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More important is that, for most. bond investors, bond mutual funds and their exchange-traded fund (ETF) counterparts provide a number of advantages over individual bond. portfolios in terms of diversification, cash-flow treatment, portfolio. characteristics, costs, and liquidity.
Stock funds include only investments in the stock market. If any of these stocks pay dividends, then the mutual fund also pays dividends. Similarly, bond funds include only investments in corporate and government bonds. Most bonds pay guaranteed amounts of interest each year, called coupon payments. Because bonds pay interest, bond funds do as well. Balanced funds invest in stocks and bonds. Balanced funds, therefore, are almost guaranteed to pay interest, and they may also pay dividends depending on the specific stocks included in the portfolio. Money market funds are the most stable type of mutual fund and include only investments in very short-term debt instruments such as municipal bonds.