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

Wendy’s rejected a $1.4 billion acquisition offer from Nelson Peltz’s hedge fund, saying the figure doesn’t reflect the value that the fast-food chain expects from its turnaround plan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

The October selloff hit just as firms were starting to recover from an earlier rout in July that crippled hedge fund Situational Awareness.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

Nelson Peltz’s hedge fund Trian offered to buy fast-food chain Wendy’s for around $1.4 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

He highlighted how exaggerated some moves were in the most popular hedge fund longs and shorts and pointed to it being the second-most volatile day of the year for this class of stocks.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

His name was John Devaney and he ran a hedge fund that invested in subprime mortgage bonds, United Capital Markets.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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