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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Prosecutors alleged that Bankman-Fried had secretly diverted billions of dollars in customer funds from FTX to his crypto hedge fund, Alameda Research, where the funds were used for risky investments, political donations, and real estate purchases, among other things.
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Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
The remaining 70% would go to large institutional money managers such as hedge funds or mutual fund managers, according to Kennedy.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 8 June 2026
Trend-following hedge funds generated their best-ever annual performance that year, with the SG CTA Index advancing more than 20%, as managers also successfully latched onto the sustained fall in equities and bonds.
—Hugh Leask, CNBC, 5 June 2026
The hedge fund billionaire turned Democratic activist sank more than $215 million — a record — into his gubernatorial bid, after spending nearly $350 million in a failed 2020 try for president.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
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Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
The remaining 70% would go to large institutional money managers such as hedge funds or mutual fund managers, according to Kennedy.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 8 June 2026
Trend-following hedge funds generated their best-ever annual performance that year, with the SG CTA Index advancing more than 20%, as managers also successfully latched onto the sustained fall in equities and bonds.
—Hugh Leask, CNBC, 5 June 2026
The hedge fund billionaire turned Democratic activist sank more than $215 million — a record — into his gubernatorial bid, after spending nearly $350 million in a failed 2020 try for president.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
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“Hedge fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hedge%20fund. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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