Colorado
Hedge funds deliver for Colorado retirees, students, and nonprofits
Across the Centennial State, hedge funds deliver for retirement security, college education, and the important work done by nonprofits and charities through $16.3 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:
$16.3 billion
Delivered for pensions:
$8.2 billion
Delivered for colleges:
$495 million
Delivered for nonprofits:
$7.7 billion
Private credit to business:
$19.3 billion
GDP generated:
$29.7 billion
Jobs created:
199,759
Retirement plans
Deliver for pensions:
$8.2 billion
At least
11
retirement plans invest in hedge funds including:Colorado Fire and Police Pension Association
$1.1 billion
15,171 plan participants
Rocky Mountain UFCW Unions and Employers Pension Plan
$254 million
67,110 plan participants
Denver Employees' Retirement Plan
$186 million
28,384 plan participants
Colleges & Universities
Deliver for colleges:
$495 million
University of Colorado Foundation
$372 million
United States Olympic Endowment
$73 million
Colorado College Endowment
$50 million
Foundations & Nonprofits
Deliver for nonprofits:
$7.7 billion
At least
27
foundations and nonprofits invest in hedge funds including:Colorado Health Foundation
$711 million
Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation
$257 million
Gates Family Foundation
$192 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.
