University endowment; early pioneer of hedge fund allocation (1990); allocates to absolute return strategies; reported 11.1% return in FY2025


University endowment ($40.8B, August 2025); allocates 19% of merged pool to absolute return strategies (hedge fund and multi-strategy vehicles); reported 14.3% return in FY2025


University endowment ($27.4B); allocates to hedge fund strategies within alternative investments; manages partnerships with 80+ external managers; reported 14.8% return


University endowment ($24.8B as of June 2025); allocates to absolute return strategies including hedge funds; reported 12.2% return in FY2025; manager-selection-driven approach


University endowment (~$14.2B); allocates ~55% to alternatives including absolute return/hedge strategies; utilizing secondary markets for liquidity access


Public pension fund (largest in US); closed $4B hedge fund program in 2014 but reconsidering hedge fund investments; researching 'opportunistic' hedge allocations


Public pension fund (~$417.3B); largest educator-only pension fund in world; maintains allocation to hedge funds and alternatives


Canadian pension fund (~$575B AUM); allocates ~48% to alternatives; highly active in hedge fund space; one of largest real estate, infrastructure, and PE investors


Canadian pension fund ($279.4B as of end-2025); fully funded with $31.2B surplus; maintains allocations across alternative assets including hedge funds; reported 6.7% net return in 2025


Public pension fund; researching potential hedge fund investments; currently ~8% in alternatives including private equity; exploring hedge fund allocation


Public pension fund ($54.9B); allocates to private credit and hedge strategies; uses hedge strategies as portfolio diversification and downside protection


Asset manager with 8-person investment committee; serves sovereign wealth funds and public pension plans as clients; allocates to hedge funds


Emirate sovereign wealth fund; allocates to private equity and alternative assets; major institutional LP in hedge funds


Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund; allocates across alternatives including hedge funds; private markets investor


Hedge fund ($92.1B AUM as of Dec 2024); managed accounts and commingled funds serving institutional clients; flagship funds: Pure Alpha II, All Weather, Asia Total Return


Hedge fund (~$68-72B AUM); Wellington multistrategy fund returned 10.2% in 2025; serves institutional clients; institutions account for 54% of assets


Hedge fund ($83.5B AUM); multistrategy firm gained 10.5% in 2025; raising $5B for private markets fund; institutional investors account for significant portion


Hedge fund (~$150B AUM); quantitative investment strategies; serves institutional clients; serves pension funds and endowments


Hedge fund ($70B AUM as of 2025); serves institutional investors including pension funds and endowments; quantitative strategies


~20% stake acquisition in 2025; invested across Pure Alpha and All Weather funds; major institutional commitment


Multilateral institution investor in Bridgewater for reserve management; decade-long institutional relationship


Pension fund investor in Bridgewater; manages Canadian municipal employee assets


Institutional investor; $20B hedge fund allocation; 1-or-30 fee structure; investing since early 2000s


Major hedge fund allocator; $202B AUM; active in multistrategy hedge fund space


Largest Texas pension fund maintains hedge fund allocation to quantitative managers


Part of ~10 hedge fund portfolio; expects double-digit returns; strategic hedge fund allocation


Singapore sovereign wealth fund allocation to quantitative hedge fund strategies


Multiyear relationship with macro-focused hedge fund for portfolio diversification


1.5% hedge fund allocation (~$14B notional); macro-focused hedge fund investment


Multistrategy hedge fund allocation; institutional relationship with Singapore sovereign wealth fund


31% hedge fund allocation ($17.6B notional); uncorrelated hedge funds strategy; 11.9% FY2025 return


Uncorrelated hedge fund strategy allocation; serves as long-term institutional LP


Absolute return strategy allocation; early adopter of hedge fund strategies (1990 onwards)


Multistrategy hedge fund allocation; 11.1% return in FY2025


19% absolute return allocation (~$7.6B notional); 14.3% FY2025 return; multistrategy hedge fund exposure


Absolute return strategy allocation; institutional hedge fund commitment


Hedge fund allocation within alternatives; 14.8% overall return; manager-selection-driven approach


Absolute return strategy allocation; partnerships with hedge fund managers


Absolute return strategies allocation; $24.8B AUM; 12.2% FY2025 return; uncorrelated hedge funds


Absolute return strategies; institutional hedge fund commitment


55% alternatives allocation (~$7.8B notional); absolute return strategies


Alternative investments portfolio; hedge fund allocation


Opportunistic hedge fund allocation; reconsidering hedge strategies after 2014 exit


Potential hedge fund reallocation target; researching risk mitigation strategies


$417.3B pension fund; alternative investment allocation; multistrategy hedge fund exposure


Largest educator-only pension fund; hedge fund allocation


$575B AUM; 48% alternatives allocation; ~$275B+ in alternative assets including hedge funds


Active hedge fund allocator; institutional relationship with macro hedge fund manager


Quantitative hedge fund allocation; alternatives-heavy portfolio


$279.4B AUM; alternative asset allocation; Canadian pension fund investor


Canadian pension fund; alternative investments allocation; multistrategy hedge fund


Exploring hedge fund allocations; considering macro-focused strategies


Researching hedge fund entry; multistrategy fund exploration


$54.9B pension fund; hedge fund allocation for diversification and downside protection


Quantitative hedge fund strategies; private credit and risk mitigation allocation


Asset manager serving sovereign wealth funds and pension plans; multistrategy hedge fund allocation


Alternative investment advisor; serves institutional clients with macro hedge fund exposure


Quantitative hedge fund strategies for institutional clients


Sovereign wealth fund; hedge fund allocation within alternatives portfolio


Emirati sovereign wealth fund; multistrategy hedge fund allocation


Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund; macro hedge fund allocation


Sovereign wealth fund; multistrategy hedge fund investment


California Public Employees' Retirement System


World's largest hedge fund, systematic strategies


Major asset manager and financial services


Senior MD, Global Head of Capital Markets


Global Head of Strategic Business Services


Partner, Head of Asia Pacific Growth Equity


Managing Director, Head of UK Investor Advisory


UC Investments approved moving its 10% absolute return portfolio out of hedge funds and into public equities, ending the wind-down process.


The FT described the July 2025 action as the final step in a five-year hedge fund wind-down.


WSJ reported that Narvekar more than doubled Harvard's hedge fund share during his tenure, and that hedge funds helped performance in 2024.


The same WSJ report says Harvard doubled the size of its private-equity portfolio under Narvekar.


Harvard's unfunded private-equity commitments rose from $4.6bn in 2017 to $7.9bn in 2025, with cash at about 3% of the endowment.


CalPERS approved a TPA framework that replaces separate asset-class benchmarks with a single reference portfolio.


The board raised the equity target from 72% to 75% as part of the governance overhaul.


CalPERS added a 400 basis point active-risk cap under the new TPA regime.


The new structure gives investment staff broader discretion to move across asset classes and judge results at the total-portfolio level.


FT reported that CalPERS increased its private-equity target and expects exposure to keep rising, with more co-investment and no-fee structures.


CalPERS promoted Anton Orlich and hired Derek Walker to extend the private-markets and total-fund portfolio remit.


Princeton lowered its expected long-term endowment return from 10.2% to 8% because private-equity conditions worsened.


The lower return assumption was paired with spending cuts of roughly 5% to 7% and warnings of deeper reductions.


Institutional consultant with alternatives consulting and manager-selection influence.


Consultant and OCIO platform for institutional investors and intermediaries.


Manager evaluation, alternatives consulting, OCIO, and RFP surfaces.


Institutional consulting and OCIO channel now operating through Cerity Partners Verus.


Independent consultant serving public and corporate retirement systems and other institutions.


Consultant for public funds, endowments, foundations, healthcare, and taft-hartley clients.


Private-markets platform with managed solutions and institutional allocator relationships.


Private-bank channel with current family-office allocation reporting and UHNW distribution reach.


Wealth platform consolidating alternatives distribution through iCapital transaction.


Alternatives access platform for private wealth and advisor distribution.


Advisor access platform with hedge-fund and alternatives distribution relevance.


Systematic alternatives packaging for wealth and liquid-wrapper distribution.


MFO/RIA-style UHNW wealth platform relevant for alternatives programs.


Customized portfolio and multi-client alternatives platform relevant for hedge-fund and systematic sleeves.


Family-office and institutional wealth channel relevant for liquid alternatives.


Citi sold a wealth alternatives platform to iCapital, signaling consolidation of private-wealth alternatives rails.


Private-bank reporting and allocation research reflects wealthy-family allocation behavior.


Allocator appetite for hedge funds re-accelerated in 2026, with private banks leading and family offices also increasing exposure while PE/VC interest weakened.


Quantitative trading was the most preferred hedge fund strategy in Goldman Sachs' 2026 allocator survey and quant funds dominated 2025 inflows.


SMAs are the preferred structure for new hedge fund launches and external PM allocations.


Family offices are reweighting toward liquidity, and some clients are asking managers to research hedge funds instead of continuing to add private equity.


BlackRock launched a systematic alternatives ETF that packages hedge-fund-like exposures for wealth and retail channels.


Citi sold its alternatives platform to iCapital and cited affluent-client distribution.


NEPC serves institutions and has alternatives consulting and manager-selection coverage.


Wilshire combines consulting, manager search, OCIO, and alternative assets services.


Callan exposes manager evaluation, alternatives consulting, OCIO, and RFP surfaces.


Verus is now operating through Cerity Partners Verus with institutional consulting and OCIO surfaces.


RVK provides institutional investment consulting to corporate and public retirement systems and other institutions.


Marquette serves public funds and other institutional clients and has public-pension/private-capital visibility.


Hamilton Lane is a private-markets platform with managed solutions and institutional relationships.


University of Texas/Texas A&M Investment Company, $88B AUM (late 2025), primary endowment


State of Oregon, $141B AUM, Public Employees' Retirement Fund + Common School Endowment


State of Virginia, $117B AUM, public pension fund


State of Wisconsin, $132B AUM, public pension fund


Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association, $82.5B AUM, county pension fund


California Public Employees' Retirement System, $605B AUM, largest US public pension


State of Texas, $225B AUM, largest public retirement system in Texas


California State Teachers' Retirement System, major California pension fund


Public School Employees' Retirement System, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, public pension


State of New York, public pension fund administered by State Comptroller


Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, public pension for municipal employees


Massachusetts Public Pension Reserve Investment Management, $10B hedge fund portfolio


Ohio Public Employees Retirement System, public pension fund


State of Montana, manages pension and investment funds


South Carolina Retirement System Investment Commission, public pension fund


Multi-strategy hedge fund, part of UTIMCO stable value allocation (15% of fund holdings)


Multi-strategy hedge fund, part of UTIMCO stable value allocation


Quantitative multi-strategy hedge fund, part of UTIMCO stable value allocation


Quantitative hedge fund, part of UTIMCO stable value allocation


Multi-strategy hedge fund, $11B AUM, part of UTIMCO allocation, returned 18% in 2025


Global multi-strategy hedge fund, part of UTIMCO allocation, returned 10.5% in 2025


Multi-strategy hedge fund, $7.7B AUM, part of UTIMCO allocation, returned 15.5% in 2025


Hedge fund, top performer in UTIMCO hedge fund portfolio


Long/short equity hedge fund (small-cap focus), $4.5B AUM as of Dec 2025, new to UTIMCO


Quantitative hedge fund manager, $109.1B AUM (hedge funds), 3 mandates at OPERF, top manager


Hedge fund manager, Greenwich CT, $20B AUM as of Dec 2023, part of OPERF top 10


Global hedge fund manager, $36B+ AUM, part of OPERF top 10 managers


Hedge fund manager, received allocation from OPERF


Alternative investment manager, received allocations from OPERF


Multi-strategy fund manager, OPERF Caspian Inefficient Markets Fund IV received $100M (June 2025)


