Oklahoma
Hedge funds deliver for Oklahoma retirees, students, and nonprofits
Across the Sooner State, hedge funds deliver for retirement security, college education, and the important work done by nonprofits and charities through $8.6 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:
$8.6 billion
Delivered for pensions:
$4.6 billion
Delivered for colleges:
$1.2 billion
Delivered for nonprofits:
$2.8 billion
Private credit to business:
$635 million
GDP generated:
$1.9 billion
Jobs created:
14,598
Retirement plans
Deliver for pensions:
$4.6 billion
At least
10
retirement plans invest in hedge funds including:Oklahoma State Pension Commission
$1 billion
133,416 plan participants
Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System
$561 million
10,848 plan participants
Oklahoma Firefighters' Pension & Retirement System
$439 million
26,384 plan participants
Colleges & Universities
Deliver for colleges:
$1.2 billion
Oklahoma State University Foundation
$584 million
University of Oklahoma Foundation
$265 million
University of Tulsa Endowment
$244 million
Foundations & Nonprofits
Deliver for nonprofits:
$2.8 billion
At least
4
foundations and nonprofits invest in hedge funds including:George Kaiser Family Foundation
$689 million
Inasmuch Foundation
$41 million
Pauline Mcfarlin Walter Memorial Trust 10910
$6 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.
