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New York State Common Retirement Fund

The New York State Common Retirement Fund is the third largest public pension fund in the United States. The Fund holds and invests the assets of the New York State and Local Retirement System on behalf of more than one million state and local government employees and retirees and their beneficiaries. The Fund has consistently been ranked as one of the best managed and best funded plans in the nation.

Country

United States

AUM

$273

Performance (%, 1YR)

5.84

Chief Executive

Thomas P. DiNapoli

Chief Investment Officer

Anastasia Titarchuk

Chair

Catherine A. Lynch

Asset allocation

39.2% Public Equities

23% Cash, Bonds & Mortgages

14.9% Private Equity

14.1% Real Estate & Real Assets

8.8% Credit, Absolute Return Strategies & Opportunistics Alternatives

Website

View the annual report

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Asset allocation as of March 31, 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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