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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But compared with the 1980s, universities have less direct control over their investments, opting instead for asset managers to oversee portfolios, which are increasingly invested in private equity and hedge funds.
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Santul Nerkar, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Enough people snatched up shares of meme stocks that even major hedge funds took a hit.
—Nick Kasmik, The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2024
The hedge fund is run by two brothers, Felix and Julian Baker, who teamed up in 1994 to invest in biotech for members of the Tisch family.
—Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 15 Apr. 2024
Larry Robbins, founder of $2.3 billion hedge fund Glenview Capital Management, recently remarked to Bloomberg on becoming the latest to move from New York to Florida.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
Peltz, head of hedge fund Trian, whose holdings include 30 million shares owned by ex-Marvel Entertainment chair Ike Perlmutter, garnered 31% of shares voted in his favor.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
Trump's comments come before fundraiser The posts preceded, by a few hours, a Saturday night fundraiser in which the Trump campaign expected to pocket close to $50 million from a gathering in Palm Beach at the house of hedge fund guru John Paulson.
—USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2024
Private equity firm and hedge fund owners would take a hit.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
Griffin, the head of Citadel, a multinational hedge fund and financial services company, didn’t attend the event.
—Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
Santul Nerkar, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Enough people snatched up shares of meme stocks that even major hedge funds took a hit.
—Nick Kasmik, The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2024
The hedge fund is run by two brothers, Felix and Julian Baker, who teamed up in 1994 to invest in biotech for members of the Tisch family.
—Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 15 Apr. 2024
Larry Robbins, founder of $2.3 billion hedge fund Glenview Capital Management, recently remarked to Bloomberg on becoming the latest to move from New York to Florida.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
Peltz, head of hedge fund Trian, whose holdings include 30 million shares owned by ex-Marvel Entertainment chair Ike Perlmutter, garnered 31% of shares voted in his favor.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
Trump's comments come before fundraiser The posts preceded, by a few hours, a Saturday night fundraiser in which the Trump campaign expected to pocket close to $50 million from a gathering in Palm Beach at the house of hedge fund guru John Paulson.
—USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2024
Private equity firm and hedge fund owners would take a hit.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
Griffin, the head of Citadel, a multinational hedge fund and financial services company, didn’t attend the event.
—Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Hedge fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hedge%20fund. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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