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

Kelce teamed up with activist hedge fund Jana Partners in October 2025 to buy a 9% stake in Six Flags. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

Nearly a third of the stocks held by amateur traders are also held by hedge funds and other quintessentially aggressive pros, a record share. — Ruchir Sharma, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026

Billionaire hedge fund executive Ken Griffin is putting up $2 billion to fund the 35-acre college campus, which will bring classrooms, labs and dormitories to the area. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026

The case is not challenging whether alternative assets like hedge funds and private equity can be used in a 401(k) plan alongside stocks and bonds. — Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 10 Oct. 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