hedge fund

American  

[hej fuhnd] / ˈhɛdʒ ˌfʌnd /

noun

• hedge funds
  plural

1. an investment partnership that uses high-risk, speculative methods to obtain large, short-term profits.

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hedge fund British  

noun

1. a largely unregulated speculative fund which offers substantial returns for high-risk investments

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• hedge funds
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of hedge fund

First recorded in 1965–70

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

hedge fund

Two-thirds of that money has come from hedge fund manager Aaron Sosnick, who has been pressing city leaders on the expansion of bike lanes and bus lanes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

The criminal case was brought by federal prosecutors and was related to the activities of his hedge fund and a biotech company.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Stocks are not expensive in an historical context, seasonal factors are supportive and Goldman Sachs hedge fund research forecasts a record high for the S&P 500 before year-end.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Igor Yelnik, founder of Alphidence Capital, a London-based global macro hedge fund, noted that funds are relying on leverage—essentially, borrowed money—more than the last time when rates were this high.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Prominent on the list was a hedge fund called FrontPoint Partners.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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