Colorado

Hedge Funds Deliver for Colorado Retirees, Students, and Nonprofits

Across the Centennial State, hedge funds deliver for retirement security, college education, and the important work done by nonprofits and charities through $17.6 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:

$17.6 BILLION

Deliver for pensions:

$3.7 BILLION

Deliver for colleges:

$306 MILLION

Deliver for nonprofits:

$13.6 BILLION

Private credit to business

$5 BILLION

Retirement Plans

Deliver for pensions:

$3.7 BILLION

AT LEAST 19

retirement plans invest in hedge funds including:
Colorado Fire and Police Pension Association

$1.1 BILLION for

8,454 plan participants

Rocky Mountain UFCW Unions and Employers Pension Plan

$352 MILLION for

67,373 plan participants

Denver Employees' Retirement Plan

$185 MILLION for

28,383 plan participants

Colleges & Universities

Deliver for colleges:

$306 MILLION

AT LEAST 10

colleges and universities invest in hedge funds including:
University of Colorado Foundation

$277 MILLION for

67,222 students

University of Northern Colorado Foundation

$15 MILLION for

9,067 students

Colorado State University Foundation

$14 MILLION for

33,553 students

Foundations & Nonprofits

Deliver for nonprofits:

$13.6 BILLION

AT LEAST 39

foundations and nonprofits invest in hedge funds including:
Daniels Fund

$834 MILLION

Gates Family Foundation

$201 MILLION

Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation

$193 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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