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California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS)

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS or the System) is the nation’s largest defined benefit public pension fund. Headquartered in Sacramento, CalPERS provides retirement benefit services and health benefit services to membersof state, schools and public employers.

Country

United States

AUM ($B, AS AT DATE OF ASSET ALLOCATION)

$528

Performance (%, 1YR)

5.8

Chief Executive

Marcie Frost

Chief Investment Officer

Stephen Gilmore

Chair

Theresa Taylor

Asset allocation

45.1% Global Equity

12.9% Private Equity

26.4% Fixed Income

15.2% Real Assets

2.2% Private Debt

Website

View the annual report

Global Pension Transparency Benchmark country system description

Asset allocation as of June 30, 2023. All information is as per the most recent annual report or other publicly available data via the fund's website

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