hedge fund
noun
an investment partnership that uses high-risk, speculative methods to obtain large, short-term profits.
hedge funds
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pluralof hedge fund.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Some market participants say the rising role of hedge funds can benefit the government bond market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Recent numbers from Goldman Sachs’s prime brokerage unit showed equity-focused hedge funds have dialed back their net exposure to stocks to some of the lowest levels of the past year.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
The policies have surged in popularity among wealthy individuals, who use them to invest in alternative assets such as hedge funds, private credit and private real estate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Last year, hedge funds were offering to buy claims that insurers had against Southern California Edison for the Eaton fire, leading to calls for reform.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Later that very day, investors in the collapsed Bear Stearns hedge funds were informed that their $1.6 billion in triple-A-rated subprime-backed CDOs had not merely lost some value, they were worthless.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
