Washington
Hedge funds deliver for Washington retirees, students, and nonprofits
Across the Evergreen State, hedge funds deliver for retirement security, college education, and the important work done by nonprofits and charities through $27 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:
$27 billion
Delivered for pensions:
$10.5 billion
Delivered for colleges:
$1.5 billion
Delivered for nonprofits:
$15 billion
Private credit to business:
$11.4 billion
GDP generated:
$19.8 billion
Jobs created:
86,720
Retirement plans
Deliver for pensions:
$10.5 billion
At least
34
retirement plans invest in hedge funds including:Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan
$1.1 billion
634,861 plan participants
Sound Retirement Plan
$512 million
5,216 plan participants
Seattle City Employees' Retirement System
$482 million
21,023 plan participants
Colleges & Universities
Deliver for colleges:
$1.5 billion
University of Washington Endowment
$1 billion
Whitman College Endowment
$376 million
University of Puget Sound Endowment
$52 million
Foundations & Nonprofits
Deliver for nonprofits:
$15 billion
At least
12
foundations and nonprofits invest in hedge funds including:MultiCare Health System
$1.7 billion
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust
$266 million
Gary E. Milgard Family Foundation
$34 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.
