Most active institutional allocators

DFX currently ranks 33 allocators by 311 fund commitments dated in the 12 months to 7 October 2026, as of 15 September 2026.

Updated . Ranked by fund commitments in the window, then the most recent.

+28 additional most active institutional allocators are on the graph

Every name, figure and source on each row, and the record behind it, for 7 days.

How this list is made

  • A fund commitment is a dated decision by a pension, endowment, foundation or other institution to commit to, or approve a commitment to, a named fund, from the institution's own records.
  • The window is the 12 months to 7 October 2026.
  • Committed and approved commitments count; each commitment counts once.
  • The date is the commitment date, else the approval date.
  • Ranked by the number of distinct counted events in the window. A tie is broken by the date of the firm's most recent counted event, then alphabetically.

What is counted

Included

  • Every allocator with at least one counted fund commitment in the window.

Left out

  • Disclosed holdings with no commitment date, and proposed or recommended commitments.
  • Commitments dated outside the window.

Notable facts

  • The leader has 26 fund commitments in the window.
  • 29 allocators recorded more than one.

Related questions

Sources

  • Board and investment committee minutes, commitment schedules and investment reports published by each institution

Every source DFX reads is listed with its rights determination on the sources page.

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