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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.


hedge fund British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of hedge fund

First recorded in 1965–70

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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

Arguments about a particular partner’s role are less likely to work in the typical hedge fund structure where the firm is run by one or a few partners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Half of that money came from Aaron Sosnick, a Reno-based hedge fund manager who has been pushing for the city to expand its network of bus and bicycle lanes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

He’d always been different from what one might expect a hedge fund manager to be.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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