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

Community journalism does not belong in a hedge fund’s portfolio. — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 20 July 2026

Investment options Stocks, equities, ETFs, mutual funds, fixed income, alternative investments like private equity and hedge funds. — Dan Avery, CNBC, 17 July 2026

Ken Griffin, the billionaire founder and CEO of the hedge fund Citadel, has said South Florida needs more top-tier schools to continue attracting wealthy families to the area. — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

The auction house also has noted that Apex, purchased last year by hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin, is now on long-term loan to the American Museum of Natural History in New York. — Daniel Cassady For Artnews, Robb Report, 15 July 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