hedge fund
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of hedge fund
First recorded in 1965–70
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Elliottm an activist hedge fund lead by billionaire Paul Singer, invested $1 billion into the business in early March of 2023.
From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026
This StarCompliance partnership came about following a phone conversation Crowley had with one such institution, a large New York-based hedge fund.
From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026
These include a Beverly Hills venture firm linked to the Kadisha family, an early Qualcomm investor, and a Chicago-area investment firm of Alec Litowitz, the founder of hedge fund Magnetar.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Steyer, 68, made his fortune founding a hedge fund that included investments in fossil fuels, private prisons and other businesses that are controversial among Democrats.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 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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