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Utah Retirement Systems

Utah Retirement Systems (URS), an independent component unit of the State of Utah, is responsible for administering retirement and defined contribution benefits for state, local government, and public education employees in the State of Utah. URS is composed of six defined benefit pension systems and five defined contribution plans.

Country

United States

AUM

$48

Performance (%, 1YR)

7.50

Chief Executive

Daniel Andersen

Chief Investment Officer

John Skjervem

Chair

Marty Peterson

Asset allocation

33.6% Equities

15.2% Debt Securities

11.8% Private Equity

19% Real Assets

5.4% Short-term

15% Absolute Return

Website
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Asset allocation as of December 31, 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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