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Maryland State Retirement

The Maryland State Retirement and Pension System (SRPS) administers death, disability and retirement benefits on behalf of more than 405,000 members. These include active and former State employees, teachers, State police, judges, law enforcement

Country

United States

AUM

$74

Performance (%, 1YR)

9.83

Chief Executive

Jonathan D. Martin (acting)

Chief Investment Officer

Dianne Sandoval

Chair

Dereck E. Davis

Asset allocation

32.3% Public Equity

20.5% Private Equity

16.2% Rate Sensitive

9.1% Credit/Debt Related Strategies

5.5% Absolute Return

14.7% Real Assets

1.3% Cash/Cash Equivalents

0.4% Multi Assets

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Asset allocation as of June 30, 2025. All information is as per the most recent annual report or other publicly available data via the fund's website

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