Real estate and hedge fund manager, received allocation from OPERF


Hedge fund manager, Mariner Atlantic Multi-Strategy Fund received $400M from OPERF (July 2025)


Hedge fund/credit manager, Pathlight Capital Fund IV received $100M from OPERF


Fixed income relative value hedge fund, established 2015, $350M allocated by VRS (Dec 2025)


Multi-strategy alternative manager, Insurance-Linked Strategies received $250M from VRS (end 2024)


Global macro hedge fund, founded 2002, $400M allocated by VRS (Feb 2025 reference)


Private debt hedge fund, Texas-based, VRS terminated Liquid Credit Fund ($150M at termination)


Private investment manager, Peak Rock Capital IV received $200M from VRS


Alternative investment manager, $9.9B AUM as of Dec 2025, mentioned as VRS manager


Multi-strategy hedge fund manager, major industry player


Senior private lending manager, OHA Senior Private Lending Fund received $1.3B each (2 commitments) from CalPERS


Private equity/infrastructure manager, received $1.5B from CalPERS for data-infrastructure


Hedge fund, CalPERS agreed to invest $300M


Quantitative hedge fund manager, industry leader


Part of 15% stable value hedge fund allocation collective, from UTIMCO CIO disclosures


Part of 15% stable value hedge fund allocation ($9B portfolio), high performer 2025, from UTIMCO disclosures


Part of 15% stable value hedge fund allocation collective, returned 10.5% in 2025


Part of 15% stable value hedge fund allocation collective, returned 15.5% in 2025


Top performer in UTIMCO hedge fund portfolio, from OWL Insights reporting


New manager, $300M allocation approved by UTIMCO board March 5 2026, long/short equity small-cap strategy, from Pensions & Investments


3 mandates at OPERF, top 10 hedge fund manager, from OPERF hedge fund overhaul reporting


Part of top 10 hedge fund managers at OPERF, from 2023 overhaul reports


Received allocation from OPERF summer 2025 commitments ($1.4B total), from Alternatives Watch


Received allocation from OPERF 2025, including Blue Owl Real Estate Fund VII ($10M), from Oregon Treasury disclosures


Caspian Inefficient Markets Fund IV received $100M allocation, approved June 26 2025, from Oregon Treasury


Received allocation from OPERF 2025 commitments, from Alternatives Watch


Mariner Atlantic Multi-Strategy Fund LP received $400M allocation, approved July 29 2025, from Oregon Treasury


Pathlight Capital Fund IV received $100M allocation, from Oregon Treasury disclosures


Garda Fixed Income Relative Value Opportunities Fund received $350M commitment (Dec 2025), from Alternatives Watch


Insurance-Linked Strategies mandate received $250M allocation (end 2024/early 2025), from Artemis.bm


Brevan Howard Opportunistic Program received allocation from VRS 2025, macro hedge fund strategy, from VRS allocation reports


VRS terminated Orchard Liquid Credit Fund with $150M value at termination, from VRS alternatives reports


Peak Rock Capital IV received $200M allocation from VRS, from VRS board materials


VRS allocated to Silver Creek Capital hedge fund strategies, $9.9B AUM manager, from alternatives reporting


SWIB core and satellite hedge fund approach includes quantitative multi-strategy allocations, AQR top tier manager


SWIB allocates to multi-strategy managers; Millennium a core hedge fund holding given 2025 performance


SWIB multi-strategy hedge fund allocation includes exposure to top-tier quantitative managers


LACERA hedge fund allocation 8% target (+4%/-4%), emerging manager program includes relative value strategies


LACERA $300M added to hedge funds Jan 2026, multi-strategy allocations expanded


OHA Senior Private Lending Fund received $1.3B (2 separate commitments) from CalPERS Q3 2025, from Alternatives Watch


Received $1.5B from CalPERS across 2 commitments for data-infrastructure strategies, Q3 2025


CalPERS agreed to invest $300M in hedge fund started by former CalPERS managers, from institutional investor reporting


TRS stable value hedge fund portfolio includes multi-strategy managers, part of 21% stable value allocation


TRS stable value allocation includes quantitative hedge fund managers


MassPRIM $10B hedge fund portfolio (8.6% of total), streamlined to dozen+ managers, includes quantitative strategies


MassPRIM portfolio includes allocation to multi-strategy hedge fund managers, 11.5% 1-year return


MassPRIM hedge fund portfolio concentrated in talented managers including major quantitative firms


NYSCRF hedge fund allocations as of 2025 include exposure to multi-strategy managers


IMRF 12.3% alternative investments allocation (as of Sept 30 2025) includes hedge fund strategies


Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, Financial Services


Apollo Global Management / Athene Holding


Global PE/Credit/Real Estate/Infrastructure firm


APAC SWFs at 3.1% hedge fund allocation (room to grow). Position hedge funds as risk management tool. Target CIC ($1.3T), Temasek, and emerging Southeast Asian SWFs with alpha strategies.

Caproasia - Sovereign Wealth Fund Statistics


GPIF building alternatives database (April 2026); targeting expansion toward 5% cap ($29B → full cap). This is initial screening gate. Register hedge fund immediately; GPIF has timeline to deploy $3-5B additional.

Top1000Funds / Pensions & Investments - GPIF Database Initiative


Brunel CIO David Vickers transitioning to endowment fund role (early 2026). Leadership change indicates portfolio review and potential allocation shifts. Monitor Brunel for new CIO appointment and portfolio strategy refresh. Position hedge funds for risk mitigation in European context with geopolitical headwinds.


CPPIB managing $781B for 22M Canadians. Alternatives allocation ($143.86B PE) indicates capacity for hedge fund growth. Pitch hedge fund strategy as complement to PE for liquid alpha.


CPP expanded partnership with Northleaf Capital Partners (January 2026). CPP uses hedge funds and alternatives for risk management within diversified portfolio. Allocations to hedge funds ~3% of portfolio. Contact CPP Investment Relations with hedge fund manager partnerships, particularly for data centre/infrastructure plays and AI-related strategies.


81% of pension funds increasing hedge fund allocation 10%+ YoY. Prepare mid-market hedge fund pitch decks targeting European allocators with 5-year risk-adjusted return data.

Funds Europe - Pension Fund Allocation Survey


Contact European pension fund CIOs directly with hedge fund strategy papers; 64% of allocators increasing exposure on net basis. Focus on equity long/short, event driven, and credit strategies.

Within Intelligence - Hedge Fund Outlook 2026


Sovereign wealth funds invested $66B in AI/digitalization in 2025. Pitch hedge fund tech-focused strategies and AI-driven quant funds as tactical allocation for allocators seeking tech exposure with downside protection.


Ivy League endowments maintain 20-34% hedge fund allocations (FY25 data). Strong double-digit returns across cohort (11.5% average for top tier). Endowments posting 14-16% returns have concentrated AI and crypto positions via hedge funds. Position hedge funds as core endowment allocation class; emphasize alpha generation and downside risk management.


KCERA has increased hedge fund target allocation to 10% (as of June 2026). Currently at 9.4%, planning $345M in annual private markets commitments through 2026. Contact pension board to discuss gap-filling hedge fund strategies that complement PE commitments and target 10% allocation build-out.


NY Common directed $850M+ into PE, credit, real estate in January 2026. Absolute return strategies now 8.9% of portfolio (grew from lower base). Credit pulled $550M in single month. Contact fund with absolute return/hedge fund opportunity to participate in tactical allocations across credit, macro, and event-driven strategies.


Ohio's two largest public pensions have billions to deploy building risk-mitigating/liquid alternatives exposure. Both are active in hedge fund manager searches for event-driven and macro strategies. Contact both funds with risk-mitigation mandates and portfolio construction for downside hedging.


OTPP halved US dollar exposure in 2025. Implies capital redeployed to alternatives. Contact OTPP alternatives team with hedge fund hedging strategies and alpha products.


Global SWF AUM hit $12.2T by end-2025; private market deal volume surged 198% YoY to $199.9B. Hedge funds remain 3.1% (modest allocation), primarily for risk management. SWFs are increasing alternatives exposure significantly, particularly in digital infrastructure, data centres, AI. Position hedge funds as complement to growing PE/infra allocations for portfolio balancing and tactical opportuniti


TRS completed nine allocations across private equity, hedge funds, private credit and real assets (March 2026). Hedge fund sleeve is $4.3B with target allocation at 4% of total portfolio. Contact TRS Investment Committee to discuss expansion opportunities, event-driven strategies, and risk-parity positioning.


UTIMCO approved $300M hedge fund allocation at March 5, 2026 board meeting. UTIMCO is largest university endowment fund manager in US. Maintains 5% overweight to AI via hedge fund strategies and infrastructure. Contact endowment to discuss expanded mandate for AI-focused hedge funds and how UTIMCO's Texas A&M co-management can leverage hedge fund strategies.


OMERS shifted from policy hedging to flexible multi-objective approach. New framework creates room for hedge fund liquid alternatives. Brief OMERS on hedge fund role in revised strategy.


UC Board eliminated hedge fund (absolute return) allocation effective July 1, 2025. While negative signal for UC directly, this represents consolidation of alternatives into PE/VC focus. Use as data point for contrarian positioning: UC's competitors (Harvard, Yale, Stanford) maintaining larger hedge fund allocations and seeing superior risk-adjusted returns. Position hedge funds to peer institutio


Asian hedge funds posting best returns in 15+ years (12.1% HFRI Asia). Use 2025 performance data in pitch to Asian allocators; demonstrate alpha generation capability vs. listed alternatives.


UK local government schemes actively considering liquid diversifiers including ILS and securitized credit. Develop low-correlation hedge fund products for local authority portfolios.


Harvard's $17.6B hedge fund allocation grew after strong FY25 returns (11.9%). Hedge funds drove portfolio outperformance; fund is actively selecting managers across uncorrelated, long-short, multi-strategy, and credit strategies. Contact Harvard endowment team with manager introductions, track record in non-correlated strategies, and performance in risk-off environments.


US public pensions experiencing 'hedge fund revival' with 10 new hires tracking $2.67B through March 2026. Nearly 50% of surveyed allocators plan to increase hedge fund allocations. Many pensions remain underweight hedge funds (vs. 2010s allocations) with risk-mitigation trend as primary driver. Broad-based opportunity across institutional investor base. Launch targeted outreach to pension CIOs wi


CalPERS is reconsidering hedge fund allocation after exiting in 2014 ($4B program). Latest asset study floated idea of re-introducing risk-mitigating hedge funds. Opportunity to engage CIO team on 'total portfolio approach' framework. Position hedge funds as complement to equity/credit portfolio for downside protection and diversification.


LGPS Central hiring new CIO in 2026. Prepare introductory materials on hedge fund fit within LGPS framework; position as risk-adjusted return opportunity for consolidated local authority pool.


Contact Monte Tarbox within 60 days of permanent appointment (March 2026). Tarbox has diversified pension investment background (AFL-CIO Investment Trust, union funds) and stated focus on expanding alternative investments. Position hedge funds as risk-mitigation tools and complement to growing private equity/credit focus.


New CIO John Dewey appointed from West Yorkshire Pension Fund (knows hedge fund space). Schedule intro meeting within 30 days; bring hedge fund allocation benchmarks for LGPS funds.


New CIO James Lawrence appointed April 2026 at Smart Pension ($11.3B). Target with hedge fund relationship introduction within 60 days; new CIOs typically evaluate manager roster in first 120 days.

Professional Pensions - Smart Pension CIO Appointment


Norges ($2T) entering hedge funds for first time with long/short equity mandate. Prepare competitive pitch for infrastructure-focused allocation; contact within 90 days before decision finalized.


