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The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority ups hedge fund stakes

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Warner, K. (2026, September 15). The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority ups hedge fund stakes. Semafor. https://www.semafor.com/article/09/11/2026/the-abu-dhabi-investment-authority-ups-hedge-fund-stakes

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Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) is increasing its investments in hedge funds and private equity, raising the target allocation for these alternative assets from up to 17% to as high as 20%, with an additional increase in financial alternatives like hedge funds from up to 10% to 12%. ADIA’s total assets are estimated at $1.1 trillion, making even a small percentage change significant—representing around $11 billion for each one-percentage point shift.

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The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), the Gulf’s largest sovereign wealth fund with assets estimated at $1.1 trillion, announced in its 2025 review an increase in private equity investments from 12%–17% to up to one-fifth of its total portfolio. Additionally, ADIA has raised its allocation for hedge funds and other alternative financial instruments from 5%–10% to up to 12%. Each percentage point shift represents around $11 billion, indicating a significant commitment towards these asset classes. Since 2020, the median size of private equity deals checked by ADIA has been $150 million according to PitchBook data. This strategic reallocation reflects ADIA’s growing focus on alternative and private market investments as part of its broader diversification strategy.

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Kelsey Warner

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ADIA ORG · 3× Abu Dhabi GPE · 1× Abu Dhabi Investment Authority ORG · 1× PitchBook ORG · 1×

Narrative

In its 2025 review, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) said the fund increased its private equity investments target to up to one-fifth of the fund, from 12%–17% a year earlier; financial alternatives such as hedge funds increased to up to 12%, from 5%–10% previously.

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The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority ups hedge fund stakes · assertive framing

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The Gulf’s largest sovereign wealth fund is making a bigger push into alternative assets and private markets, targeting tens of billions of additional dollars into buyouts and hedge funds. asserted

fund → make → buyouts

alternatives → say → %

ADIA, which rarely makes public disclosures of its holdings, invests on behalf of the Abu Dhabi government outside the Middle East, with assets estimated at around $1.1 trillion. asserted

which → make → trillion

Even a single-percentage shift in strategy represents around $11 billion. asserted

shift → represent → billion

Check size for ADIA private equity deals had a median of $150 million each since 2020, according to PitchBook. uncertain

size → have → PitchBook