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Why is it called a hedge fund? Hedge Fund FAQ Search Engine. Hedge funds were conceived as a way to generate positive investment returns regardless of market direction. To that end, hedge funds can sell short, trade in options and futures and use other strategies to hedge against market risk.
To put it a bit more technically: Why do investors in hedge fundsâthe people whose money is at riskâcontinue to allow the managers of the funds to dictate such onerous terms to them? Years ago, defenders of hedge funds argued that they earned their money by delivering above-market returns on a consistent basis, but this argument is much harder to make these days. For five years in a row, hedge-fund returns have trailed the stock market. Last year was a real doozy for the industry.