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

Examples of hedge fund in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That’s why his hedge fund Pershing Square, which manages roughly $35 billion in assets, offers its four dozen employees generous workplace benefits, including broad ownership and an even rare degree of flexibility for Wall Street. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026

The best part is that the hedge fund's reckoning last Thursday isn't the only reason for the sustained reversal of fortunes. — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026

Miami billionaire hedge fund manager and philanthropist Ken Griffin announced a $5 million gift Thursday to launch the National Math Talent Fund, an effort to help financially stressed math students across the country get their degrees. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026

The market is witnessing a dangerous surge in leverage, exemplified by the near-collapse of AI hedge fund Situational Awareness. — Andrew Graham, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hedge fund

• and
• bund
• gunned
• hund
• mund
• shunned
• stunned
• fecund
• refund
• rotund
• secund

Legal Definition

hedge fund

see also:

fund sense 2