Connecticut

Hedge Funds Deliver for Connecticut Retirees, Students, and Nonprofits

Across the Nutmeg State, hedge funds deliver for retirement security, college education, and the important work done by non-profits and charities through $35 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:

$35 BILLION

Deliver for pensions:

$23.7 BILLION

Deliver for colleges:

$7.4 BILLION

Deliver for nonprofits:

$3.9 BILLION

Private credit to business

$7.5 BILLION

Retirement Plans

Deliver for pensions:

$23.7 BILLION

AT LEAST 49

retirement plans invest in hedge funds including:
United Technologies Pension Fund

$9.2 BILLION for

187,054 plan participants

Citigroup Pension Fund

$2.6 BILLION for

140,511 plan participants

State of Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds

$1.7 BILLION for

221,692 plan participants

Colleges & Universities

Deliver for colleges:

$7.4 BILLION

AT LEAST 10

colleges and universities invest in hedge funds including:
Yale University Endowment

$6.7 BILLION for

12,060 Students

Wesleyan University Endowment

$218 MILLION for

3,053 Students

University of Connecticut Foundation

$128 MILLION for

32,669 Students

Foundations & Nonprofits

Deliver for nonprofits:

$3.9 BILLION

AT LEAST 21

foundations and nonprofits invest in hedge funds including:
Hotchkiss School

$203 MILLION

Save the Children Federation

$140 MILLION

Community Foundation for Greater New Haven

$128 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 2021 or publicly available, federal datasets. Sources for additional information included on this website are noted where the data appears.

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