California

Hedge Funds Deliver for California Retirees, Students, and Nonprofits

Across the Golden State, hedge funds deliver for retirement security, college education, and the important work done by nonprofits and charities through $239.5 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:

$239.5 BILLION

Deliver for pensions:

$135.6 BILLION

Deliver for colleges:

$12 BILLION

Deliver for nonprofits:

$91.9 BILLION

Private credit to business

$137.4 BILLION

Retirement Plans

Deliver for pensions:

$135.6 BILLION

AT LEAST 137

retirement plans invest in hedge funds including:
Intel Corporation Pension Plans

$37.1 BILLION for

60,000 plan participants

California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS)

$27.8 BILLION for

1,040,301 plan participants

Kaiser Permanente Pension Plan

$6.2 BILLION for

49,543 plan participants

Colleges & Universities

Deliver for colleges:

$12 BILLION

AT LEAST 40

colleges and universities invest in hedge funds including:
Stanford Management Company

$6.7 BILLION for

18,446 Students

University of California System

$2.7 BILLION for

299,407 Students

University of Southern California Endowment

$2.1 BILLION for

47,147 Students

Foundations & Nonprofits

Deliver for nonprofits:

$91.9 BILLION

AT LEAST 153

foundations and nonprofits invest in hedge funds including:
Silicon Valley Community Foundation

$3.3 BILLION

Kaiser Permanente

$3 BILLION

Sutter Health

$1.9 BILLION

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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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