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 non-profits and charities through $6 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:

$6 BILLION

Deliver for pensions:

$3.2 BILLION

Deliver for colleges:

$349 MILLION

Deliver for nonprofits:

$2.4 BILLION

Private credit to business

$13.1 BILLION

Retirement Plans

Deliver for pensions:

$3.2 BILLION

AT LEAST 11

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

$1.8 BILLION for

375,340 plan participants

Transamerica Pension Plan

$171 MILLION for

31,117 plan participants

Municipal Fire and Police Retirement System of Iowa

$74 MILLION for

8,649 plan participants

Colleges & Universities

Deliver for colleges:

$349 MILLION

AT LEAST 14

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

$187 MILLION for

30,177 Students

Buena Vista University Endowment

$62 MILLION for

1,959 Students

Drake University Endowment

$27 MILLION for

4,884 Students

Foundations & Nonprofits

Deliver for nonprofits:

$2.4 BILLION

AT LEAST 6

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

$419 MILLION

Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust

$90 MILLION

Greater Des Moines Community Foundation

$67 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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