when a fund enacts a gate provision it is generally seen as a negative event there have been cases however where a fund manager has used the gate provision to make certain that the capital is intact to carry out a critical phase of the strategy 
one such situation was popularized in the film the big short when michael burry invoked a gate provision to halt redemptions so that his bet against the housing market wouldn t be liquidated until the mortgage meltdown occurred his investors enjoyed massive profits after the gate provision was invoked however by all accounts it was extremely unpleasant for all involved when the gate provision was announced investopedia does not provide tax investment or financial services and advice the information is presented without consideration of the investment objectives risk tolerance or financial circumstances of any specific investor and might not be suitable for all investors investing involves risk including the possible loss of principal 