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CalSTRS

United States

The California State Teachers’ Retirement System was established by law in 1913 to provide retirement benefits to California’s public-school educators from prekindergarten through community college. Today, CalSTRS is the largest educator-only pension fund in the world, and the second largest pension fund in the U.S.

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CalSTRS

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Overall	87	3	77	12	63	32	74	14	56	45	42	64	49	54	47	57	47	57	81	7	82	6	83	4	88	2	81	7	74	14	52	50	51	52	57	43	58	40	53	48	52	50	39	68	49	54	43	61	66	29	67	27	61	38	57	43	54	47	64	31	63	32	63	32	58	40	46	60	66	29	38	69	35	72	40	65	51	52	35	72	40	65	37	71	25	74	11	75	73	16	77	12	81	7	72	18	73	16	89	1	55	46	70	23	43	61	40	65	47	57	43	61	58	40	63	32	63	32	78	10	67	27	72	18	69	24	72	18	69	24	78	10	59	39	63	32	53	48	68	26	83	4	72	18	48	56	38	69	71	22
Cost	69	11	67	15	55	34	69	11	58	26	45	47	58	26	55	34	45	47	64	17	69	11	65	16	90	3	68	14	73	9	57	30	54	38	60	22	55	34	56	33	53	40	45	47	59	24	55	34	57	30	37	59	34	61	24	67	41	54	23	68	39	58	26	65	26	65	14	73	50	42	37	59	30	62	29	63	54	38	7	75	15	71	20	69	18	70	13	74	73	9	76	7	93	1	76	7	81	4	91	2	15	71	51	41	28	64	41	54	40	57	47	46	45	47	50	42	50	42	64	17	50	42	60	22	58	26	57	30	42	51	77	6	42	51	63	19	59	24	61	21	79	5	58	26	42	51	41	54	63	19
Governance	100	1	95	7	90	14	92	12	64	50	42	68	63	53	61	55	72	39	95	7	97	4	100	1	100	1	96	5	84	23	47	66	54	62	64	50	53	63	69	44	68	45	57	59	71	42	57	59	94	10	95	7	72	39	82	26	71	42	82	26	74	36	87	21	77	32	58	58	64	50	39	70	41	69	50	65	53	63	37	72	73	37	62	54	43	67	11	75	72	39	75	35	77	32	67	47	76	34	89	16	83	25	81	28	65	49	39	70	59	57	66	48	84	23	80	29	89	16	88	18	79	30	92	12	90	14	88	18	96	5	88	18	73	37	79	30	60	56	56	61	93	11	68	45	30	74	34	73	87	21
Performance	90	5	65	32	64	36	84	13	62	38	43	66	66	30	63	37	61	42	88	9	90	5	92	4	89	8	85	11	77	19	52	55	49	60	69	26	60	45	49	60	59	51	39	69	49	60	53	54	42	67	61	42	68	27	60	45	41	68	65	32	67	29	62	38	60	45	61	42	85	11	51	56	51	56	72	23	75	21	24	74	39	69	49	60	25	73	21	75	60	45	68	27	75	21	66	30	62	38	95	1	48	64	94	2	33	72	38	71	45	65	60	45	59	51	76	20	82	16	82	16	60	45	65	32	62	38	71	24	65	32	70	25	59	51	51	56	51	56	83	14	93	3	90	5	87	10	80	18	83	14
Responsible Investment	85	11	78	27	53	47	61	41	46	51	45	52	15	69	15	69	17	67	87	8	81	22	88	7	84	14	84	14	72	35	59	43	54	45	42	55	73	32	44	53	34	59	19	66	22	63	11	72	80	25	84	14	77	29	71	36	70	37	93	3	81	22	85	11	78	27	57	44	73	32	32	60	22	63	12	71	29	61	77	29	39	56	22	63	17	67	3	73	94	1	87	8	89	5	89	5	84	14	94	1	84	14	65	40	53	47	48	50	37	57	3	73	54	45	44	53	28	62	90	4	87	8	82	20	73	32	80	25	84	14	85	11	70	37	67	39	51	49	81	22	77	29	82	20	37	57	0	75	61	41

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