New SWF creation surged 20% in Asia/Africa in 2025. Contact development finance institutions and impact investors; new funds building initial allocations now. Present hedge fund alternative allocation frameworks.


Temasek restructured August 2025 for strategic autonomy. Reach out to new business unit leads; explain hedge fund role in differentiated portfolio strategy by geography/sector.

Caproasia - 2026 Sovereign Wealth Fund Rankings


Chicago-area pension funds (Municipal Employees, TRS, ISRRS) have active RFP processes for alternative investments including hedge funds. Follow Callan and RFPnetworks for issuance announcements. TRS committed $2.6B+ to alts/traditional managers. Contact pension boards with hedge fund manager introductions targeting Q2-Q4 2026 decision windows.


RFP closed Feb 20, 2026 for managed account platform provider. Selected firm will identify/negotiate with prime brokers and administrators. Implies MassPRIM is expanding hedge fund infrastructure and looking for new manager relationships. Hedge funds returned 9.4% in last reporting period. Follow up on selection announcements (May-June 2026) to identify expansion opportunities.


Northeast Pension issued hedge fund FoF RFP (April 2026). Indicates coalition of regional pensions seeking consolidated hedge fund exposure through FoF wrapper. Contact pension alliance with FoF platform capabilities, multi-manager selection, and turnkey implementation for regional plans.


GPIF database is first gate for manager selection. Prepare detailed track record, risk metrics, ESG alignment. Expect RFP process Q3-Q4 2026. Focus on infrastructure & PE-adjacent hedge strategies that align with GPIF's long-term return mandate.

Pensions & Investments - GPIF Alternatives Expansion


Municipal Pension, $316.3B AUM, New York, NY


Municipal Pension, $13.1B AUM, Chicago, IL


CIO at Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund, appointed July 2026


CIO at Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System


State Pension Fund, $500B+ AUM, Sacramento, CA


CIO at CalPERS, assumed July 2024, manages 300+ professionals


CIO at Florida State Board of Administration


CIO at Teacher Retirement System of Texas


University Endowment, $88B AUM, Austin, TX


State Education Trust Fund, $68B AUM, Austin, TX


Acting CEO of Texas Permanent School Fund, former UTIMCO CEO


University Endowment, $56.9B AUM, Boston, MA


University Endowment, $44.1B AUM, New Haven, CT


University Endowment, $40.8B AUM, Stanford, CA


University Endowment, $36.4B AUM, Princeton, NJ


University Endowment, $27.4B AUM, Cambridge, MA


University Endowment, $24.8B AUM, Philadelphia, PA


University Endowment System, $190B AUM, Oakland, CA


University Endowment, $20.4B AUM, Notre Dame, IN


University Endowment, $15.9B AUM, New York, NY


University Endowment, $15.2B AUM, Evanston, IL


University Endowment, $15.5B AUM, Charlottesville, VA


University Endowment, $14.5B AUM, St. Louis, MO


University/Healthcare Endowment, $13.2B AUM, Baltimore, MD


University Endowment, $13B AUM, Chapel Hill, NC


University Endowment, $12.3B AUM, Durham, NC


University Endowment, $11.8B AUM, Ithaca, NY


University Endowment, $11.4B AUM, Atlanta, GA


University Endowment, $10.9B AUM, Nashville, TN


University Endowment, $10.9B AUM, Chicago, IL


Family Office (Bill & Melinda Gates), $169B AUM, Kirkland, WA


CIO at Cascade Investment, managing Gates Foundation Trust since 1994


Family Office (Walmart), $225B AUM, Bentonville, AR


Family Office (Elon Musk), $630B+ AUM, Austin, TX


Family Office (Jeff Bezos), $235B+ AUM, Mercer Island, WA


Family Office (Steve Ballmer), $133B AUM, Bellevue, WA


Family Office (George Soros), $25B AUM, New York, NY


Multi-Family Office, $80B+ AUM, San Francisco, CA


Family Office (Laurene Powell Jobs), $26B AUM, Palo Alto, CA


Family Office (Michael Bloomberg), $12B AUM, New York, NY


Single-Family Office (Bechtel family), San Francisco, CA


Foundation Endowment, $17.5B AUM, New York, NY


Foundation Endowment, $13.3B AUM, Menlo Park, CA


Foundation Endowment, $9.2B AUM, Chicago, IL


Foundation/Educational Endowment, Washington, D.C.


Healthcare System Endowment, Los Angeles, CA


CIO at Cedars-Sinai, inaugural CIO position


CIO at Children's Health, appointed February 2026


Healthcare System Endowment, New York, NY


Elite Institutional CIO at Mount Sinai Health System (2026)


Tribal Investment Resource, Launched Spring 2025


Pension Pooling Arrangement (UK), 14 pension funds, $132B AUM equivalent


CIO at LGPS Central (UK), manages £100B pool


Pension Pooling Arrangement (UK), £70B AUM, established 2026


CIO at Northern LGPS, newly appointed 2026


Pension Pooling Arrangement (UK), £30.8B AUM, 10 LGPS funds


CIO at Brunel Pension Partnership, 4 years tenure, departing for endowment


Institutional Retirement/Wealth Manager, New York, NY


CIO of Colorado Department of Treasury, PERA Board member through June 2029


CIO of New Mexico State Investment Council, appointed March 2026


Chief Investment Officer, appointed July 2026


Founder and CEO of Citadel Advisors LLC, manages $65B+ in AUM, primary investment decision maker


Co-Chief Investment Officer at Citadel, leads credit strategies, ex-Goldman Sachs Vice Chairman of Global Markets


Citadel CRO, advises on risk management, 20+ years in financial services risk, listed in Barron's 100 Most Influential Women in US Finance


Senior Managing Director at Citadel since 2020, leads Global Equities, former Point72 PM specializing in Media/Internet/Telecom/Services


Senior Portfolio Manager at Citadel since 2011, global linear relative value strategies, Portfolio Committee member


Promoted to head of trading at Citadel Global Equities, 25+ years in financial markets, ex-Latimer Light Capital partner


Leads portfolio manager development programme for fixed income/macro at Citadel, ex-GSAM CIO of Fixed Income


Senior analyst and PM at Surveyor Capital, 2013-present, scaled one of largest/most profitable teams at Citadel, talent-forward strategy


Joined Citadel 2025, ex-Elliott partner, responsible for public equity and event-driven investing, Global Investment Committee member


Joined Citadel London 2025, focus on risk arbitrage (M&A completion betting), ex-Elliott


Joined Citadel mid-2025 from Brevan Howard, fixed income/macro expansion


Head of Citadel Commodities since 2017, oversees oil, natural gas, agriculture, power markets, generated $4B profit in 2024


Citadel commodities PM, ex-Freepoint Commodities global head of oil products, 10+ years at Freepoint


Joined Citadel as crude oil trading leader from Castleton Commodities International


Joined Citadel August 2024 from Point72, fixed income/macro


Joined Citadel November 2024 from Barclays, fixed income/macro


Founded Millennium Management in 1989, built firm to $84.2B AUM (March 2026), 6,670 employees, 330+ autonomous trading pods


Joined Millennium June 2026 from ExodusPoint, macro PM, 4 years at ExodusPoint as partner/lead PM, ex-Alphadyne


Joined Millennium end-2024, building Andora Partners equity long-short team with $1.75B allocation, ex-Marshall Wace


Portfolio Manager at Millennium since 2024, ex-Tudor Investment principal, ex-Balyasny senior analyst


Founder of Point72 Asset Management, $45.7B AUM (2026), 3,000+ employees, 200+ investing teams


Point72 Co-CIO overseeing macro and quantitative units, executive committee co-lead with Steve Cohen


Point72 executive leadership overseeing strategic areas, executive committee member


COO at Point72, executive committee member


Executive leadership at Point72, executive committee member


Global Macro PM at Point72, 50+ investing teams in 10 offices, ex-Deputy Global Head FI at Millennium, ex-Standard Chartered, ex-Lehman


Leads Point72's quantitative investing arm, ex-WorldQuant CIO and Vice Chairman (17 years), executive committee


20+ years investing experience, 10+ years as PM at Point72, launched Vision Point fundamental equities in Hong Kong June 2026


Oversees Point72 trading staff, implements best practices, manages broker relations and counterparty relationships


CIO of Staff to Co-CIO, shapes strategic direction of fundamental equities, ex-McKinsey 8 years


Oversees Point72 Asia-Pacific offices, drives strategic objectives in region, ex-BlackRock head of strategic product


Leads Point72 Hong Kong operations, fundamental equities leadership


Manages Point72 London operations, ex-Barclays co-head of equity distribution in Europe


Business development leadership at Point72


PM engagement and development at Point72


Leads PM development program and Point72's talent academy


Leads emerging manager program, 55%+ of PM launches promoted internally, 70%+ of recent PM launches still at firm


Founder and CIO of Balyasny Asset Management, $33B AUM, 200 portfolio managers, 44% of investment headcount in equities


Co-founder and Chairman of Balyasny Asset Management


Investment Committee member, leads Balyasny commodities strategies with fundamental supply/demand focus


Investment Committee member, leads systematic/quantitative strategies at Balyasny


Investment Committee partner, co-leads FI/macro with Nilsson Kocher


Investment Committee partner, co-leads FI/macro with Steven Goldberg


Investment Committee partner, leads risk management across Balyasny


Investment Committee member, leads quantitative research division


Investment Committee member, leads arbitrage and event-driven strategies


Investment Committee partner, oversees fundamental research infrastructure


Portfolio manager in systematic business since 2004, promoted to partner 2007, ex-SAC senior analyst


Specializes in interest rate markets and central bank policy, 2018-present, ex-Goldman Sachs executive director macro trading


Senior healthcare PM at Balyasny, ex-PointState Capital, ex-Duquesne Capital, ex-McKinsey, ex-Morgan Stanley


Joined Balyasny Dec 2019 from Citadel, global fixed income PM, Miami-based


Portfolio manager focused on energy, 2021-present, ex-BP


Fixed income and macro PM, promoted to partner at Balyasny


Co-heads New York office, joined 2013, leads FI/macro team in NY


Heads equity long-short in London office, Anthem program graduate, leadership responsibility for EMEA


Healthcare sector specialist, joined Balyasny from Schonfeld Strategic Advisers


Management committee member, leads business development and client relations


Management committee member, leads AI adoption across Balyasny investment operations


Management committee member, leads HR and talent strategy


Management committee member, leads technology infrastructure


Management committee member, leads global affairs and external relations


Management committee member, oversees resource allocation


Management committee member, leads finance and operations


Management committee partner, leads client relations globally


Management committee member, leads legal affairs


Management committee member, leads communications and public relations


Management committee member, leads strategy and Europe operations


Investment committee member, leads operations at Balyasny


Founder, Chairman, CEO, and Co-CIO of Millennium Management


Senior portfolio manager, macro focus, recent hire from ExodusPoint


Lead PM building Andora Partners equity long-short team with $1.75B


Portfolio manager at Millennium since 2024


Founder, Chairman, CEO, and Co-CIO of Point72, $45.7B AUM


Executive Vice President overseeing strategic areas


Head of Global Macro, 50+ teams in 10 offices


Head of Cubist Systematic Strategies, quantitative investing division


Portfolio manager, launched Vision Point fundamental equities in Hong Kong 2026


Chief of Staff, L/S Equities, strategic leadership


Head of Investment Professional Engagement


Head of PM Development, Point72 Academy Director


Head of Point72 LaunchPoint emerging manager program


Founder, Managing Partner, and CIO of Balyasny Asset Management


Co-founding partner and Chairman of Balyasny Asset Management


Co-founding partner of Balyasny Asset Management


Global Head of Systematic strategies at Balyasny


Partner and Global Co-Head of Fixed Income & Macro


Global Head of Multi-Asset Arbitrage strategies


Partner and PM in Systematic business since 2004


Partner and PM specializing in rates and central bank policy


Partner and PM focused on macro, Miami-based, ex-Citadel


Partner, PM, and head of NY Fixed Income & Macro


Partner, Senior MD, and Global Head of Business Development


Chief AI Officer, drives AI adoption across investment operations


Chief People Officer, HR and talent strategy


Chief Technology Officer, technology infrastructure


Partner, Senior MD, and Global Head of Client Relationship Group


Quantitative hedge fund, closed to external LPs since 1993, employee-only since 2003


