hedge fund
noun
: an investing group usually in the form of a limited partnership that employs speculative techniques in the hope of obtaining large capital gains
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Not far behind Hilton is Democrat Tom Steyer, a billionaire hedge fund founder turned climate change activist.
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Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Family offices are not like hedge funds or asset managers.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026
The transaction was between a Texas environmental hedge fund and a market maker on a contract related to California carbon allowances.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 1 June 2026
Connectivity measures the interdependence between banks, private credit, hedge funds, and money market funds.
—Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Family offices are not like hedge funds or asset managers.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026
The transaction was between a Texas environmental hedge fund and a market maker on a contract related to California carbon allowances.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 1 June 2026
Connectivity measures the interdependence between banks, private credit, hedge funds, and money market funds.
—Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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“Hedge fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hedge%20fund. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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