Florida

Hedge Funds Deliver for Florida Retirees, Students, and Nonprofits

Across the Sunshine State, hedge funds deliver for retirement security, college education, and the important work done by nonprofits and charities through $42.3 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.

Total hedge fund investments:

$42.3 BILLION

Deliver for pensions:

$9 BILLION

Deliver for colleges:

$728 MILLION

Deliver for nonprofits:

$32.6 BILLION

Private credit to business

$17.2 BILLION

Retirement Plans

Deliver for pensions:

$9 BILLION

AT LEAST 80

retirement plans invest in hedge funds including:
L3Harris Technologies Retirement Plan

$396 MILLION for

9,000 plan participants

NextEra Energy Employee Pension Plan

$295 MILLION for

26,981 plan participants

City of Miami Fire Fighters' & Police Officers' Retirement Trust

$262 MILLION for

4,268 plan participants

Colleges & Universities

Deliver for colleges:

$728 MILLION

AT LEAST 22

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

$482 MILLION for

54,814 students

Florida State University Foundation

$111 MILLION for

43,234 students

University of Miami Endowment

$99 MILLION for

19,593 students

Foundations & Nonprofits

Deliver for nonprofits:

$32.6 BILLION

AT LEAST 41

foundations and nonprofits invest in hedge funds including:
Schwab Charitable Fund

$4.4 BILLION

Shriners Hospitals for Children

$1.2 MILLION

Adventist Health System

$1.2 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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