Oregon

Hedge Funds Deliver for Oregon Retirees, Students, and Nonprofits

Across the Beaver State, hedge funds deliver for retirement security, college education, and the important work done by nonprofits and charities through $17.1 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:

$17.1 BILLION

Deliver for pensions:

$10.9 BILLION

Deliver for colleges:

$635 MILLION

Deliver for nonprofits:

$5.6 BILLION

Private credit to business

$4.3 BILLION

Retirement Plans

Deliver for pensions:

$10.9 BILLION

AT LEAST 22

retirement plans invest in hedge funds including:
Oregon State Treasury

$7.7 BILLION for

160,466 plan participants

Oregon Retail Employees’ Pension Plan

$373 MILLION for

54,089 plan participants

Unum Provident Corporation Pension Plan

$314 MILLION for

12,737 plan participants

Colleges & Universities

Deliver for colleges:

$635 MILLION

AT LEAST 8

colleges and universities invest in hedge funds including:
University of Oregon Foundation

$379 MILLION for

23,786 students

Reed College Endowment

$135 MILLION for

1,534 students

Oregon State University Foundation

$67 MILLION for

35,622 students

Foundations & Nonprofits

Deliver for nonprofits:

$5.6 BILLION

AT LEAST 9

foundations and nonprofits invest in hedge funds including:
Oregon Community Foundation

$494 MILLION

Ford Family Foundation

$410 MILLION

Lemelson Foundation

$109 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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