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South Carolina Retirement System Investment Commission (RSIC)

The South Carolina Retirement System Investment Commission (RSIC) is a professional, investment management state agency that manages on behalf of 600,000 plus plan participants. RSIC implements a simplified policy portfolio consisting of five asset classes: Public Equity, Private Equity, Bonds, Private Debt, and Real Assets. RSIC’s investment approach is predicated upon prudently managing costs and fees and ensuring that their investment portfolio is risk-focused and diversified.

Country

United States

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

$38

Performance (%, 1YR)

-0.97

Chief Executive

Michael Hitchcock

Chief Investment Officer

Geoff Berg

Chair

William Hancock

Asset allocation

41.85% Global Equity

14.87% Private equity

18.96% Bonds

9.41% Private Debt

14.91% Real Assets

Website

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Asset allocation as of June 30, 2022. All information is as per the most recent annual report or other publicly available data via the fund's website

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