Wisconsin
Hedge funds deliver for Wisconsin retirees, students, and nonprofits
Across the Badger State, hedge funds deliver for retirement security, college education, and the important work done by nonprofits and charities through $15.1 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:
$15.1 billion
Delivered for pensions:
$6.6 billion
Delivered for colleges:
$544 million
Delivered for nonprofits:
$8 billion
Private credit to business:
$3.2 billion
GDP generated:
$7.7 billion
Jobs created:
58,099
Retirement plans
Deliver for pensions:
$6.6 billion
At least
22
retirement plans invest in hedge funds including:Employees' Retirement System of the City of Milwaukee
$617 million
12,532 plan participants
American Family Pension Plan
$322 million
16,085 plan participants
Integrys Energy Group Master Retirement Trust
$164 million
217 plan participants
Colleges & Universities
Deliver for colleges:
$544 million
Marquette University Endowment
$377 million
Lawrence University Endowment
$70 million
Wisconsin Investment Management Company
$62 million
Foundations & Nonprofits
Deliver for nonprofits:
$8 billion
At least
7
foundations and nonprofits invest in hedge funds including:Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
$1 billion
Kern Family Foundation
$183 million
Lynde & Harry Bradley Foundation
$84 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.
