Georgia
Hedge funds deliver for Georgia retirees, students, and nonprofits
Across the Peach State, hedge funds deliver for retirement security, college education, and the important work done by nonprofits and charities through $27.6 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:
$27.6 billion
Delivered for pensions:
$16 billion
Delivered for colleges:
$838 million
Delivered for nonprofits:
$10.7 billion
Private credit to business:
$14.6 billion
GDP generated:
$23.9 billion
Jobs created:
194,129
Retirement plans
Deliver for pensions:
$16 billion
At least
23
retirement plans invest in hedge funds including:United Food and Commercial Workers Consolidated Pension Fund (Atlanta)
$2.99 billion
24,378 plan participants
Cox Enterprises Master Trust
$1.3 billion
63,685 plan participants
Delta Air Lines Pension Fund
$992 million
121,823 plan participants
Colleges & Universities
Deliver for colleges:
$838 million
Georgia Tech Foundation
$751 million
Mercer University Endowment
$36 million
Foundations & Nonprofits
Deliver for nonprofits:
$10.7 billion
At least
14
foundations and nonprofits invest in hedge funds including:BGCA Funds Holdco
$123 million
Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center
$69 million
Georgia Southern University Foundation
$21 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.
