closed-end
adjective
: having a fixed capitalization of shares that are traded on the market at prices determined by the operation of the law of supply and demand
a closed-end investment company
compare open-end
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There are plenty of reasons to buy closed-end funds (CEFs), but the one that most investors love most is pretty obvious.
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Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Shareholders in a Baillie Gifford closed-end investment fund have rejected plans by activist investor Boaz Weinstein's hedge fund Saba Capital to oust the board.
—Hugh Leask, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026
Pershing Square to go public Bill Ackman is preparing to take his hedge fund management company Pershing Square public along with a new closed-end investment fund, Pershing Square USA.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
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Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Shareholders in a Baillie Gifford closed-end investment fund have rejected plans by activist investor Boaz Weinstein's hedge fund Saba Capital to oust the board.
—Hugh Leask, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026
Pershing Square to go public Bill Ackman is preparing to take his hedge fund management company Pershing Square public along with a new closed-end investment fund, Pershing Square USA.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Closed-end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/closed-end. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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