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Hedge funds deliver for New Hampshire retirees, students, and nonprofits

Across the Granite State, hedge funds deliver for retirement security, college education, and the important work done by nonprofits and charities through $5.2 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:

$5.2 billion

Delivered for pensions:

$1.2 billion

Delivered for colleges:

$2.2 billion

Delivered for nonprofits:

$1.8 billion

Private credit to business:

$250 million

GDP generated:

$853 million

Jobs created:

7,206

Retirement plans

Deliver for pensions:

$1.2 billion

At least

3

retirement plans invest in hedge funds including:
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Pension Group Trust

$140 million

16,055 plan participants

I.B.E.W. Local 490 Pension Fund

$3 million

622 plan participants

Pfeiffer Vacuum, Inc. Pension Plan

$2 million

180 plan participants

Colleges & Universities

Deliver for colleges:

$2.2 billion

Dartmouth College Endowment

$1.9 billion

St. Paul's School Endowment

$195 million

University of New Hampshire Foundation

$42 million

Foundations & Nonprofits

Deliver for nonprofits:

$1.8 billion

At least

3

foundations and nonprofits invest in hedge funds including:
Currier Museum of Art

$31 million

Foundation for Seacoast Health

$7 million

Fuller Foundation

$1 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.

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