hedge fund

American  

[hej fuhnd] / ˈhɛdʒ ˌfʌnd /

noun

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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Etymology

Origin of hedge fund

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

Block is well-known as the founder and chief executive officer of Muddy Waters Capital, a hedge fund and investment research firm, with a string of successful bearish bets to his name.

From MarketWatch

He spent a quarter-century at Wilshire Associates, consulting for pension funds and others on private equity and hedge funds.

From The Wall Street Journal

Bill Ackman, founder of the hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management, said on the social-media website X on Sunday that “some of the highest quality businesses in the world are trading at extremely cheap prices.”

From Barron's

Banks, securities dealers, hedge funds, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the insurer American International Group nearly collapsed because of their exposure to subprime-linked loans, securities or derivatives.

From The Wall Street Journal

But smaller shareholders, including now closed U.S. hedge fund Eton Park Capital Management, said they were left out by the Argentine government and sued in federal court in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• bond fund
• closed-end fund
• investment fund
• retirement plan