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AIMCo

AIMCo (Alberta Investment Management Corporation) is one of Canada’s largest and most diversified institutional investment managers and is responsible for the investments of pension, endowment and government funds in Alberta. It manages funds for Alberta Teachers and Management Employees, amongst others.

Country

Canada

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

$131

Performance (%, 1YR)

12.60

Chief Executive

Ray Gilmour(Interim)

Chief Investment Officer

Justin Lord (Head of Public Markets), Peter Teti (Head of Private Assets & Interim Head of Private Assets)

Chair

Stephen J Harper

Asset allocation

35% Public Equities & Absolute Return

29% Money Market & Fixed Income

36% Private Markets

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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