Iowa

Hedge Funds Deliver for Iowa Retirees, Students, and Nonprofits

Across the Hawkeye State, hedge funds deliver for retirement security, college education, and the important work done by nonprofits and charities through $8 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:

$8 BILLION

Deliver for pensions:

$4.9 BILLION

Deliver for colleges:

$311 MILLION

Deliver for nonprofits:

$2.8 BILLION

Private credit to business

$6.5 BILLION

Retirement Plans

Deliver for pensions:

$4.9 BILLION

AT LEAST 11

retirement plans invest in hedge funds including:
Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System

$2.5 BILLION for

404,114 plan participants

Municipal Fire and Police Retirement System of Iowa

$1.1 BILLION for

9,066 plan participants

The Principal Pension Plan

$113 MILLION for

345 plan participants

Colleges & Universities

Deliver for colleges:

$311 MILLION

AT LEAST 16

colleges and universities invest in hedge funds including:
Iowa State University Foundation

$162 MILLION for

30,432 students

Buena Vista University Endowment

$62 MILLION for

1,951 students

Board of Regents, State of Iowa

$60 MILLION for

30,042 students

Foundations & Nonprofits

Deliver for nonprofits:

$2.8 BILLION

AT LEAST 7

foundations and nonprofits invest in hedge funds including:
UnityPoint Health System

$217 MILLION

Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust

$90 MILLION

Iowa West Foundation

$74 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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