Large-Cap
Termination shifts large-cap growth assets to a passive allocation in anticipation of investing in mid-cap equities for the first time.
Plan is seeking one to three global ex-U.S. equity managers and agreed to restructure its opportunistic and alternative fixed-income portfolios this month.
Terminated firm had been placed on watch for performance reasons last month.
Consultant recommended small-cap value manager search as part of a U.S. equity structure review presented last month.
Plan’s consultant will present report on the $8 million search in June or July.
The plan placed a firm on watch for failing to meet performance criteria and eliminated its REITs managers to reduce overall volatility within its real estate portfolio.
Plan will ultimately move an approximately $300 million mandate to a more focused strategy from its incumbent.
Commitment represents a new relationship for the plan.
The plan hired a domestic large-cap value equity manager to replace an all-cap value manager at its May 17 board meeting.
The manager has underperformed its Russell 1000 Growth Index.