English

Noun

unitholder ‎(plural unitholders)

1. (finance) An owner of a beneficial interest ("unit") in a financial entity such as an investment trust.
   • 2007 July 7, Conrad De Aenlle, “Some Experts at Timing Go for Cash”, in New York Times:

     Its portfolios have returned more than 20 percent a year after fees for two decades, and those fees — which produce the profits that unitholders have a stake in — have been ample.

Related terms

• unitholding

Coordinate terms

• bondholder
• shareholder
• stockholder