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UPHS Illiquid Assets Pool

Pension fund · Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands

Private sector pension fund based in Philadelphia, US

17 funds backed Pension fund · 3% to VC · LP rank #58 · 0 direct holdings
Funds backed 17
Power Law funds backed 12
Direct holdings 0
Background

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.
Allocation

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.

1 1
1 2
2 3
2 4
5-6
4 7-9
1 10-14
3 15+
Funds raised by the manager
Emerging · up to 3 funds Established · 4 or more
Figures on this page are sourced live from the Dealroom next-gen API, joined with Dealroom’s cap-table dataset (estimated holdings) and the Power Law Investor Ranking. News in “Featured in” is drawn from Dealroom’s own coverage — the stories that name this investor, not only those it is the subject of. Market sentiment is omitted until the API exposes it.