Merced County Employees Commits $23M to Alts

Written by: John Washington, Data Research Analyst

The Merced County Employees’ Retirement Association has committed $23 million to two alternative funds, according to meeting minutes from the March 23 board meeting.

Up to $8 million was committed to energy private equity fund, EnCap Energy Capital Fund XII, managed by EnCap Investments.

Up to $15 million was committed to multi-strategy hedge fund, Hudson Bay Capital L.P.

As of February 28, 2023, the $1.1 billion pension fund allocates 13.7% to private equity and 10.15% to hedge funds. They have target allocations of 15% and 10% to the respective asset classes.

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