2023 Liability-Driven Investment Survey

Provider Profiles


Dodge & Cox
dodgeandcox.com

Summary of Offering

Dodge & Cox has been partnering with plan sponsors and their advisors on hedging pension liabilities since 1986. Recognizing clients’ unique and evolving objectives, risk constraints and cash flow needs, the firm’s dedicated LDI team manages a broad range of market mandates, custom blends and cash-flow-oriented portfolios along all stages of the pension journey. Using in-house fundamental credit research and incorporating non-corporate and structured product expertise, Dodge & Cox constructs and manages diversified and transparent portfolios with the goal of generating recurring alpha over rolling three- to five-year time periods, subject to client objectives and risk guidelines.

Client Restrictions: Typically, minimum account size of $100 million

Business Summary (as of 06/30/2023)

Total LDI clients 47
Total LDI mandates 62
Total LDI assets under management (US$) $32.2B

Regions With Active Mandates

U.S.
Canada
U.K. X
Continental Europe and Republic of Ireland X
Asia X
Australia X
All other locations X

Sizes With Active Mandates

<$500MM
$500MM – $1B
>$1B – $5B
>$5B – $10B X
>$10B X

Regions With Asset Allocations

U.S.
Canada
U.K. X
Continental Europe and Republic of Ireland X
Asia X
Australia X
All other locations X

Asset Classes With Asset Allocations

Publicly Traded equities X
Fixed income – Government only
Fixed income – Investment grade (BBB- or higher) credit
Fixed income – Below investment grade credit
Fixed income – Multisector X
Fixed income – Other X
Cash
Private equity X
Non private equity alternative investments, including real estate X
Any other asset classes not mentioned above X
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