Kansas Public Employees Retirement System

The Kansas Legislature created the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System in 1962 to secure a financial foundation for those spending their careers in Kansas public service. The Retirement System provides disability and death benefits while employees are still working, and a dependable pension benefit when they retire.

Country

United States

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

$25

Performance (%, 1YR)

7.4

Chief Executive

Alan Conroy

Chief Investment Officer

Bruce Fink

Chair

James Zakoura

Asset allocation

24.7% Domestic Equity

23% International Equity

9.5% Fixed Income

5.6% Yield Driven

10.4% Real Return

11.6% Real Estate

10.9% Alternatives

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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