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

Etymology

Origin of hedge fund

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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hedge fund

Pershing Square Capital Management exited its position in Hertz after the company announced an equity offering in June, the hedge fund says.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

The hedge fund manager has added Visa, Mastercard, Netflix and three other new investments to his portfolios.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

But it’s unclear whether the fallen hedge fund actually still owns the company whose stock it moved.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

AI-battered hedge fund Situational Awareness made a big bet this week in Source Foundry, a private company aiming to reinvent the way chips are manufactured.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

“They didn’t have one hedge fund client, and they were sort of excited to see us,” said Ben.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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