in carrying on a large business, as well as the doing away with competition. In the United States severe statutes against trusts have been passed by the Federal government and in many States, with elaborate statutory definitions.

Held in trust; as, trust property; trustmoney.

To place confidence in; to rely on, to confide, or repose faith, in; as, we can not trust those who have deceived us.

To give credence to; to believe; to credit.

To hope confidently; to believe; - usually with a phrase or infinitive clause as the object.

To show confidence in a person by intrusting (him) with something.

To commit, as to one's care; to intrust.

To give credit to; to sell to upon credit, or in confidence of future payment; as, merchants and manufacturers trust their customers annually with goods.

To risk; to venture confidently.

To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide.

To be confident, as of something future; to hope.

To sell or deliver anything in reliance upon a promise of payment; to give credit.

Something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary);

Certainty based on past experience;

The trait of trusting; of believing in the honesty and reliability of others;

A consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service;

Complete confidence in a person or plan etc;

A trustful relationship;

Have confidence or faith in;

Allow without fear

Be confident about something;

Expect and wish;

Confer a trust upon;

Extend credit to

Custodial responsibility.

A fund pools money for specific purposes like investment, while a bank account is for general deposit and withdrawal.

Yes, a trust can hold a fund as one of its assets.

Often, mutual funds operate under a trust structure, with fund managers acting similarly to trustees.

Yes, trusts can have multiple beneficiaries.

An endowment fund supports institutions like universities, while a mutual fund pools investments for returns.

A trust's primary purpose is to hold and manage assets for the benefit of specific beneficiaries.

Beyond finance, "trust" denotes confidence or reliance on a person or thing.

No, trusts can hold various assets, from real estate to intellectual property.

Assets in a trust are managed by a trustee or trustees.

Funds can generate returns through interest, dividends, capital gains, or other investment avenues.

To "fund a project" means to provide the financial resources necessary for the project's execution.

Fund managers often receive a management fee, and sometimes a percentage of the fund's profits or performance.

While the specifics vary, generally, anyone can set up a fund if they follow legal and regulatory requirements.

It depends on the trust terms. Some require distributions, while others allow asset accumulation.

Trust taxation depends on the trust type and jurisdiction, but they often face different rules than individuals.