Arizona
Hedge funds deliver for Arizona retirees, students, and nonprofits
Across the Grand Canyon State, hedge funds deliver for retirement security, college education, and the important work done by nonprofits and charities through $14.6 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:
$14.6 billion
Delivered for pensions:
$8.1 billion
Delivered for colleges:
$429 million
Delivered for nonprofits:
$6 billion
Private credit to business:
$3.9 billion
GDP generated:
$7.9 billion
Jobs created:
58,124
Retirement plans
Deliver for pensions:
$8.1 billion
At least
13
retirement plans invest in hedge funds including:Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System
$1.5 billion
38,570 plan participants
City of Phoenix Employees' Retirement System
$1 billion
20,988 plan participants
Avnet Pension Plan
$351 million
8,139 plan participants
Colleges & Universities
Deliver for colleges:
$429 million
University of Arizona Foundation
$274 million
Arizona State University Foundation
$155 million
Foundations & Nonprofits
Deliver for nonprofits:
$6 billion
At least
5
foundations and nonprofits invest in hedge funds including:Flinn Foundation
$129 million
Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust
$100 million
Helios Education Foundation
$95 million
Methodology
Private credit and hedge fund investment data is primarily sourced and licensed from Preqin's alternative asset database as of February 2026 or from publicly available federal datasets. Private credit GDP and job estimates are calculated using the IMPLAN 2025 Model Year for the United States. Sources for additional information displayed are noted where the data appears.
