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Fund Overview: Objective, Strategy and Holdings

  • Investors must meet certain qualifications to invest in AAF-I, some of which do not apply to investments in other WII funds. Investments in AAF-I are also subject to minimum commitment amounts determined by WII. To learn more, contact a member of Wespath’s Institutional Investment Services team (e-mail: investmentinfo@wespath.org, telephone: 1-847-866-4100)
  • AAF-I seeks attractive long-term capital appreciation by investing in a globally diversified portfolio of private equity and private credit investments

Fund Managers

The following individuals are responsible for the selection and monitoring of external asset managers:

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Frank Holsteen

Managing Director, Investment Management

  • With Wespath since 2012
  • B.A. from Lake Forest College
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Amy Bulger

Director, Private Markets

  • With Wespath since 2013
  • B.S. from Northern Illinois University
  • MBA from the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business at DePaul University
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Piotr Chwala

Manager, Private Markets

  • With Wespath since 2014
  • B.A. from DePaul University

External Asset Managers

AAF-I invests primarily in one underlying privately offered, alternative asset feeder fund (the “Feeder Fund”). The Feeder Fund primarily invests in one alternative asset master fund (the “Master Fund”), which is advised by an external asset management firm.

Please refer to Investment Funds Description – I Series for a detailed description of the investment strategies used in managing the Fund.