Global investment firm, multi-strategy hedge fund and technology development, founded 1988


Quantitative investment manager, founded 1998, publicly traded alternative and traditional products


Quantitative hedge fund using mathematical models and machine learning, founded 1998


Quantitative investment manager, science-driven systematic strategies


VC arm of Two Sigma, 85% external LP capital (endowments, pensions, foundations)


Multi-strategy hedge fund, founded 1989, 61% institutional investors, 18% principals/employees, 12% family offices


Global investment firm, serves pensions, endowments, central banks, sovereign wealth funds


Multi-strategy hedge fund, 61% institutional LP base (pensions, endowments, SWF), active distributions to LPs


University endowment, 56.9 billion AUM, 41% PE, 31% hedge funds allocation, top quant fund investor


University endowment, 44.1 billion AUM, ~47% PE allocation, pioneered modern endowment model with hedge fund allocation


University endowment, 40.8 billion AUM, 50-75% alternatives, crypto and AI fund allocations


University endowment, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, significant alternatives allocation


University endowment, New Jersey, AI exposure in portfolio


University endowment, Pennsylvania, AI exposure


University endowment, 8 billion managed assets, crypto exposure


University endowment, 15.9 billion AUM as of June 2025


Pension fund, CalPERS, 605 billion AUM, exited hedge funds in 2014, now focuses on private equity and credit


Pension fund, NYSTRS, top 10 largest US public funds, maintains hedge fund allocation


Pension fund, limited partner in Two Sigma Ventures III, IV, and Opportunity Fund


Pension fund, CPPIB, Canada, 22+ million members, major alternative asset investor


Pension fund, La Caisse, Canada, 473.3 billion CAD AUM, alternative assets allocation


Sovereign wealth fund, world's largest SWF, 1.86 trillion USD AUM, 22% illiquid alternatives allocation


Sovereign wealth fund, GIC, 936 billion USD AUM, alternative assets investor, dedicated LP team


Sovereign wealth fund, Singapore, 320 billion USD AUM, top 10 PE investor with alternatives allocation


Pension fund, GPIF, Japan, 1.63% in alternatives (4.19 trillion yen), building alternatives manager database


Foundation/endowment, limited partner in Winton Master Fund


Private credit-focused fund by DE Shaw Group, raised May 2025


Multi-strategy fund by DE Shaw Group, raised late 2024


Harvard maintains 31% hedge fund allocation within broader alternatives portfolio. Known major investor in quant funds including AQR, Two Sigma. Source: FY24 endowment reporting.


Yale Model pioneer, 47% PE allocation and significant hedge fund portfolio. David Swensen built alternatives-first strategy starting 1980s. Source: Markov Processes International FY24 analysis.


Stanford endowment allocates 50-75% to alternatives including hedge funds. Known quant fund investor. Source: Praxisrock 2026 endowment study.


Stanford maintains hedge fund allocation with known allocation to Two Sigma as major quant investor. Source: Hedge Think 2025 quant funds list.


MIT endowment maintains significant alternatives allocation including hedge funds. Two Sigma, as leading quant fund, is known recipient of top endowment capital. Source: Endowment AUM rankings 2026.


Princeton endowment allocates to alternatives including hedge funds. Bridgewater, as largest hedge fund, serves major endowments. Source: Markov Processes 2025 endowment study.


Columbia endowment (15.9B AUM) maintains alternatives allocation including quant hedge fund exposure. Source: AUM rankings June 2025.


Cornell endowment (11.8B AUM) allocates to alternatives. Two Sigma serves elite university endowments. Source: Endowment AUM rankings.


Brown endowment (8B managed assets) maintains hedge fund allocation. Citadel serves major institutional investors. Source: Endowment study 2026.


Confirmed LP in Two Sigma Ventures III (7 LPs), Two Sigma Ventures IV (8 LPs), Two Sigma Ventures Opportunity Fund (2 LPs). Source: PitchBook fund profiles.


Pension fund investor in Two Sigma hedge fund via venture capital vehicles, indicating broader Two Sigma exposure. Source: PitchBook 2025.


CPPIB (22M members) allocates to alternatives including hedge funds. Bridgewater serves major institutional allocators. Source: CPP Investments investment strategy.


Canadian pension funds including CPPIB allocate to quantitative hedge fund strategies as part of alternatives allocation. Source: Canadian pension fund study, CAIA 2026.


La Caisse (473.3B CAD AUM) allocates to alternatives and hedge funds as part of diversified portfolio strategy. Source: CDPQ investment reports.


Norwegian SWF (1.86T AUM) allocates 22% to illiquid alternatives including hedge funds. Bridgewater serves major sovereign wealth funds. Source: Geocoded SWF report August 2025.


GIC (936B AUM) maintains alternatives allocation and dedicated LP team. AQR serves sovereign wealth fund clients. Source: Invesco 2024 SWF survey.


GIC allocates to hedge funds through alternatives mandate. Two Sigma serves institutional clients including SWFs. Source: SWF directory 2025.


Temasek (320B USD) invests in alternatives as part of diversified portfolio. Citadel serves SWF clients. Source: Geocoded SWF report 2025.


Temasek allocates to hedge funds through alternatives mandate. Millennium serves institutional investor base including SWFs. Source: P&I Millennium investor composition 2025.


GPIF building alternatives allocation from 1.63% baseline, considering hedge fund managers. AQR included in global manager outreach. Source: GPIF alternatives database 2025.


NYSTRS maintains hedge fund allocation as part of alternatives portfolio. Two Sigma serves major pension fund clients. Source: NYSTRS investment strategy.


NYSTRS allocates to hedge funds. Citadel serves 61% institutional investors including pensions. Source: NYSTRS investment holdings.


Harvard (56.9B AUM) allocates 31% to hedge funds. Two Sigma serves elite endowments with quantitative strategies. Source: Harvard endowment 2025 annual report via ICFS.


Harvard endowment maintains major hedge fund allocation. Bridgewater serves large endowments and institutions. Source: FY25 endowment study by MPI.


Harvard's 31% hedge fund allocation includes exposure to top multi-strategy managers like Citadel. Source: Institutional Investor 2025.


Yale (44.1B AUM) maintains significant hedge fund allocation as core endowment strategy. Two Sigma serves major endowments. Source: Markov Processes FY24 endowment analysis.


Yale endowment invests in multi-strategy hedge funds as part of alternatives portfolio. Citadel major recipient of endowment capital. Source: MFA hedge fund allocation impact study.


Yale endowment allocates to hedge funds including multi-strategy managers. Millennium serves major institutional investors. Source: Collateral Partners Millennium profile.


Stanford (40.8B AUM) allocates 50-75% to alternatives including hedge funds. Citadel serves major endowments. Source: Praxisrock endowments 2026.


Princeton endowment allocates to alternatives including quant hedge funds. Two Sigma serves elite institutions. Source: Endowment study 2025.


UPenn endowment allocates to alternatives. Bridgewater serves major university endowments. Source: Endowment AUM rankings 2026.


UPenn endowment maintains hedge fund allocation. AQR serves institutional clients including endowments. Source: AQR institutional client base.


Major university endowment maintains hedge fund allocation. Two Sigma serves top endowments. Source: Endowment alternatives allocation study 2025.


Michigan endowment maintains alternatives allocation. Citadel serves major institutional investors. Source: Endowment study 2026.


CalPERS exited hedge funds in 2014. Historical allocation to AQR confirmed via Kansas City Employees redemption of AQR hedge fund share. Source: Pensions & Investments 2014-2025.


Major foundation allocates to alternatives and hedge funds. Two Sigma serves foundation investors as part of 85% external LP base. Source: Two Sigma investor composition.


Foundation invests in alternatives including hedge funds. Bridgewater serves foundation clients. Source: Foundation alternatives allocation study.


Multi-strategy hedge fund, Singapore-based, founded 2008, AUM ~$7.5-8.0B (2026), long/short equities, FX, fixed income, credit, commodities focus, Asia-Pacific


Long/short equity hedge fund, Hong Kong-based, founded 2006, AUM ~$1.87B, Greater China focus (China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore), Chinese ADRs


Hong Kong-based asset manager, founded 1993, among Asia's largest hedge funds, Asia-focused strategies


Hong Kong-based Japan hedge fund, launch Q1 2026, long/short equities focused on 300 largest Japanese stocks, low net exposure, $200M anchor investment from Squarepoint Capital


Hong Kong-based hedge fund, founded 2007 by Simon Sadler, AUM ~$4.8B (2024), multi-strategy, announced hedge fund closure May 2024


Shanghai-based hedge fund, founded 2004 by George Jiang, AUM ~$20B (2023), China-focused equities, large-cap and mid-cap strategies


Asia hedge fund, founded 2020 by Jimmy Lim (ex-Millennium, BlueCrest, JPMorgan), AUM ~$1B, specialist Asian mandates, multi-strategy


Asia-leading alternatives institutional platform, Singapore-based, founded 2005 by Mark Voumard, AUM $7-15B, fund structuring specialist, 100+ funds launched


Asia-Pacific hedge fund, Singapore-based, AUM ~$6B (2026), Asia-focused equities and multi-strategy


Singapore-based commodities trader and hedge fund, flagship commodity hedge fund, $1.4B AUM (prior), declined to $531M in weak year, shipping/maritime focus


Singapore-based multistrategy hedge fund, nearly doubled assets after $1B launch


Japan-focused long/short equity hedge fund, launched by Polymer Capital (Hong Kong/Tokyo), founded 2019 by Angus Wai (ex-Point72 Asia head), outperforming TOPIX since 2023, target $500M


Long-only Japan equity hedge fund managed from Tokyo office, Polymer Capital operations, outperforming vs TOPIX


Multi-country Asia hedge fund, Polymer Capital's flagship, covers Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Taipei, Tokyo offices


Single-country China A-shares hedge fund, launched April 2024, Polymer Capital


Japan-focused hedge fund, founded 2025 by Teruhiko Nishimura, AUM $800M in first year, long/short equities strategy


Hedge fund founded by Alibaba CTO, based Asia (hiring in Singapore), AUM $3.6B (July 2024), 11.3% returns H1 2024, multi-strategy


Hong Kong-based multi-strategy hedge fund, founded 1999 by Wang Qiang and Sunny Li, AUM ~$3.7B (2020), offices in Shanghai and Singapore, China/Asia focus, multi-strategy


Hong Kong-based hedge fund, founded by Will Li (ex-Deutsche Bank ECM MD), macro hedge fund returned 19% (2024), Newbury Fund returned 28%


Hong Kong-based hedge fund/PE/private debt, established 2010, Asian technology fund returned 80% (2024), boutique investment partnership, 20+ year history


Singapore-based hedge fund, founder/CIO Andrew Limond (fluent Mandarin/Japanese), Panah Fund won Hedge Fund Journal Performance Award 2024 for Asian Equity Long/Short Discretionary (AUM <$500M)


BlackRock's first Asia-Pacific market-neutral hedge fund, retail focus in Singapore and Hong Kong, launched 2025


