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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The former Goldman Sachs banker also co-founded and ran Dune Capital Management, a hedge fund that had focused on entertainment industry investments.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
Besides his hedge fund, Mnuchin co-financed the Avatar franchise and has over 35 executive producer credits.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
GameStop was at the center of a meme-stock frenzy that erupted roughly five years ago, when retail traders coordinating on online forums drove the shares to extraordinary heights and forced massive short-covering by hedge funds.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
The plot thickened when said bidder turned out to be hedge fund founder Martin Shkreli, who turned himself into one of America’s supervillains soon after buying the right to become the album’s sole owner and possibly sole listener.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
Besides his hedge fund, Mnuchin co-financed the Avatar franchise and has over 35 executive producer credits.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
GameStop was at the center of a meme-stock frenzy that erupted roughly five years ago, when retail traders coordinating on online forums drove the shares to extraordinary heights and forced massive short-covering by hedge funds.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
The plot thickened when said bidder turned out to be hedge fund founder Martin Shkreli, who turned himself into one of America’s supervillains soon after buying the right to become the album’s sole owner and possibly sole listener.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Hedge fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hedge%20fund. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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