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net assets

American  

plural noun

  1. the total assets of a business minus its total liabilities.


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The foundation brought in $42 million in 2024 but had substantially larger net assets of $202 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Mutual-fund investor Cathie Wood, who has fielded criticism for her aggressive buying of tech and other stocks, has 17% of her ARK Venture Fund’s net assets in SpaceX as of March 31.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The group’s nearly $800 million in net assets is close to that of better-known groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union and far more than the NAACP.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

They offer limited liquidity with most permitting redemptions equal to 5% of the BDC’s net assets each quarter.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Five years ago the net assets of the largest old line life insurance company in the world amounted to $165,000,000, of which more than $158,000,000 was legal reserve.

From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 by Brann, William Cowper

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