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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With that change, 101 total hedge funds own the stock. Sean Conlon, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2025 In finance, hedge funds like Bridgewater Associates have leveraged AI to identify market trends faster than human analysts, creating massive wealth for their investors. Jack Kelly, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025 According to the latest quarterly Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones nearly doubled his stake in the iShares Bitcoin Trust to 8.1 million shares from 4.4 million shares. Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025 Miami has tried to remake itself as the Wall Street of the south, a haven for crypto firms and hedge funds, with lower taxes and nicer weather. Rob Copeland, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hedge fund

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First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hedge fund was in 1966

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“Hedge fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hedge%20fund. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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hedge fund

see fund sense 2

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