Top 2021 Vintage Secondaries Private Equity Funds

March 26, 2026

Top 2021 Vintage Secondaries Private Equity Funds

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Dakota tracks performance across 14,000+ private funds spanning private equity, venture capital, private credit, and real assets, helping LPs and GPs benchmark returns across vintages and evaluate manager consistency. With verified performance data, detailed GP profiles, and portfolio-level insights, Dakota Marketplace helps investors quickly identify the managers and strategies that matter most.

This post highlights the top performing 2021 vintage secondaries private equity funds in Dakota’s dataset, based on verified return reporting. To explore more market intelligence on private fund performance and benchmarking and to see how Dakota Marketplace can support manager selection, book a demo of Dakota Marketplace today.

2021 Vintage Standout Funds

Crown Global Secondaries V

This strategy from LGT Capital Partners focuses on acquiring private equity secondary interests globally, including LP portfolio purchases and GP-led continuation vehicles. The fund targets diversified exposure across buyout, growth, and other private equity strategies while providing liquidity solutions to institutional investors seeking flexibility and portfolio optimization.

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Sturbridge Fund III

Sturbridge Fund III is a private equity secondaries strategy focused on acquiring limited partner interests in middle-market private equity funds. The strategy emphasizes diversified exposure across established buyout and growth equity managers while targeting opportunities to acquire interests at attractive discounts to underlying portfolio value. Through disciplined portfolio construction and active monitoring, the fund seeks to generate long-term capital appreciation while providing liquidity solutions to sellers in the secondary market.

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Abbott Secondary Opportunities Fund II

Abbott Secondary Opportunities Fund II pursues opportunistic investments in private equity secondary transactions, including LP stake purchases and select GP-led liquidity events. The strategy focuses on identifying high-quality underlying assets within established private equity portfolios while leveraging secondary market pricing dynamics. By targeting diversified exposure across sectors and managers, the fund seeks to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns while providing liquidity to institutional investors.

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ICG Strategic Equity Fund IV

ICG Strategic Equity Fund IV focuses on GP-led secondary transactions and continuation vehicles, partnering with private equity sponsors to provide structured liquidity solutions. The strategy is designed to support high-quality assets with extended value creation potential while offering investors exposure to mature, cash-flowing portfolio companies.

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FSBA Aegon Asset Management I

This mandate represents a dedicated private equity secondaries separate account established by the Florida State Board of Administration (FSBA) and managed by Aegon Asset Management. The strategy focuses on acquiring secondary interests in private equity funds and GP-led transactions, providing diversified exposure to mature assets while supporting portfolio liquidity and long-term return objectives.

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Uncover Secondaries Market Intelligence with Dakota

The funds highlighted here represent only a portion of the insights and data available through Dakota Marketplace’s private markets and benchmarking platform. With comprehensive private equity coverage, Dakota enables investors to:

● Compare secondaries vintages and fundraising cycles
● Evaluate GP strategy focus across LP stake purchases and GP-led transactions
● Analyze portfolio construction and geographic diversification
● Make allocation decisions supported by institutional-grade data

Whether you are an LP building a private equity allocation or a GP benchmarking your secondaries strategy, Dakota provides the transparency and analytical tools needed to navigate evolving private markets with confidence.

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