Market Overview

GP Stakes Market Intelligence: Q1 2026 Private Markets Landscape

Tracking 12,864 firms across the global private markets ecosystem - sourced from 13 US public pension fund disclosures covering 13,220 fund commitments.

Published by GP Stakes, the private markets intelligence platform

12,864
Firms Tracked
$86935.5B
Total AUM
13,220
Funds with Performance
13
Pension Sources

Firm Universe: By Type

Firm TypeCount
GP / Asset Manager2,061
Hedge Fund Manager952
Private Sector Pension Fund403
Public Pension Fund311
Foundation302
Fund Manager177
Endowment Plan169
Insurance Company105
Fund of Hedge Funds Manager94
Asset Manager80
Commercial Bank60
Bank60
Top 500 Institutional Investor59
retirement fund53
Family Office - Single46

Geographic Distribution: Top 10 Countries

CountryFirms
US4,776
UK1,400
United States811
Germany523
France325
Netherlands279
Australia256
Switzerland222
Canada179
Italy148

AUM Distribution Analysis

3,346
Firms with AUM
$26.0B
Mean AUM
$695.9M
Median AUM

Top 20 Firms by AUM

#FirmTypeCountryAUM
1JPMorgan ChaseBankUS$3743.6B
2BlackRockGP / Asset ManagerUS$3535.4B
3State Street Global Advisors IrelandAsset ManagerIreland$3050.0B
4UBS Wealth ManagementWealth ManagerSwitzerland$3000.0B
5Wells Fargo BankBankUS$1939.7B
6Sumitomo Mitsui Banking CorporationBankJapan$1925.7B
7Ping An Insurance GroupInsurance CompanyChina$1595.9B
8Credit SuisseInvestment BankSwitzerland$1511.0B
9Royal Bank of CanadaBankCanada$1438.9B
10Natixis Investment ManagersAsset ManagerFrance$1417.5B
11Prudential FinancialInsurance CompanyUS$1409.6B
12TIAAPrivate Sector Pension FundUS$1400.0B
13Goldman Sachs AIMS GroupFund ManagerUS$1310.4B
14Intesa SanpaoloBankItaly$1242.5B
15China Investment CorporationSovereign Wealth FundChina$1222.3B
16Strategic HoldingsGP / Asset ManagerUS$1067.7B
17BlackstoneGP / Asset ManagerUnited States$1000.0B
18Insight Investment ManagementFund ManagerUS$976.7B
19Credit Suisse Private Banking & Wealth ManagementWealth ManagerSwitzerland$929.3B
20Abu Dhabi Investment AuthoritySovereign Wealth FundUnited Arab Emirates$829.0B

Fund Performance: Average IRR by Vintage Year

VintageFundsAvg IRRMedian IRR
198139.7%6.1%
198220.3%0.3%
1983715.3%8.2%
1984616.5%13.4%
1985511.8%10.8%
1986520.9%26.3%
198789.7%8.7%
1988237.1%37.1%
19892-15.3%-15.3%
199045.5%6.8%
1991330.1%33.4%
1992127.1%27.1%
1993721.6%17.4%
19941414.9%7.1%
19951412.1%11.1%
19961819.4%7.6%
19972823.8%12.5%
1998329.7%10.3%
1999417.1%10.8%
20003810.2%8.8%
20013016.8%15.2%
20021712.4%15.8%
20032414.7%15.2%
20044511.1%9.9%
2005627.6%6.3%
20061015.9%7.5%
20071188.2%8.3%
2008999.5%11.6%
2009339.5%9.1%
20103510.5%9.2%
20117912.9%12.4%
20127413.7%13.6%
20137113.2%11.8%
20147612.2%11.5%
201510114.7%15.0%
20168415.4%14.1%
20179216.6%17.1%
201810216.2%14.8%
201914015.5%13.6%
202012516.1%13.3%
20211769.7%8.9%
2022979.4%10.8%
2023405.3%8.3%
2024330.3%0.0%

Top 10 Performing Funds (3+ Year Vintage)

FundManagerVintageIRRMultipleStrategy
Endeavour Capital Fund VI, L.P. - Secondary PurchaseEndeavour2020176.8%2.8PE - Buyout Small
Endeavour Capital Fund V, L.P. - Secondary PurchaseEndeavour2020165.5%2.7PE - Buyout Small
Menlo Ventures VII, L.P.Menlo1997135.6%4.7Venture Capital
LS Power Equity Partners V, L.P.LS Power2023133.0%1.39Infrastructure
Walnut Growth PartnersWalnut1997120.7%11.48Private Equity
Tenex Capital Partners III, L.P.Tenex202199.8%N/AN/A
Apex Investment Fund III, L.P.Apex199697.1%5.23Private Equity
Incline Elevate Fund, L.P.Incline Elevate201996.0%2.37Private Equity
Spectrum VIII-A Discretionary Overage ProgramSpectrum VIII-A Discretionary Overage Program201992.7%N/AN/A
ASF IX B L.P.ASF202287.6%N/AN/A

Fund Formation Trends

Vintage YearFunds
19813
19822
19837
19846
19855
19865
19878
19882
19892
19904
19913
19921
19937
199414
199514
199618
199728
199832
199941
200038
200130
200217
200325
200445
200562
2006101
2007118
200899
200933
201035
201179
201274
201371
201477
2015102
201684
201793
2018113
2019157
2020158
2021291
2022262
2023310
2024349
2025153
20261

Methodology

This report is generated from GP Stakes' proprietary database, combining data from public filings and disclosures from 13 US public pension funds, company registration data and regulatory filings, and direct research and verification.

All figures are as of the latest available data. AUM figures are in USD millions as reported. Fund performance figures represent net-of-fees returns as disclosed by pension fund investors.

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