Ohio School Employees Retirement System

About Ohio School Employees Retirement System

Ohio School Employees Retirement System is a public pension fund with an investment portfolio valued at $19.13 billion as of July 31, 2024. It invests in private equity, real estate, hedge funds, infrastructure, real assets, natural resources, publicly traded equities, fixed-income securities, and cash. Returns for the quarter, 1 year, 3 years, 5 years, and 10 years were 1.78%, 9.69%, 5.44%, 8.88%, and 7.82%, against benchmark returns of 1.56%, 8.79%, 4%, 7.66% and 6.97% respectively. On June 30, 2024, the private equity portfolio was valued at $2.51 billion, or 13.3% of the total portfolio, up from $2.32 billion on December 31, 2023. The fund's private equity returns as of December 31, 2023 for the quarter, 1 year, 3 years, 5 years, and 10 years were 3.52%, 10.93%, 15.18%, 17.97%, and 17.18%, against benchmark returns of 1.27%, 5.28%, 7.80%, 13.86%, and 12.64%, respectively. Private equity investments span buyouts, distressed debt, co-investment, diversified private equity, private equity growth expansion, fund of funds, mezzanine, venture debt, and venture capital fund strategies, diversified across geographies worldwide. The infrastructure portfolios were valued at $1.23 billion on June 30, 2024. The board of trustees governs the plan's investments, with Mr. Matthew King as Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Aksia and Wilshire Associates act as LP Consultants.

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