South Korea's top asset managers (with Mirae), AUM ~392 trillion KRW ($270B equiv.), ETF AUM 100.5 trillion KRW (late 2025)


South Korea's top asset manager, global AUM surpassed 450 trillion KRW ($320.6B), managed 456 trillion KRW as Sept 2025, PE, equity, hedge strategies


India-based hedge fund manager, one of largest alternative asset management firms, active in alternative investment strategies, Category III AIF


India-based hedge fund/PMS manager, founded by Mohit Mutreja and Prashant Mittal, AUM ~Rs 2,000 crore ($240M equiv., Feb 2026), Category III AIF and PMS, quantitative strategies, targeting Rs 25,000-30,000 crore AUM in 3-5 years


India-based hedge fund manager, operates Category III AIF strategies, alternative investment focus


India-based hedge fund, founded 2019 by Nikhil Kamath (Zerodha co-founder) and Richard Pattle (ex-Standard Chartered Private Bank VP), Bengaluru, Category III AIF long-short equities, also PMS license (April 2022), flagship IFSCA-domiciled fund in GIFT City


India-based hedge fund, founded June 2017 by Prashant Khemka (ex-Goldman Sachs EM CIO managing $5.3B), alternative and long-short strategies, Category III AIF


India-based hedge fund manager, active in alternative investment structures, Category III AIF focus


India-based asset manager, Category III AIF offerings, arbitrage and derivatives strategies


India-based asset manager, alternative investment funds, Category III AIF


India-based wealth advisory, participates in alternative strategies and hedge fund structures


Singapore-based family office, Oppenheimer mining dynasty (relocated from South Africa 2021), AUM $10B, PE, VC, sustainability, growth equity focus


Singapore-based family office, Wee family (UOB founders), AUM $5-7B, Southeast Asian financial services, regional real estate, PE, public equities


Singapore-based family office, AUM $5B, private equity, private credit, real assets, public equities, alternative strategies


Singapore-based family office, AUM $4.5B, PE, venture capital, real estate, public equities, private credit


Singapore-based multi-family office, established 2006, AUM $3B, PE, private credit, real estate, hedge funds, selective VC


Singapore/Abu Dhabi-based family office, Kishin RK (Raj Kumar son), AUM ~$3B, hospitality, commercial and healthcare real estate focus (APAC and ME)


Singapore-based family office, AUM $2B, PE, growth equity, public equities, technology sector focus


Singapore-based family office, established 1970s, AUM $1.5B, balanced public/private allocation, real estate, fixed income, governance-focused


Singapore-based family office, AUM $250M, impact-oriented PE, venture capital, climate technology, healthcare focus


Australia-based global equity specialist, established July 2009 by Monik Kotecha, Sydney-based, data-driven analysis and forward-looking valuations


Australia-based investment manager, AUM A$39.9B (Dec 2025), global equities and infrastructure, CEO Sophia Rahmani (March 2025), strategy transition to Vinva Global Alpha (May 2026)


Australia-based hedge fund, renamed Feb 15 2026 (was K2 Australian Fund), strategy changed to allow global geographic exposure with Australian bias


Global specialized fund manager, Australia operations, Australian Share fund uses quantitative approach to Australian equities


Japan-based asset management subsidiary of Tokio Marine Holdings (major insurance), founded 1985, global hedge fund and alternative strategies


Japan-based asset manager, major player in Japanese hedge fund and alternative investment market


Japan-based asset manager (Pictet subsidiary), Japanese equity market neutral fund launches, employed Teruhiko Nishimura as portfolio manager prior to RFM founding


Millennium's Asia/Japan operations, significantly expanded Japan desk to offer institutional investors Japan exposure, multi-strategy


Point72's Japan operations, AUM ~$37B parent, significantly expanded Japan desk (2025), former Japan head Tomohiro Yamaguchi departed to co-found Invictus


Citadel's Asia/Japan presence, multi-strategy, former portfolio manager Takeo Serizawa joined Invictus as CIO


Europe and Asia-based hedge fund manager, alternative strategies, presence in Asia-Pacific


Hedge fund manager opened Hong Kong office in past 12 months (2025), multi-strategy operations


Hedge fund manager opened Hong Kong office in past 12 months (2025), Asia expansion


Hedge fund manager opened Hong Kong office in past 12 months (2025), Asia operations expansion


Hedge fund founded by Rob Tau, backing from Millennium, AUM $1.5B+


Hedge fund with AUM ~$182B, anchor investor in Invictus Investment Partners (Japan hedge fund), $200M committed


Global hedge fund, employed Tomohiro Yamaguchi before Point72 and Invictus founding, multi-strategy


Global hedge fund, employed Tomohiro Yamaguchi in career progression, multi-strategy


See: Segantii Capital Management - now closed hedge fund operations but still noted as major Asia hedge fund history


Singapore sovereign wealth fund, AUM ~$936B (estimated), allocates ~1.5% to hedge funds (~$14B), major allocator, restructuring external managers 2025-2026, Betty Tay retirement, Kwong Hong Huat new leadership


Singapore sovereign wealth fund, major allocator to hedge funds, created Temasek Partnership Solutions unit (April 2026) for hedge fund portfolio management


New Temasek unit created April 2026 to manage hedge fund investments and external manager relationships


Singapore-based crypto hedge fund (launched 2025-2026), Mainnet Capital co-founder, targeting $100M AUM, crypto treasury and public company investments


Singapore-based crypto hedge fund (launched 2025-2026), BlockSpaceForce co-founder, targeting $100M AUM, crypto treasury and public company investments


Singapore-based asset manager, acquired 50.1% of Thanachart Fund Management (Thailand) Sept 2019, regional presence including Thailand


Thailand-based fund manager, 50.1% acquired by Eastspring Investments Sept 2019, Thai hedge fund and asset management


2008, Singapore-based multi-strategy hedge fund


2007, Hong Kong multi-strategy hedge fund, AUM $4.8B (2024)


2004, Shanghai China equities focus, AUM $20B


2025-2026, Hong Kong Japan-focused long/short equity hedge fund, ex-Point72 Japan head


2025-2026, Hong Kong Japan hedge fund CIO, ex-Citadel portfolio manager


2025-2026, Hong Kong Japan hedge fund, ex-BNP Paribas prime services


Japan desk head, Point72 $37B AUM, 20+ years experience including Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Mizuho, Pictet


Portfolio manager, Citadel multi-strategy hedge fund


2019, Bengaluru India hedge fund/PMS, Category III AIF, co-founder Zerodha


June 2017, India hedge fund, ex-Goldman Sachs EM CIO managing $5.3B


Anchor investor $200M commitment, $182B AUM Squarepoint, 2-year lock-up


CEO operations, multi-strategy Asia hedge fund


Long-serving head external managers, Singapore sovereign wealth fund, AUM ~$936B, retiring 2025-2026


New head external managers GIC, Singapore sovereign wealth fund, 2025-2026 transition


20+ years experience, career progression prior to Point72 and Invictus


Career progression prior to Point72 and Invictus


Future Fund has a 2026 CIO transition window; use it as a high-priority external-manager review trigger.


Temasek Partnership Solutions creates a manager-onboarding and allocation-vehicle window for external strategies.


GIC external-manager leadership changes are a plausible review trigger for hedge fund and systematic manager rosters.


APFC private-equity pullback creates a lower-confidence but actionable liquid-alternatives watch window.


State pension fund, $580B AUM, Sacramento, CA


Teachers pension fund, $382B AUM, Sacramento, CA


Teachers pension fund, $235B AUM, Austin, TX


Municipal pension fund, $316B AUM, New York, NY


State pension fund, $207.4B AUM, Albany, NY


Teachers pension fund, $76.77B AUM, Springfield, IL


Municipal pension fund, $55B AUM, Chicago, IL


Municipal pension fund, $77B AUM, Los Angeles, CA


Municipal pension fund, $37B AUM, San Francisco, CA


County pension fund, $14B AUM, Chicago, IL


Municipal teachers pension, $13.1B AUM, Chicago, IL


State pension fund, >$400K members, Annapolis, MD


Teachers pension fund, $74B AUM, Harrisburg, PA


State pension fund, $110.5B AUM, Lansing, MI


Municipal pension fund, $19B AUM, Lansing, MI


State pension fund, $10.2B AUM, Jefferson City, MO


State pension fund, $20B AUM, Sioux Falls, SD


State pension fund, $53B AUM, Indianapolis, IN


State pension fund, $163B AUM, Madison, WI


State pension fund, $110B+ AUM, Boston, MA


State pension fund, ~$30B AUM, Santa Fe, NM


State pension fund, $11B+ AUM, Phoenix, AZ


Public safety pension, $14B+ AUM, Phoenix, AZ


State pension fund, $70B+ AUM, Denver, CO


State pension fund, $30B+ AUM, Honolulu, HI


County pension fund, $14.5B AUM, Sacramento, CA


Federal pension/retirement fund, $1T AUM, Washington, D.C.


Corporate aerospace pension, $116B AUM, Farmington, CT


Corporate aerospace pension, $90B AUM, New York, NY


Corporate pension, $51B AUM, New York, NY


Corporate aerospace pension, $70B AUM, Bethesda, MD


Corporate pension, $26B AUM, Detroit, MI


Corporate pension, $42.3B AUM, Waltham, MA


University endowment, $44.1B AUM, New Haven, CT


University endowment, $30B+ AUM, Princeton, NJ


University endowment, $15.3B AUM, Evanston, IL


University endowment, $7B AUM, Providence, RI


University system endowment, $3.49B AUM, Lubbock, TX


Sovereign wealth/state pension, $84.4B AUM, Juneau, AK


State pension fund, $127B AUM, Raleigh, NC


State pension funds, $30B+ AUM, Frankfort, KY


State pension fund, $69B AUM, Hartford, CT


State pension fund, $150B+ AUM, Trenton, NJ


State pension fund, $250B+ AUM, Tallahassee, FL


State pension fund, $200B+ AUM, Columbus, OH


Teachers pension fund, $96.2B AUM, Columbus, OH


Public employees pension, $30B+ AUM, St. Paul, MN


State employee pension, $70B+ AUM, St. Paul, MN


Municipal pension fund, $5B+ AUM, Houston, TX


State pension fund alternative arm, $5B+ AUM, Santa Fe, NM


State pension fund, $50B+ AUM, Nashville, TN


State pension fund, $100B+ AUM, Richmond, VA


State pension funds, $10B+ AUM, Montpelier, VT


Executive Director and CIO, appointed April 2021


CIO at Illinois Police Officers Pension Investment Fund, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Public Pension CIO


Illinois Police Officers Pension Investment Fund public pension


CIO at Sacramento County Employees Retirement System SCERS, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Public Pension CIO


Sacramento County Employees Retirement System SCERS public pension, Sacramento CA


CIO at City of Austin Employees Retirement System, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Public Pension CIO


City of Austin Employees Retirement System COAERS municipal pension, Austin TX


CIO at Fairfax County Employees Retirement System, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Public Pension CIO


Fairfax County Employees Retirement System public pension, Fairfax VA


CIO at Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Public Pension CIO


Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds state pension, Hartford CT


Treasurer of Connecticut, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist


CIO at ALSAC St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Healthcare CIO


ALSAC St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital endowment/foundation, Memphis TN


CIO at Boston Childrens Hospital, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Healthcare CIO


Boston Childrens Hospital investment portfolio, Boston MA


CIO at AdventHealth, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Healthcare CIO


AdventHealth healthcare system investment portfolio, Altamonte Springs FL


CIO at Hackensack Meridian Health, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Healthcare CIO


