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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Bessent spent his own hedge fund careergrowing familiar with the tools available to central bankers from Tokyo to Frankfurt to Washington.
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 30 Mar. 2026
The timing also might raise eyebrows, as Monday is the last trading day of Q1 2026, which matters for hedge funds.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
Many private equity and hedge funds are domiciled in places like Bermuda or the Cayman Islands, jurisdictions known for levying little or no taxes at the fund level.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Activist hedge fund Elliott Management took a stake in the summer of 2025, buying into the dip that followed the announcement of the transformative Worldpay deal.
—Justin Zacks, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 30 Mar. 2026
The timing also might raise eyebrows, as Monday is the last trading day of Q1 2026, which matters for hedge funds.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
Many private equity and hedge funds are domiciled in places like Bermuda or the Cayman Islands, jurisdictions known for levying little or no taxes at the fund level.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Activist hedge fund Elliott Management took a stake in the summer of 2025, buying into the dip that followed the announcement of the transformative Worldpay deal.
—Justin Zacks, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Hedge fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hedge%20fund. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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