hedge fund
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hedge funds
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Etymology
Origin of hedge fund
First recorded in 1965–70
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Its $500 million stake in Anthropic was later sold for $1.3 billion to a group that included Jane Street, the quant trading firm that once employed Bankman-Fried and would later invest in Aschenbrenner’s hedge fund.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
He quickly turned that interest into a hedge fund that managed $45 billion in assets, backed by investors who believed in his prophecy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Securities regulators are investigating the trading of Situational Awareness, Leopold Aschenbrenner’s AI-focused hedge fund that suffered billions of dollars in losses last month before selling the bulk of its portfolio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Concerns about runaway capital spending spread across the sector after Alphabet’s and Tesla’s results, driving a $890 billion wipeout that contributed to the unwind of hedge fund Situational Awareness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 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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