hedge

Example Sentences

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In 2012, he sold his stake in Farallon, which was named in reference to islands off the coast of San Francisco and was once one of the largest hedge funds in the world.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

“When leaders clearly make the case grounded in freedom, safety and dignity, voters respond. But when they hedge, it creates a vacuum that bad actors fill.”

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Arini closed its main hedge fund to new investors when it hit $4 billion because getting bigger would hurt performance, Lemssouguer said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The simplest way to hedge this war is to buy a commodities futures fund.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

But then I read the news that a little-known New York hedge fund manager named John Paulson had made $20 billion or so for his investors and nearly $4 billion for himself.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis