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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Moreover, if Griffin stepped into public life now, the cynical wags in finance would declare the reason obvious—his hedge fund’s returns have been sagging.
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Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
This is when shares are offered at the IPO price to institutional investors, such as mutual funds, hedge funds and pension funds, as well as a limited number of retail investors through participating brokerages.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 12 June 2026
Steyer, a former hedge fund founder who left his company to pursue environmental activism and politics, was viewed favorably by 39% of voters but unfavorably by 43%, the poll found.
—John Woolfolk, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Steyer, 68, made his fortune founding a hedge fund that included investments in fossil fuels, private prisons and other businesses that are controversial among Democrats.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
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Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
This is when shares are offered at the IPO price to institutional investors, such as mutual funds, hedge funds and pension funds, as well as a limited number of retail investors through participating brokerages.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 12 June 2026
Steyer, a former hedge fund founder who left his company to pursue environmental activism and politics, was viewed favorably by 39% of voters but unfavorably by 43%, the poll found.
—John Woolfolk, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Steyer, 68, made his fortune founding a hedge fund that included investments in fossil fuels, private prisons and other businesses that are controversial among Democrats.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
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“Hedge fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hedge%20fund. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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