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Kansas Public Employees Retirement System

The Kansas Legislature created the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System in 1962 to secure a financial foundation for those spending their careers in Kansas public service. The Retirement System provides disability and death benefits while employees are still working, and a dependable pension benefit when they retire.

Country

United States

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

$25

Performance (%, 1YR)

-4.7

Chief Executive

Alan Conroy

Chief Investment Officer

Bruce Fink

Chair

James Zakoura

Asset allocation

22.3% Domestic Equity

21.2% International Equity

9.9% Fixed Income

5.5% Yeild Driven

11% Real Return

12.7% Real Estate

11.6% Alternative Investments

5.8% Cash Equivalents

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