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Arizona State Retirement System

The ASRS is a state agency that administers a pension plan, long term disability plan, retiree health insurance plans and other benefits to qualified government workers. Today, more than a half-million of Arizona’s public servants belong to the ASRS, which encompasses state employees, the three state universities, community college districts, school districts and charter schools, all 15 counties, most cities and towns, and a variety of political subdivisions, such as fire and water districts

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Country

United States

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

$52

Performance (%, 1YR)

8.2

Chief Executive

Paul Matson

Chief Investment Officer

Michael Viteri 

Chair

René Guillen

Asset allocation

44% Public Equity

23% Credit

17% Real Estate

10% Private Equity

6% Interest Rate Sensitive

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