Missouri

Hedge Funds Deliver for Missouri Retirees, Students, and Nonprofits

Across the Show Me State, hedge funds deliver for retirement security, college education, and the important work done by nonprofits and charities through $33.2 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:

$33.2 BILLION

Deliver for pensions:

$15.4 BILLION

Deliver for colleges:

$679 MILLION

Deliver for nonprofits:

$17.1 BILLION

Private credit to business

$19.6 BILLION

Retirement Plans

Deliver for pensions:

$15.4 BILLION

AT LEAST 53

retirement plans invest in hedge funds including:
Public School Retirement System of Missouri

$4.6 BILLION for

168,639 plan participants

University of Missouri Retirement, Disability and Death Benefit Plan

$1.5 BILLION for

29,874 plan participants

Missouri State Employees' Retirement System

$1.4 BILLION for

147,677 plan participants

Colleges & Universities

Deliver for colleges:

$679 MILLION

AT LEAST 10

colleges and universities invest in hedge funds including:
Washington University in St. Louis Endowment

$638 MILLION for

16,500 students

Columbia College Endowment

$25 MILLION for

6,046 students

Webster University Endowment

$16 MILLION for

9,234 students

Foundations & Nonprofits

Deliver for nonprofits:

$17.1 BILLION

AT LEAST 29

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

$959 MILLION

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

$704 MILLION

Mercy Health

$524 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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