Arkansas

Hedge Funds Deliver for Arkansas Retirees, Students, and Nonprofits

Across the Natural State, hedge funds deliver for retirement security, college education, and the important work done by nonprofits and charities through $11 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:

$11 BILLION

Deliver for pensions:

$8 BILLION

Deliver for colleges:

$773 MILLION

Deliver for nonprofits:

$2.2 BILLION

Private credit to business

$2.9 BILLION

Retirement Plans

Deliver for pensions:

$8 BILLION

AT LEAST 5

retirement plans invest in hedge funds including:
Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System

$2.4 BILLION for

43,352 plan participants

Arkansas Teacher Retirement System

$887 MILLION for

140,388 plan participants

Arkansas Local Police and Fire Retirement System

$115 MILLION for

8,181 plan participants

Colleges & Universities

Deliver for colleges:

$773 MILLION

AT LEAST 5

colleges and universities invest in hedge funds including:
University of Arkansas System

$768 MILLION for

70,000 students

Arkansas State University

$5 MILLION for

16,687 students

Foundations & Nonprofits

Deliver for nonprofits:

$2.2 BILLION

AT LEAST 8

foundations and nonprofits invest in hedge funds including:
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

$312 MILLION

Arkansas Community Foundation

$41 MILLION

Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation

$25 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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