State of Wisconsin Investment Board

Institutional investors continue to pour billions into private markets, with AW Research tracking over 100 allocations in September, including billions of dollars from the largest pension funds in the U.S., CalPERS and CalSTRS.

Public pension systems are increasingly engaging in co-investment alongside GPs as allocators seek not only advantageous investment terms but new sources of private market alpha.

The State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB) disclosed over $1.6 billion in fresh capital commitments made in the second quarter across multiple alternative asset classes.

The State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB) in Madison allocated over $2 billion to alternative investments, roughly half of which went to hedge fund strategies in the first quarter of 2023. The alpha pool at the $149 billion investment fund ...

The State of Wisconsin Investment Board allocated over $2 billion across alternatives, including $1.7 billion to hedge funds and beta managers within its alpha program.

Institutional investors pondering the challenges awaiting them in the quarters to come have slowed their alternative investment allocations, especially compared to activity logged at the end of 2021.

The State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB) approved an approximate $7 billion expansion of private market investment ranges that trustees and consultant NEPC view as limiting the disruption of public market assets in most environments.

Ridgemont Equity Partners closed its latest fund with $2.35 billion to invest in business and tech-enabled services, industrial growth and healthcare sectors.

After a few sleepy years, hedge fund mandates are back as the search for alpha is on among U.S. pension systems. With over $6 billion in fresh allocations going to hedge fund/alpha strategies last month, the latest AW Research Investor ...

The State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB), which manages approximately $158 billion in state retirement assets and other state investment portfolios, details at its Sept. 14 board meeting $6.9 billion in private equity, private debt, real estate, and hedge fund ...