Tennessee
Hedge funds deliver for Tennessee retirees, students, and nonprofits
Across the Volunteer State, hedge funds deliver for retirement security, college education, and the important work done by nonprofits and charities through $18 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:
$18 billion
Delivered for pensions:
$6.7 billion
Delivered for colleges:
$2.4 billion
Delivered for nonprofits:
$8.8 billion
Private credit to business:
$4.8 billion
GDP generated:
$8.9 billion
Jobs created:
63,356
Retirement plans
Deliver for pensions:
$6.7 billion
At least
26
retirement plans invest in hedge funds including:International Paper Company Pension Fund (US)
$1.2 billion
83,689 plan participants
Pension Plan for Employees at ORNL
$486 million
12,297 plan participants
City of Memphis Retirement System
$230 million
26,674 plan participants
Colleges & Universities
Deliver for colleges:
$2.4 billion
Vanderbilt University Endowment
$2.1 billion
University of Chattanooga Foundation
$205 million
Rhodes College Endowment
$84 million
Foundations & Nonprofits
Deliver for nonprofits:
$8.8 billion
At least
16
foundations and nonprofits invest in hedge funds including:St Jude Children's Research Hospital
$2.1 billion
University of Tennessee Consolidated Investment Pool
$205 million
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
$180 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.
