Passive Equity
Plan also adopted a new asset allocation that includes a maiden target to private debt.
The plan hired a passive international equity manager in an effort to implement a hedging program and will see their first investment officer depart next week.
The search is for a manager to handle six index funds.
The searches are issued due to standard state procurement laws.
Plan made private equity and real estate commitments totaling approximately $250 million at this week’s meeting.
The manager will handle a nearly $5 billion Russell 3000 Index portfolio for the plan.
The plan will look to evaluate the marketplace for lower management fees, with an emphasis on Collective Investment Trust vehicles.
The plan moved three of its index funds with Vanguard Group to index funds with Fidelity Investments.
The plan is searching for a passive large-cap index manager to handle $54 million.
The plan terminated two small-cap equity managers as part of a newly approved domestic equity portfolio structure.
