UPHS Illiquid Assets Pool
Pension fund · Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands
Private sector pension fund based in Philadelphia, US
Who UPHS Illiquid Assets Pool is.
Where the institution came from, whose capital it manages, and how that capital is allocated — from Dealroom's LP research.
Historical Background
- UPHS Illiquid Assets Pool is a corporate pension fund established for the benefit of the employees of the University of Pennsylvania Health System.
- The fund is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, aligning with the health system's primary location.
Source of Capital
- The fund's capital is derived from contributions made to the single-employer-defined contribution corporate pension plan.
- It functions as a retirement and pension benefits plan for the eligible employees of the University of Pennsylvania Health System.
Allocation Strategy
- The pool's name indicates a focus on illiquid, alternative assets, which typically includes private equity and venture capital.
- The fund operates as a limited partner, committing capital to external fund managers. For example, it has invested in funds managed by Andreessen Horowitz.
- As a pension plan, its objective is to generate long-term returns to meet its obligations to the health system's employees.
The funds UPHS Illiquid Assets Pool backs.
UPHS Illiquid Assets Pool is a limited partner in 17 funds. 12 of them place in the Power Law Investor Ranking, and the best-ranked are shown here.












How UPHS Illiquid Assets Pool’s fund book is spread.
The 17 funds UPHS Illiquid Assets Pool backs, by where the manager is headquartered and how many funds that manager has raised.
Where those managers are based
By fund headquarters.
- North America 1588%
- Rest of world 212%
- Europe 00%
United States 15 · China 1 · India 1
How established those managers are
Managers grouped by how many funds they have raised. 4 emerging (three funds or fewer), 10 established — across the 14 of 17 with a fund history on record.
Other LPs.
Other pension funds in the Power Law LP ranking, closest to UPHS Illiquid Assets Pool by combined power-law score — North America first, then the nearest worldwide.