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 nonprofits and charities through $27.9 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:

$27.9 BILLION

Deliver for pensions:

$11.5 BILLION

Deliver for colleges:

$9.2 BILLION

Deliver for nonprofits:

$7.2 BILLION

Private credit to business

$14.9 BILLION

Retirement Plans

Deliver for pensions:

$11.5 BILLION

AT LEAST 49

retirement plans invest in hedge funds including:
State of Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds

$2.3 BILLION for

212,000 plan participants

Citigroup Pension Fund

$1.2 BILLION for

91,000 plan participants

Eversource Retirement Plan

$901 MILLION for

10,000 plan participants

Colleges & Universities

Deliver for colleges:

$9.2 BILLION

AT LEAST 12

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

$8.8 BILLION for

15,081 students

Wesleyan University Endowment

$252 MILLION for

3,271 students

Wesleyan University Endowment

$95 MILLION for

2,276 students

Foundations & Nonprofits

Deliver for nonprofits:

$7.2 BILLION

AT LEAST 30

foundations and nonprofits invest in hedge funds including:
Hotchkiss School

$193 MILLION

Choate Rosemary Hall Foundation

$95 MILLION

Smith Richardson Foundation

$90 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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