Universities Superannuation Scheme
United Kingdom
Universities Superannuation Scheme is the largest private sector pension fund in the UK. Established in 1974, it is the principal pension scheme for universities and higher education institutions in the UK.
Fund Results
Universities Superannuation Scheme
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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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Fund Insights
USS: Low leverage and US exposure helped navigate UK bond market turmoil
Speaking at USS’s 2022 Institutions’ Meeting, Simon Pilcher told stakeholders that the asset manager had navigated market turmoil in the UK bond market by having less leverage than peer funds and diversification, explaining USS also hedges inflation and interest rate risk with US bonds.
Investors talk inflation strategies
Three leading investors from around the world - USS from the UK, IMCO from Canada and APG from The Netherlands – discuss the importance of modelling and their strategies for investing in an inflationary environment, including allocating to inflation linked emerging debt and infrastructure. Â
Investors prioritise governance, tilts and liquidity
In a wide-ranging session at the Fiduciary Investors Symposium at Chicago Booth School of Business investment executives from HOOPP, CalSTRS, USS and Cbus reflect on the need for strong governance in the current climate, diversification and liquidity.
Active engagement needs research, cadence and materiality
Investor engagement and stewardship programmes seek to change corporate behaviour, reduce risk and shape positive real world impacts. But experts notice that to be most effective investors need to ensure they are seeking to change the most material and important issues.