July 12, 2024

By the Numbers: How Private Funds Benefit Everyday Americans

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The Role of Hedge Funds
By the Numbers: How Private Funds Benefit Everyday Americans


Everyday Americans in all 50 states benefit from investments in private credit and hedge funds. Pensions, endowments, and foundations invest nearly $1.3 trillion in hedge funds to help support retirements, scholarships and communities. Businesses of all sizes rely on $1 trillion in capital provided by private credit funds to hire and retain talent, invest in long-term projects, conduct research and development, and build facilities. Watch this video to learn who benefits from private funds.

Key Takeaways:

  1. 26 million: How many teachers, firefighters, nurses, and other workers benefit from pensions that invest in hedge funds to support retirements.
  2. Over 300: How many colleges and universities invest in hedge funds to provide student scholarships, keep tuition costs down, and build new facilities.
  3. Over 1,000: How many nonprofit and charitable foundations invest in hedge funds to make advances in medical research, improve their communities, and assist Americans in need.
  4. Over $1 trillion: How much money private credit funds have provided to American businesses of all sizes.

 

Transcript: 

[00.00-00.04]: The people who benefit from private credit funds and hedge funds aren’t who you might think. 

[00.04-00.12]: Everyday Americans in all 50 states benefit from private funds that invest in opportunity. Here are the facts.  

[00.13-00.23]: 26 Million. That’s how many teachers, firefighters, nurses, and other workers benefit from pensions that invest in hedge funds to support retirements.  

[00.24-00.33]: Over 300. That’s how many colleges and universities invest in hedge funds to provide students scholarships, keep tuition costs down, and build new facilities. 

[00.34-00.46]: Over 1,000. That’s how many nonprofit and charitable foundations invest in hedge funds to make advances in medical research, improve their communities, and assist Americans in need.  

[00.47-00.59]: Over one trillion. That’s how much money private credit funds have provided to American businesses of all sizes to boost their operations, enter new markets, and create more jobs.  

[00.59-01.11]: To learn more about how private funds provide retirement security, educational opportunities, spur innovation, and fuel America’s economy, visit InvestingInOpportunity.org.