United Parcel Service (UPS Pension)

UPS Pension Plan is a single-employer, noncontributory, and defined-benefit corporate pension based in Atlanta, Georgia. Established in 1973, the plan provides retirement, disability, and death benefits to the employees of United Parcel Service of America and subsidiary companies, a package delivery company, and a provider of supply chain management solutions.

Country

United States

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

$72

Performance (%, 1YR)

6.64

Chief Investment Officer

Ernie Caballero

Asset allocation

2.3% Cash and Equivalents

23.3% Equity

58.9% Fixed Income

9.1% Hedge Funds

11.6% Private Equity

2.2% Private Debt

5.9% Real Estate

0.4% Other

Website

View the annual report

Global Pension Transparency Benchmark country system description

Asset allocation as of December 31, 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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