New Jersey
Hedge funds deliver for New Jersey retirees, students, and nonprofits
Across the Garden State, hedge funds deliver for retirement security, college education, and the important work done by nonprofits and charities through $41.2 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:
$41.2 billion
Delivered for pensions:
$19.4 billion
Delivered for colleges:
$9.2 billion
Delivered for nonprofits:
$12.6 billion
Private credit to business:
$13.8 billion
GDP generated:
$22.7 billion
Jobs created:
160,301
Retirement plans
Deliver for pensions:
$19.4 billion
At least
56
retirement plans invest in hedge funds including:Mars Pension Fund
$2.1 billion
15,639 plan participants
NJ Division of Investment
$1.9 billion
438,885 plan participants
Prudential Merged Retirement Plan
$1.8 billion
43,941 plan participants
Colleges & Universities
Deliver for colleges:
$9.2 billion
Princeton University Investment Company
$8.2 billion
Institute for Advanced Study
$669 million
Rutgers University Endowment
$272 million
Foundations & Nonprofits
Deliver for nonprofits:
$12.6 billion
At least
19
foundations and nonprofits invest in hedge funds including:David Tepper Charitable Foundation
$1.2 million
Bright Horizon Foundation
$176 million
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
$164 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.
