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CalPERS

United States

CalPERS is the largest defined benefit pension plan in the US and provides retirement benefits to certain public employees of the state of California. Headquartered in Sacramento, CalPERS provides retirement benefit services to nearly 2.1 million members and health benefit services to over 1.5 million covered lives for state, school, and public employers. It has assets of $439 billion.

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CalPERS

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Overall	73	7	70	12	62	32	49	49	56	39	37	61	44	54	34	66	30	70	73	7	75	2	71	10	81	1	74	4	68	16	44	54	53	44	57	38	44	54	54	40	44	54	34	66	47	52	44	54	65	23	62	32	67	17	53	44	52	48	65	23	64	27	63	30	54	40	31	68	62	32	35	62	47	52	28	71	23	74	26	72	35	62	31	68	24	73	15	75	69	15	74	4	70	12	65	23	67	17	75	2	54	40	64	27	39	60	40	59	54	40	53	44	58	36	64	27	49	49	74	4	67	17	71	10	62	32	66	21	65	23	70	12	53	44	58	36	48	51	63	30	72	9	67	17	35	62	35	62	66	21
Cost	65	14	60	19	55	29	31	58	54	34	40	50	58	23	53	36	40	50	49	40	63	16	59	21	81	2	70	11	73	8	57	26	79	3	58	23	57	26	59	21	55	29	47	43	63	16	55	29	56	28	40	50	65	14	20	68	45	44	24	65	43	48	26	63	21	67	22	66	54	34	31	58	40	50	26	63	28	62	7	73	9	72	14	70	13	71	6	74	73	8	75	6	89	1	71	10	76	5	78	4	19	69	48	42	29	61	45	44	36	55	44	47	41	49	51	39	39	54	61	18	49	40	66	13	35	56	58	23	45	44	74	7	32	57	60	19	53	36	55	29	68	12	55	29	4	75	31	58	52	38
Governance	83	15	95	2	90	8	80	21	60	46	45	65	59	49	52	55	40	67	92	6	94	4	95	2	97	1	92	6	82	18	30	73	48	61	66	43	46	63	69	38	60	46	46	63	72	32	53	54	93	5	86	13	75	28	70	36	69	38	87	10	67	42	87	10	75	28	49	59	51	56	39	68	63	45	43	66	32	72	12	74	70	36	50	57	34	71	6	75	66	43	73	31	54	53	60	46	78	25	71	33	79	24	83	15	57	50	35	69	49	59	55	52	84	14	78	25	75	28	80	21	81	19	87	10	80	21	77	27	90	8	81	19	71	33	68	40	57	50	50	57	71	33	68	40	35	69	48	61	83	15
Performance	76	14	69	26	60	42	73	18	69	26	27	75	49	61	29	74	43	68	82	8	80	10	68	29	87	4	87	4	73	18	45	65	52	55	77	13	57	49	63	37	55	51	36	71	51	58	69	26	46	64	61	39	70	23	64	36	38	70	70	23	70	23	65	35	61	39	45	65	83	6	45	65	74	17	41	69	35	72	49	61	53	54	59	43	52	55	50	59	61	39	73	18	67	30	63	37	59	43	82	8	50	59	76	14	34	73	48	63	59	43	55	51	59	43	79	11	58	48	75	16	67	30	67	30	72	21	72	21	59	43	66	33	52	55	54	53	57	49	83	6	94	1	89	2	88	3	66	33	79	11
Responsible Investment	78	10	67	25	50	42	20	55	46	44	42	47	15	61	8	66	3	71	77	11	73	17	72	18	71	19	59	38	55	41	48	43	42	47	36	52	20	55	20	55	11	64	9	65	8	66	5	69	74	16	71	19	68	24	65	30	65	30	88	1	83	3	83	3	67	25	14	62	67	25	28	54	18	58	4	70	0	72	39	50	14	62	6	68	0	72	0	72	83	3	83	3	81	7	76	12	62	36	79	9	76	12	58	39	43	46	38	51	67	25	65	30	44	45	42	47	17	60	88	1	81	7	76	12	70	22	67	25	75	15	70	22	64	34	58	39	33	53	71	19	65	30	63	35	18	58	0	72	60	37

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CalPERS weighs incentives and benchmarks in battle for talent

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Superior return, risk metrics driving rising allocation to private markets

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CalPERS

United States

Fund Results

CalPERS

Fund Insights

CalPERS board buckles up as Musicco takes the reins

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CalPERS weighs incentives and benchmarks in battle for talent

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