hedge fund
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of hedge fund
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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By contrast, Hilton presented himself as the “more cosmopolitan” candidate who “can talk to the hedge fund manager or the small-business owner or the Sacramento lobbyist,” said Klink said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Aschenbrenner, a Columbia grad who is just 24, started a hedge fund to catch the AI wave.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Deviation, the firm that Two Sigma Ventures became when it was spun out of hedge fund Two Sigma, has long backed startups in the Bay Area.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
The candidates include a Riverside County sheriff, a former senior advisor to British Prime Minister David Cameron, a former Los Angeles mayor, a billionaire hedge fund founder and two former members of the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
It’d take me six months to set up a hedge fund.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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