Kentucky

Hedge Funds Deliver for Kentucky Retirees, Students, and Nonprofits

Across the Bluegrass State, hedge funds deliver for retirement security, college education, and the important work done by non-profits and charities through $6.2 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:

$6.2 BILLION

Deliver for pensions:

$2.7 BILLION

Deliver for colleges:

$388 MILLION

Deliver for nonprofits:

$3.1 BILLION

Private credit to business

$10.1 BILLION

Retirement Plans

Deliver for pensions:

$2.7 BILLION

AT LEAST 5

retirement plans invest in hedge funds including:
Kentucky Retirement Systems

$944 MILLION for

382,637 plan participants

United Continental Holdings Pension Plan

$432 MILLION for

84,916 plan participants

Teamsters Local 2727 Retiree Medical Benefits Trust

$18 MILLION for

1,737 plan participants

Colleges & Universities

Deliver for colleges:

$388 MILLION

AT LEAST 10

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

$238 MILLION for

33,885 Students

University of Louisville Foundation

$83 MILLION for

23,043 Students

Centre College of Kentucky Endowment

$51 MILLION for

1,400 Students

Foundations & Nonprofits

Deliver for nonprofits:

$3.1 BILLION

AT LEAST 4

foundations and nonprofits invest in hedge funds including:
Norton Healthcare

$399 MILLION

Asbury Theological Seminary

$34 MILLION

Ray and Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust

$6 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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