Hackensack Meridian Health investment portfolio, Edison NJ


CIO at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Healthcare CIO


Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center investment portfolio, New York NY


CEO and CIO at The Dietrich Foundation, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Endowment/Foundation CIO


The Dietrich Foundation endowment, Pittsburgh PA


CIO at New York University endowment $7.4B, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Endowment/Foundation CIO, driving significant portfolio changes


New York University endowment $7.4B, New York NY


CIO at John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Endowment/Foundation CIO


CIO at Michigan State University, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Endowment/Foundation CIO


Michigan State University endowment investment office, East Lansing MI


CIO at Williams College, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Endowment/Foundation CIO


Williams College endowment, Williamstown MA


CIO at PartnerRe, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Insurance CIO


PartnerRe reinsurance investment portfolio


CIO at Guardian Life, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Insurance CIO


Guardian Life Insurance investment portfolio, New York NY


CIO at Lincoln Financial Group, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Insurance CIO


Lincoln Financial Group insurance investment portfolio


CIO at New York Life Insurance Company, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Insurance CIO


CIO at Arch Capital Group, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Insurance CIO


Arch Capital Group insurance investment portfolio, Hamilton Bermuda


CIO at TDC Group The Doctors Company, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Insurance CIO


TDC Group The Doctors Company insurance investment portfolio, Napa CA


CIO at Protective Life, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Insurance CIO


Protective Life insurance investment portfolio, Birmingham AL


Senior Investment Professional at Henry Crown and Company family office, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Family Office


Henry Crown and Company family office, Chicago IL


CIO at Dillon Trust family office, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Family Office


CIO at Marron Capital family office, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Family Office


Head of Investments at RCap family office, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Family Office


Founder of Altman Family Holdings, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Family Office


CIO at Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association LACERA $77B, 2026 II notable mention


Former CIO at Williams College endowment, II 2026 notable mention


CEO and CIO, 2026 II Allocators Choice finalist


Senior Investment Professional, 2026 II Allocators Choice finalist


Head of Investments, 2026 II Allocators Choice finalist


Founder, 2026 II Allocators Choice finalist


Aeonea Limited multi-strategy hedge fund, founded by Robert Tau ex-Balyasny, $1.5B+ backing from Millennium, Hong Kong, launched 2025


Founder and CIO of Aeonea Limited, prior Balyasny Asset Management and BFAM Partners and Goldman Sachs, macro trading


Fremen Capital Management long/short equity hedge fund, $146M AUM, Stamford CT, founded by Benjamin Mandel


Founder of Fremen Capital Management, son of Steve Mandel (Lone Pine Capital), long/short equity, Stamford CT


Otter Rock Advisors long/short equity hedge fund, founded by Alexander Karlan ex-Alua Capital, Stamford CT


Founder of Otter Rock Advisors, prior Alua Capital, long/short equity, Stamford CT


Jetha Global Asia-focused tech crossover fund, $119M AUM, Dubai, founded by Karan Danthi ex-Tybourne, seeded by Maverick Capital


Founder of Jetha Global, prior Tybourne Capital, Asia-focused tech crossover, Dubai, seeded by Maverick Capital


Tybourne Capital Asia-focused hedge fund, Hong Kong


Invictus Investment Partners hedge fund, Japan-focused, $200M day-one SMA backing from Squarepoint, founded by Tomohiro Yamaguchi ex-Point72, Q1 2026 launch


Founder and CIO of Invictus Investment Partners, prior head of Point72 Japan, $200M SMA backing from Squarepoint, launched Q1 2026


Founder CIO, launched 2025, $1.5B Millennium backing


Founder CIO, Q1 2026 launch, $200M SMA from Squarepoint


prior head of Point72 Japan before Invictus


Swedish national pension buffer fund, 475 SEK billion AUM (€40.3B), Sweden


Swedish national pension buffer fund, 577.1 SEK billion AUM (€49B), Sweden


Swedish national pension buffer fund, 833.8 SEK billion AUM (€70.8B post-transfer), Sweden


Danish pension fund, guaranteed pension provider, Denmark


Manages Government Pension Fund Global, >20,000 billion NOK AUM (€1.6T+), Norway


Dutch pension fund for public sector and education employees, 126.6% funding ratio, Netherlands


Dutch pension fund for healthcare and social welfare sector, 126% funding ratio, Netherlands


Danish pension and insurance provider, Denmark


Danish pension and life insurance company, 100% customer-owned through Velliv Foreningen, Denmark


Icelandic pension fund, 1.225 trillion ISK AUM (€8.2B), Iceland


Swedish occupational pension provider, established 1917, Sweden


Swedish pension and insurance provider, Sweden


Finnish earnings-related pension provider, Finland


Finnish pension fund, serves over 1 million people, Finland


Swiss cantonal occupational pension fund, 117.5% funding ratio, Switzerland


Swiss health and pension insurance provider, Switzerland


German occupational pension provider, Germany


French national pension reserve fund, France


Icelandic pension fund, pursuing more EM exposures and PE co-investments, Iceland


UK workplace pension fund, £61 billion ($82B) AUM, United Kingdom


UK academic pension scheme, focus on climate policy and LDI, United Kingdom


UK pension scheme, $11B AUM, United Kingdom


Finnish state pension buffer fund, €25.7B AUM, Finland


Danish labour market pension scheme, Denmark


CEO, NBIM (Government Pension Fund Global), Norway


CEO, VER (Finnish State Pension Buffer Fund), Finland


Chief Legal Officer, Varma (Finnish pension fund), appointed Sept 1, 2026


Board member, PFA (Danish pension provider), Denmark


Vice Chair, Ilmarinen (Finnish pension fund), Finland


Chief Executive Officer, Velliv (Danish pension company), Denmark


Largest hedge fund globally, multi-strategy, serves institutional investors worldwide


Global hedge fund, multi-strategy, major institutional allocations


US direct lending hedge fund manager, specializes in institutional mandates


Singapore sovereign wealth fund, 30-year relationship with Bridgewater, Singapore


European private equity and alternative investment manager, allocated by FRR (French Pension Reserve Fund)


European alternative investment manager, allocated by FRR (French Pension Reserve Fund)


Private company excluded from Velliv portfolio citing corporate governance concerns, 2025


Technology company, largest holding of NBIM (Norwegian pension fund), 574 billion NOK


Technology company, major holding of NBIM (Norwegian pension fund), 497 billion NOK


Technology company, major holding of NBIM (Norwegian pension fund), 459 billion NOK


Technology company, major holding of NBIM (Norwegian pension fund), 439 billion NOK


Technology company, major holding of NBIM (Norwegian pension fund), 308 billion NOK


Swedish pension buffer fund allocates to global hedge funds; 475 SEK billion AUM enables diversified alternative asset allocation


Swedish pension buffer fund allocates to multi-strategy hedge funds as part of global institutional allocation strategy


Swedish pension buffer fund (833.8 SEK billion AUM) allocates to leading global hedge fund managers


Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global maintains 30-year relationship with Bridgewater; ongoing institutional allocation partnership


Dutch pension fund allocated $450 million to Crescent Capital for US direct lending mandate (2026)


Dutch healthcare sector pension fund allocates to global hedge fund managers as part of diversified investment strategy


Danish pension fund allocates to global multi-strategy hedge funds; 2025 portfolio review noted diversification and reporting improvements


UK workplace pension (£61B AUM) awarded £450 million direct lending mandate to Crescent Capital, indicating institutional-first allocation strategy


UK academic pension scheme allocates to hedge funds as part of fixed income and LDI portfolio management


Icelandic pension fund (1.225 trillion ISK AUM) allocates to global hedge fund managers; 7.1% nominal return 2025


Icelandic pension fund pursuing enhanced EM and PE co-investment exposure; allocates to multi-strategy hedge funds post-SAA review (Feb 2026)


Swedish occupational pension provider allocates to global hedge fund managers as part of sustainable investment strategy


Finnish earnings-related pension provider allocates to hedge funds through global institutional investment strategy


Finnish pension fund (>1 million members) allocates to global hedge fund managers; water-related ecosystem services integration in allocation strategy


Swiss cantonal pension fund (117.5% funding ratio) allocates to global multi-strategy hedge funds


French pension reserve fund awarded €500 million private equity mandate to Swen Capital Partners (2026)


French pension reserve fund awarded €500 million private equity mandate to Flexstone Partners SAS (2026)


German occupational pension provider allocates to global hedge fund managers as part of diversified strategy


Danish pension company allocates to multi-strategy hedge funds; excluded SpaceX citing valuation and governance concerns (2025)


Swedish pension provider allocates to hedge funds through diversified global investment strategy


Danish pension provider allocates to global hedge fund managers as part of investment strategy


CEO of NBIM; oversees €1.6T+ Government Pension Fund Global, world's largest sovereign wealth fund


CEO of Finnish state pension buffer fund (€25.7B AUM); quoted on market recovery dynamics


Chief Legal Officer, Varma; appointed effective September 1, 2026


Board member, Danish pension provider PFA


Vice Chair, Ilmarinen Finnish pension fund board


Chief Executive Officer, Velliv Danish pension and life insurance company


Swedish buffer fund with 4.6% total return 2025; allocates to global hedge fund managers


Swedish buffer fund with 6% return 2025, 7.5% 5-year average; global hedge fund allocations


Icelandic pension fund professional investor; global hedge fund allocation strategy


Swedish occupational pension provider emphasizing sustainable investment practices


Finnish pension provider emphasizing responsible investing and ESG integration


External portfolio management allocator with evidence of AQR and Man Group relationships.


Endowment allocator with exposure to D.E. Shaw, Two Sigma, and Millennium.


Sovereign allocator with Citadel relationship and Temasek Partnership Solutions signal.


Dutch pension manager for PFZW with systematic equity mandate to Numeric.


Dutch healthcare pension whose allocations are managed by PGGM.


Singapore sovereign allocator with external-manager leadership transition and Man Group relationship evidence.


Texas public pension with Bridgewater exposure and hedge fund fee-reform influence.


California teachers pension with risk-mitigating strategy exposure relevant to Bridgewater-style macro.


Top-tier sovereign allocator in Bridgewater LP network evidence.


Man Group subsidiary with PGGM systematic equity mandate evidence.


CPP Investments external hedge fund manager relationship lead.


MassPRIM allocator-side lead for portfolio completion and hedge fund relationships.


Temasek CIO linked to hedge fund expansion and Partnership Solutions.


GIC external-manager leadership contact.


GIC external-manager transition contact.


Prime-brokerage distribution function that introduces hedge fund managers to allocators.


CPP external portfolio management program invests in AQR.


CPP external portfolio management program has Man Group relationship evidence.


PGGM awarded Numeric a systematic equity mandate.


PFZW is the beneficial pension owner and PGGM executes allocations on its behalf.


GIC external-manager program has Man Group relationship evidence.


NYSCRF asset listing shows AQR Style Premia exposure.


NYSCRF asset listing shows D.E. Shaw Composite and Oculus funds.


TRS hedge fund book includes Bridgewater as an institutional LP relationship.


CalSTRS risk-mitigating strategy historically included Bridgewater-style macro managers.


Bridgewater LP network evidence includes ADIA.


Managing Director and Head of External Portfolio Management at CPP Investments.


Director of Portfolio Completion Strategies at MassPRIM.


Incoming head of External Managers at GIC.


Prime brokerage is a major capital-introduction gatekeeper for hedge funds.


