Indiana
Hedge funds deliver for Indiana retirees, students, and nonprofits
Across the Hoosier State, hedge funds deliver for retirement security, college education, and the important work done by nonprofits and charities through $29 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:
$29 billion
Delivered for pensions:
$19.7 billion
Delivered for colleges:
$632 million
Delivered for nonprofits:
$8.7 billion
Private credit to business:
$7.1 billion
GDP generated:
$12.9 billion
Jobs created:
93,557
Retirement plans
Deliver for pensions:
$19.7 billion
At least
17
retirement plans invest in hedge funds including:Indiana Public Retirement System
$12.7 billion
258,858 plan participants
Lilly Retirement Plan Master Trust
$3.9 billion
48,150 plan participants
Indiana Laborers Pension Fund
$188 million
28,651 plan participants
Colleges & Universities
Deliver for colleges:
$632 million
Purdue University Investment Fund
$415 million
Indiana University Foundation
$115 million
Earlham College Endowment
$97 million
Foundations & Nonprofits
Deliver for nonprofits:
$8.7 billion
At least
15
foundations and nonprofits invest in hedge funds including:Purdue Research Foundation
$375 million
Strada Education Network
$102 million
Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation
$64 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.
