Illinois

Hedge Funds Deliver for Illinois Retirees, Students, and Nonprofits

Across the Prairie State, hedge funds deliver for retirement security, college education, and the important work done by non-profits and charities through $56.7 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:

$56.7 BILLION

Deliver for pensions:

$26.1 BILLION

Deliver for colleges:

$5 BILLION

Deliver for nonprofits:

$25.6 BILLION

Private credit to business

$31.3 BILLION

Retirement Plans

Deliver for pensions:

$26.1 BILLION

AT LEAST 116

retirement plans invest in hedge funds including:
Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois

$3.4 BILLION for

1,737 plan participants

Abbott Laboratories Pension Plan

$1.6 BILLION for

74,000 plan participants

State Universities Retirement System of Illinois

$1.2 BILLION for

4,109 plan participants

Colleges & Universities

Deliver for colleges:

$5 BILLION

AT LEAST 27

colleges and universities invest in hedge funds including:
University of Chicago Endowment

$2.3 BILLION for

18,523 Students

Nothwestern University Endowment

$2.2 BILLION for

21,000 Students

Art Institute of Chicago Endowment

$285 MILLION for

3,402 Students

Foundations & Nonprofits

Deliver for nonprofits:

$25.6 BILLION

AT LEAST 62

foundations and nonprofits invest in hedge funds including:
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

$3.5 BILLION

CommonSpirit Health

$3 BILLION

McCormick Foundations

$499 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 2023 or publicly available, federal datasets. Sources for additional information included on this website are noted where the data appears.

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