Distressed and stressed credit opportunities, $9.9B AUM, New York, founded 2000


Partner at Altimeter Capital Management, youngest partner at age 30, AI/tech investor, early Nvidia investment 2022, II 2025 Hedge Fund Rising Star


Merger arbitrage, event-driven, $2.5B AUM, founded 2007


Altimeter Capital Management tech-focused hedge fund, $10B AUM, Brad Gerstner, Menlo Park CA


Distressed debt and credit, $48B investable assets, Greenwich CT, founded 2001


Partner at Empyrean Capital Partners, leads business development and IR, shifted LP base from FoF to institutions, born South Africa, Georgetown grad, II 2025 Hedge Fund Rising Star


Distressed debt, credit, special situations, $22B AUM, New York, founded 2003


Empyrean Capital Partners hedge fund, $3B AUM


Event-driven and value-oriented, $5.2B AUM, New York, founded 2002


Partner at Tekne Capital Management, global tech emerging markets focus, Global South thesis, founded prior fund in Lisbon, II 2025 Hedge Fund Rising Star


Multi-strategy, credit-focused, distressed special situations, $29B AUM, Los Angeles, founded 1990


Tekne Capital Management global technology hedge fund, $1.2B AUM


Event-driven, credit, distressed special situations, $2B+ AUM, New York, founded 2009


General Partner at Coatue Management, structured equity and capital solutions, downside risk protection, joined GP 2022, Dartmouth, prior New Mountain Capital/BCG, II 2025 Hedge Fund Rising Star


Event-driven, distressed debt, stocks of restructuring companies, $37B AUM, New York, founded 1983


Founder of Drill Capital Management, energy infrastructure Africa focus, prior Lehman Brothers energy IB, McGill, II 2025 Hedge Fund Rising Star


Distressed debt, complex restructurings, bankruptcies, $25B AUM, New York, founded 1995


Drill Capital Management energy infrastructure hedge fund focused on Africa, founded by Farid Guindo


Event-driven, merger arbitrage, distressed credit, $2.57B AUM, New York, founded 1997


Founder of Chepstow Lane Capital, European credit, $225M AUM, +13% net each of past 2 years, prior Soros/Deutsche Bank/Blue Mountain/Camulos, launched 2021, II 2025 Hedge Fund Rising Star Part II


Global macro, event-driven, high-impact opportunities, Dallas, founded 2005


Chepstow Lane Capital European credit hedge fund, $225M AUM, founded by Agata Dornan 2021


Activist, credit, distressed debt, $21B AUM, New York, founded 1995


Co-Founder of Tyro Partners, value long-short equity, $300M AUM, no down years since 2015, seeded by David Einhorn 2020, co-founded 2015, II 2025 Hedge Fund Rising Star Part II


Activist hedge fund, distressed stocks, value, New York, founded 2011


Tyro Partners value-oriented long/short equity hedge fund, $300M AUM, Dan McMurtrie and Alex Draime, founded 2015, seeded by David Einhorn 2020


Event-driven activist, fundamental analysis, New York, founded 2001


Co-Founder of Tyro Partners with Dan McMurtrie, value long/short equity, launched 2015 with $3M startup capital


Soft activist, special situations, founded 2000


Founder of Verdad Advisers, undervalued international markets Japan-focused and market-neutral global macro, $1B AUM, Harvard/Bain Capital/Stanford MBA, launched 2014, II 2025 Hedge Fund Rising Star Part II


Activist investing, $8.5B AUM, New York, founded 2005


Senior Portfolio Strategist at Bridgewater Associates, global currency research and macro, contributor to Bridgewater Daily Observations, engaged 500+ clients, joined during financial crisis, II 2025 Hedge Fund Rising Star Part II


Activist, distressed securities, arbitrage, $26B AUM, West Palm Beach, founded 1977


Portfolio Manager at Viking Global Investors, consumer sector payments/fintech/business services, promoted from senior analyst after 2 years, prior Suvretta Capital 6.5yr/Carlyle/Credit Suisse, Georgetown, II 2025 Hedge Fund Rising Star Part II


Distressed debt, equities, event-driven, $15B+ family office AUM, founded 1993


Viking Global Investors long/short equity hedge fund, Andreas Halvorsen, Greenwich CT


Event-driven arbitrage, merger arbitrage, bankruptcy, distressed credit, founded 1994


Partner, youngest at age 30, II 2025 Rising Star


Multi-strategy, relative value, arbitrage, merger arbitrage, $87B AUM, New York, founded 1989


Partner, business development and IR, II 2025 Rising Star


Credit, distressed debt, real estate, emerging markets, value, San Francisco, founded 1986


Partner, global tech, II 2025 Rising Star


Multi-strategy, equities, fixed income, commodities, $60B+ AUM, founded 1990


General Partner, structured equity, II 2025 Rising Star


Credit special situations, $211B global credit platform AUM, Los Angeles, founded 1997


Founder, energy infrastructure Africa, II 2025 Rising Star


Global macro, Pure Alpha flagship, below $100B AUM, founded 1975


Founder, European credit, launched 2021, II 2025 Rising Star Part II


Macro, equities, fixed income, commodities, $25B AUM, Chicago, founded 2001


Co-Founder, value long/short, II 2025 Rising Star Part II


Multi-strategy, credit-oriented, relative value, event-driven, $15.74B AUM, Minneapolis, founded 1999


Macro, fixed income, crisis alpha, London, founded 2005


Global macro, bold macro-based approach, $15B AUM, founded 1989


Founder, launched 2014, II 2025 Rising Star Part II


Global macro, rates trading, $2B+ AUM, London, founded 2002


Senior Portfolio Strategist, macro currency research, II 2025 Rising Star Part II


Event-driven, distressed securities, restructuring, merger/acquisition, New York, founded 1991


Portfolio Manager, consumer sector, II 2025 Rising Star Part II


Alternative credit, fixed-income, distressed investing, $18.6B AUM, founded 2005


Distressed securities, global distressed and credit opportunities, founded 2002


Event-driven, corporate credit, distressed debt, restructurings, founded 1990s


Emerging markets macro, local currency, $52.5B AUM, London, founded 1992


European macro, financial services focus, $4.3B AUM, London, founded 2006


Global macro, credit, structured credit, event-driven special situations, London, founded 1999


Special credit, distressed strategies, special situations, $25B credit platform AUM, founded 2005


Distressed debt, opportunistic credit, special situations, founded 1995


Distressed securities, high yield bonds, special situations, $125B+ AUM, founded 1995


Credit opportunistic, non-performing loans, distressed debt, $1T+ AUM, founded 1990


Distressed real estate debt and equity, $95B AUM, London, founded 1995


Distressed credit, special situations, non-performing loans, $60B AUM, founded 1992


Distressed situations, €18B AUM, diversified opportunities


Multi-jurisdictional NPL portfolios, €15B AUM, distressed credit


European distressed debt investments, €9B AUM


European distressed debt investments, €8B AUM


Private equity, middle-market control investments, $4.3B+ AUM


Multi-strategy event-driven, merger arbitrage


Merger arbitrage, event-driven strategies


Long/short equity, publicly traded securities, New York, founded 1997


Multi-strategy, equities, credit, derivatives, $10B AUM, New York, founded 2003, closed 2017


Macro hedge fund (Michael Hintze spinout from CQS)


Leveraged buyouts, venture capital, private placements, special situations, Chicago


Private credit, credit opportunities, $211B global credit platform AUM


Liquid credit, private credit, real assets credit, asset-backed finance


ESG-focused, founded by Jeffrey Ubben (ValueAct founder)


Goldman Sachs partner 1982-1999, credit arbitrage expert, founded Redwood Capital 2000


Deephaven Capital and Citadel portfolio manager, founded Pentwater 2007


Goldman Sachs Special Situations head 1999-2001, founded Silver Point 2001


Goldman Sachs Bank Loan and High Yield Business founder/head, founded Silver Point 2001


Goldman Sachs distressed debt, founded Anchorage 2003


Founded Luxor Capital 2002, event-driven and value investing


Founded Canyon Partners 1990, value-oriented and event-driven


Founded Canyon Partners 1990, multi-strategy credit focus


Silver Point Capital distressed expert, founded HG Vora 2009


Founded King Street Capital 1995, distressed debt expert


Proprietary event-driven trader 20 years, founded PSAM 1997


2008 crisis prediction, macro investing, founded Hayman Capital 2005


Activist investor, shifted to credit focus, founded Third Point 1995


Activist investor, distressed stock specialist, founded Starboard 2011


Event-driven activist, Merrill Lynch investment banker, founded JANA 2001


Soft activist approach, founded ValueAct 2000, transitioned to Inclusive Capital


Took over ValueAct leadership from Ubben in 2020


Activist investor, large underperforming company targets, founded Trian 2005


Convertible arbitrage pioneer, activist and distressed expert, founded Elliott 1977


Goldman Sachs credit analyst, bankruptcy expert, founded Appaloosa 1993


Event-driven arbitrage and merger arbitrage specialist, founded Paulson & Co 1994


Goldman Sachs partner, founded Millennium 1989


Departed 6 months after Millennium founding in 1989


Distressed investing master, $531M Bank Central Asia trade, founded Farallon 1986, left 2012


Harvard student investor, multi-strategy pioneer, founded Citadel 1990


Apollo Global Management alum, founded Ares 1997


Global macro pioneer, founded Bridgewater 1975 from 2-bedroom apt


Macro investing focus, 2025 Hedge Fund Lifetime Achievement Award, founded BAM 2001


Co-founded Balyasny Asset Management 2001


JPMorgan prop trader, UFJ head of fixed income, founded Capula 2005


Founded Capula Investment Management 2005


Global macro trading legend, Nikkei short 1989, founded Moore Capital 1989


Rates trading specialist, macro expert, founded Brevan Howard 2002


Founded York Capital 1991, event-driven and arbitrage specialist


Alternative credit focus, founded Magnetar 2005


Investment side oversight, founded Magnetar 2005


Credit Suisse distressed securities head, founded MatlinPatterson 2002


Global macro pioneer, Europe hedge fund pioneer, founded CQS 1999, later Deltroit Asset Management


Distressed securities head, leveraged loan founder, founded Centerbridge 2005


Distressed debt manager since 1986, founded Contrarian Capital 1995


Distressed investing since 1986, founded Contrarian Capital 1995


Co-founded Contrarian Capital Management 1995


Distressed debt pioneer at TCW, largest distressed securities investor, founded Oaktree 1995


TCW distressed debt expert, founded Oaktree 1995


Drexel Burnham distressed expert, founded Apollo Global Management 1990


Co-founded Apollo Global Management 1990


Brazos Partners chairman/CEO (S&L crisis resolution), founded Lone Star 1995


Drexel Burnham trader, founded Cerberus 1992, later Deputy Secretary of Defense


Co-founded Cerberus Capital Management 1992


Tiger Management alum, founded Steadfast Financial 1997


Goldman Sachs youngest partner age 27, founded Eton Park 2003, $3.5B seed capital


Goldman Sachs alum, co-founded Eton Park 2003


Morgan Stanley European bank research head, founded Algebris 2006


Portfolio manager, became CIO of Algebris in 2022


Farallon Capital founder and former co-senior managing partner


Chief Investment Officer at Iowa IPERS; oversees public and private equities, fixed-income credit, hedge funds and real assets; designed $300M Alternative Risk Premia program


Quantitative Retirement Investment Officer at Iowa IPERS; liquid alternatives and multi-asset investments


Retirement Investment Officer at Iowa IPERS


Head of Strategy at Iowa IPERS; liquid alternatives and multi-asset investments portfolio manager


Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer at Illinois TRS; oversees Public Equity, Private Equity, Global Income, Real Assets, and Diversifying Strategies


Deputy Chief Investment Officer at Illinois TRS; manages newly established Chicago office and Investments department; strong background in asset allocation


Senior Investment Officer, Diversifying Strategies at Illinois TRS; former managing director of quantitative investment strategies at Simplify Asset Management


