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New York City Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS)

TRS is one of the largest pension systems in the United States, serving 200,000 members. Since 1917, TRS has been building better tomorrows for New York City educators. TRS offers members a Tax-Deferred Annuity (TDA) Program to supplement their benefits under the Qualified Pension Plan (QPP). As of June 30, 2020, there were approximately 125,000 in-service members and approximately 90,000 retired members and beneficiaries receiving monthly benefits.

Country

United States

AUM ($B)

$99

Performance

4.89

Chief Executive

Patricia Reilly

Chief Investment Officer

Susan Stang

Chair

Debra Penny

Asset allocation

As of June 30, 2020, investments held by TRS, including collateral from securities-lending transactions, were as follows: Short-term Investments (3.6%), Debt securities and fixed income (28.4%), Equity securities (55.6%), Alternative investments (10.9%), Collateral from securities lending (1.5%)

40.87% Common Stock

15.58% International Investments

11.07% Alternative Investments

28.86% Fixed income

3.62% Short-term Investments

Website

View the annual report

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Asset allocation as of June 30, 2020. All information is as per the most recent annual report or other publicly available data via the fund's website

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