Alaska

Hedge Funds Deliver for Alaska Retirees, Students, and Nonprofits

Across the Last Frontier State, hedge funds deliver for retirement security, college education, and the important work done by nonprofits and charities through $2.9 Billion in investments. Institutional investors – like pensions, university endowments, and nonprofits – use hedge funds to meet financial obligations, diversify their investment portfolios, and manage risk.

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Total hedge fund investments:

$2.9 BILLION

Deliver for pensions:

$1.8 BILLION

Deliver for colleges:

$220 MILLION

Deliver for nonprofits:

$1 BILLION

Private credit to business

$1.2 BILLION

Retirement Plans

Deliver for pensions:

$1.8 BILLION

AT LEAST 5

retirement plans invest in hedge funds including:
Alaska Electrical Pension Plan

$842 MILLION for

11,038 plan participants

Alaska Retirement Management Board

$457 MILLION for

79,269 plan participants

Lee Schwab Profit Sharing Retirement Plan

$134 Million for

7,912 plan participants

Colleges & Universities

Deliver for colleges:

$220 MILLION

AT LEAST 1

college or university invests in hedge funds including:
University of Alaska Foundation

$220 MILLION for

19,359 students

Foundations & Nonprofits

Deliver for nonprofits:

$1 BILLION

AT LEAST 4

foundations and nonprofits invest in hedge funds including:
Rasmuson Foundation

$111 MILLION

Atwood Foundation

$9 MILLION

Sealaska Corporation

$8 MILLION

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Unless otherwise noted, all hedge fund investment data is sourced and licensed from Preqin's alternative asset database as of March 2025 or publicly available, federal datasets. Sources for additional information included on this website are noted where the data appears.

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