Senior Investment Officer, Private Equity at Illinois TRS; newly created position


Senior Investment Officer, Diverse and Emerging Managers at Illinois TRS; former director of aerospace manufacturer's $4.4B real estate and real assets portfolio


Head of Emerging Manager Program at Illinois TRS


Investment Analyst with Diverse and Emerging Managers Program at Illinois TRS; joined January 2026


Chief Investment Officer at Ohio SERS; 2026 Strategy Award recipient; guided Fund to top 2% of public plans; 10-year returns second in country for private equity


Assistant Director, Investments at Ohio SERS; oversees Global Equities portfolio


Investment staff at Ohio SERS; provides updates on Global Equities portfolio management


Chief Investment Officer at TMRS; promoted December 2025; joined TMRS 2015 as Director of Real Assets; grew real assets from $2B to $9B, private equity from zero to $7B


Managing Director, Head of Public Markets at TMRS; oversees Hedge Fund and Global Public Equity portfolios; prior 10 years at Balyasny Asset Management


Managing Director, Head of Private Equity at TMRS; oversees buyouts, growth equity, and venture; prior managing director at Redesign Health


Managing Director, Head of Real Assets at TMRS; covers real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources; prior head of real assets at UC endowment


Senior Portfolio Manager, Real Assets at TMRS


Portfolio Manager, Private Equity at TMRS


Chief Investment Officer at Missouri MOSERS; named to CIO Power 100 List 2026; joined from TMRS after 8 years as CIO; manages investment team of 14


Investment professional at Missouri MOSERS


Chief Investment Officer at Virginia Retirement System; began role September 2022; prior CIO of Rhode Island pension plan ($10.5B assets)


Deputy Chief Investment Officer at Virginia Retirement System; oversees asset allocation, risk management, research, treasury, and portfolio strategy


Managing Director at Virginia Retirement System


Director of Portfolio Strategy at Virginia Retirement System; identifies and implements cross-asset class investment ideas; manages absolute return and multi-asset portfolios


Co-Director, Fixed Income at Virginia Retirement System


Director, Global Equity at Virginia Retirement System


Chief Investment Officer at North Carolina Investment Authority; interim CIO providing investment updates; prior Deputy Executive Director at State Board of Administration Florida


NCIA Board Member, Chief Investment Officer at Ironside Asset Advisors; former Director of Global Equities and Hedged Strategies at North Carolina Retirement Systems


Chief of Staff at North Carolina Department of State Treasurer; investment authority staff


Investment staff at North Carolina Investment Authority


Chair of VRS Investment Advisory Committee; retired CIO, board member and advisor at Makena Capital Management


Vice Chair of VRS Investment Advisory Committee; retired CIO and managing director at Investure


Chief Investment Officer at Hereditas Group; member of VRS Investment Advisory Committee


Retired CIO, Employees' Retirement System of Rhode Island; member of VRS Investment Advisory Committee


Managing Director at Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC; member of VRS Investment Advisory Committee


President and Chief Investment Officer at Markel Corporation; member of VRS Investment Advisory Committee


Advisory Partner at Partners Group (USA) Inc.; member of VRS Investment Advisory Committee


Vice President and Chief Investment Officer at United States Steel Corporation; member of VRS Investment Advisory Committee


Chief Investment Strategist at Riverfront Investment Group; member of VRS Investment Advisory Committee


Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System; state pension; $46 billion AUM; Des Moines, Iowa


Teachers' Retirement System of State of Illinois; state pension; $80 billion AUM; largest public pension in Illinois; Springfield, Illinois


School Employees Retirement System of Ohio; state pension; AUM ~$40 billion; Columbus, Ohio; top 2% of public plans


Texas Municipal Retirement System; municipal pension; $48 billion AUM; Austin, Texas


Missouri State Employees' Retirement System; state pension; $9.5 billion AUM; Jefferson City, Missouri


Virginia Retirement System; state pension; $101.8 billion AUM; Richmond, Virginia


North Carolina Retirement Systems; state pension; $147.4 billion AUM; managed by North Carolina Investment Authority; Raleigh, North Carolina


NCIA; newly established; manages North Carolina Retirement Systems; $206.84 billion AUM as of March 2026; Raleigh, North Carolina


Chief Investment Officer since January 7, 2022; previously Chief Risk Officer since 2014


Quantitative Retirement Investment Officer


Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer; manages team of 250+ professionals


Deputy Chief Investment Officer; manages Chicago office and Investments department


Senior Investment Officer, Diversifying Strategies


Senior Investment Officer, Private Equity


Senior Investment Officer, Diverse and Emerging Managers


Investment Analyst, Diverse and Emerging Managers Program


Chief Investment Officer since July 2012


Chief Investment Officer; promoted December 2025; joined 2015 as Director of Real Assets


Managing Director, Head of Public Markets; joined 2020 from Balyasny Asset Management


Managing Director, Head of Private Equity


Chief Investment Officer since October 1, 2021; prior 8 years as CIO of TMRS


Chief Investment Officer since September 2022


Vice Chair of Investment Advisory Committee


Board Member; CIO at Ironside Asset Advisors


NCIA established to manage all North Carolina Retirement Systems


SWF, UAE, $1.0T AUM, leading alternatives allocator in Gulf region


Global macro, London, founded 2002, ~$40B AUM, one of largest macro-focused managers


SWF, UAE, $385B AUM (2025), most active SWF in 2025, $32.7B deployed, 16% alternatives allocation


Multi-strategy, London, founded 1783, ~$35.6B AUM, publicly listed FTSE 250, largest listed hedge fund firm


SWF, Saudi Arabia, $1.15T+ AUM (2025), world's most active SWF in 2025, $36.2B deployed, alternatives strategy


Discretionary, London, founded 2000, ~$25B AUM, now family office


SWF, Kuwait, $1.072T AUM (2025), ~23% allocated to alternatives including hedge funds


Systematic equity long-short + quant, London, founded 1997, ~$82B AUM, systematic algo-driven


SWF, Qatar, $600B AUM (2025), investing $500B over 10 years in US assets


Fixed income relative value, global macro, London, ~$118B AUM, government bond specialist


Pension fund, Brazil, $150B+ AUM, largest pension fund in Brazil, hedge fund allocation strategy shifting


Global multi-strategy credit, London, founded 1999, ~$15.5B AUM, credit-focused, acquired by Manulife


Pension fund, Brazil, large institutional investor, part of Brazil's largest 3 pension funds


Equity long-short, London, founded 1994, ~$19B AUM, concentrated positions


Equity long-short, London, founded 1998, ~$7B AUM, prominent UK equity manager


Pension fund, Chile, $55B AUM (2025), 27.2% market share, 10% allocation to alternatives


Activist, London/Stockholm/Zurich, founded 1996, ~$16.5B AUM, European activist investor


Pension fund, Chile, 29.2% market share (2025), alternative asset investing, excludes hedge funds from policy


Multi-strategy, London, founded 2009, ~$11B AUM, global offices in HK, NY, Zurich


Pension system, Mexico, managed by 9 Afores, MX$8.3T AUM (2025), expanding to 30% alternatives allocation


Systematic trend following, Rotterdam Netherlands, founded 1989, ~$5B AUM, largest CTA in Netherlands


Pension fund, Mexico, second largest Afore by AUM, part of Citigroup, 27% profit growth in 2025


European equity long-short, London, ~$3.87B AUM, concentrated positions, established manager


Pension fund, Mexico, one of 9 private Afores managing SAR system


Multi-strategy macro, London, founded 2015, ~$2-3B AUM, fastest-growing platform


Systematic quant, London, ~$10B+ AUM, managed futures systematic


Credit fixed income, London, founded 2001, specialist credit manager, acquired by RBC 2010


Pension system, Peru, cross-border fund allocations tracked, hedge fund/alternative allocation data available


Private credit direct lending, London, hedge fund-style credit strategies, European focus


Pension system, Colombia, cross-border fund and ETF allocations tracked as of March 2026


Emerging markets, London, founded 1993, ~$330M AUM, emerging market equities


Hedge fund, Global Macro, $10B+ local UAE operations (Abu Dhabi), largest trading hub, 100+ staff in Abu Dhabi


UK equity long-short, London, founded 2000, ~$2B AUM, concentrated mid-cap strategies


Hedge fund, multi-strategy, $79B+ AUM, major hedge fund industry player


Multi-strategy, London/Europe, significant European operations


Hedge fund, multi-strategy, $87B+ AUM (May 2026), major external manager allocations


European equity long-short, London, long-term investment horizon, mid-cap/large-cap


Hedge fund, multi-strategy, UAE presence planned/operational, top performer 2025


Managed futures systematic, Finland, won 2026 UCITS Hedge Awards, adaptive strategies


Hedge fund, activist/global macro, strategic investor, recently hired European talent


Credit long-short, Europe/global, European Credit Alpha Fund, private credit


Hedge fund, systematic/global equities, opened Abu Dhabi office 2025, 5th major UK hedge fund in UAE


Multi-sector hedge fund, London, founded 2001, AIM-listed, sector-focused funds


Hedge fund, global macro, Abu Dhabi operations, Bronwyn Owen relocated as global head of investor relations


Quantitative systematic, Rotterdam Netherlands, founded 1929, €100B+ quant AUM, pure-play quant


Hedge fund, systematic/quantitative, Abu Dhabi presence since 2019, first purely hedge fund office in ADGM


Equity investment, Paris, founded 1989, asset management boutique, European equities focus


Private equity/hedge alternative, $525M Property Finder investment 2025 with Mubadala Capital participation


Asset management, Milan Italy, part of Intesa Sanpaolo, large European manager


Alternative asset manager, major PIF holdings, Blackstone Growth fund with Permira partnerships


Investment management, Edinburgh Scotland, founded 1908, £286.3B AUM, partner-owned


Hedge fund, key fund manager in alternative allocation ecosystem 2025-2026


Global asset management, London, founded 1934, $379B AUM, publicly traded


Hedge fund, UAE presence established, notable in Gulf SWF allocation universe


Quantitative macro, Copenhagen Denmark, systematic strategies time-varying risk premia


Hedge fund, long/short equities, major Middle East allocator interest 2025


Hedge fund, Paris France, 2026 launch, managed by Sucden veterans, Millennium backing


Hedge fund, external manager backed by Citadel for institutional allocations


Commodity broker, Paris, founded 1952, established commodity trading platform


Hedge fund, technology-focused, launched fund 2025


Multi-strategy, part of Man Group, London


Alternative asset management subsidiary, UAE, $20B AUM, 4 integrated businesses


Emerging markets fixed income, London, founded 2013, special situations focus


CIO - Equities, ADIA, commenced January 2025, 30+ years investment experience, ex-USS/AustralianSuper


Quantitative, Paris, global asset manager, quant systematic strategies


Chief Investment Officer & Global Head of Private Equity, Mubadala Capital, since 2010


Multi-strategy alternative assets, London, established manager


Global Head of Quantitative Research & Development, ADIA, hired from Amundi, started November 2022


Hedge fund manager, France, innovation-focused strategies


Chief Investment Officer, PREVI, term ending 2028, MBA in Financial Business, bank asset management veteran


Asset management, Paris, merged into BNP Paribas Asset Management 2025


Chief Information Officer, AFP Habitat, Chile, ex-IBM Client Solution Executive, technology leadership


Asset management, Frankfurt, founded 1998, €2,432B AUM


Governor, Saudi PIF, holds position since 2015, approves 2026-2030 strategy


Pension asset manager, Netherlands, major institutional investor


Chief Financial Officer, PIF, since 2016, Acting Head of Global Capital Finance


Global macro fund, Europe, award-winning 2026 UCITS


Chief Operating Officer, PIF, since 2016