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Florida State Board of Administration

The State Board of Administration (SBA) is created by the Florida Constitution as Florida’s principal independent Investment Management Organization. The SBA is primarily responsible for investing the proceeds of the Florida Retirement System Pension Plan, administering the Florida Retirement System Investment Plan, managing the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund and running Florida PRIME, as well as investing the proceeds of more than 25 other funds directed to the SBA by the Florida Legislature. The Executive Director and CIO manages approximately 200 professional investment and administrative support staff.

Country

United States

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

$260

Performance (%, 1YR)

10.52

Chief Executive

Chris Spencer

Chief Investment Officer

Lamar Taylor

Chair

Governor Ron DeSantis

Asset allocation

48.5% Global Equity

20.4% Fixed Income

4.8% Active Credit

9.5% Real Estate

9.3% Private Equity

6.3% Strategic Investments

1.2% Cash

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Asset allocation as of June 30, 2024. All information is as per the most recent annual report or other publicly available data via the fund's website

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