Asset Allocation
New York State Pension Returns 6.1% in Q1; Cuts Tech Stocks Ahead of Slump
The $310 billion pension giant sharply reduced its holdings in major tech stocks before the market soured on them.
The $275 billion pension giant committed more than $2 billion in total for the month.
The New York State Common Retirement Fund earmarked $2 billion to a single Neuberger Berman fund.
The quiet month was preceded by a two-month, $7.6 billion investing spree.
The pension giant also committed another $1 billion to a BlackRock climate fund after dumping nearly $4 billion in public equities earlier this year.
More than half of the $1.3 billion in June commitments were made within the NYSCRF’s PE portfolio.
The $267.7 billion pension giant cashed out of $3.8 billion worth of equity investments in March and April alone.
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