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 non-profits and charities through $7.8 Billion in investments. Institutional investors – like pensions, university endowments, and non-profits – use hedge funds to meet financial obligations, diversify their investment portfolios, and manage risk.

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Total hedge fund investments:

$7.8 BILLION

Deliver for pensions:

$5.2 BILLION

Deliver for colleges:

$681 MILLION

Deliver for nonprofits:

$2 BILLION

Private credit to business

$1.4 BILLION

Retirement Plans

Deliver for pensions:

$5.2 BILLION

AT LEAST 4

retirement plans invest in hedge funds including:
Arkansas Teacher Retirement System

$842 MILLION for

131,813 plan participants

Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System

$224 MILLION for

99,176 plan participants

Arkansas Local Police and Fire Retirement System

$103 MILLION for

3,000 plan participants

Colleges & Universities

Deliver for colleges:

$681 MILLION

AT LEAST 5

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

$665 MILLION for

32,140 Students

Hendrix College Endowment

$11 MILLION for

1,107 Students

Arkansas State University Foundation

$5 MILLION for

14,900 Students

Foundations & Nonprofits

Deliver for nonprofits:

$2 BILLION

AT LEAST 5

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

$277 MILLION

Arkansas Community Foundation

$45 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 2023 or publicly available, federal datasets. Sources for additional information included on this website are noted where the data appears.

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