The Teachers’ Retirement System of Illinois reported making nearly $5.8 billion of new investment commitments between February and May of this year, as well as two significant terminations.
The fund also reported assets totaling $66.1 billion as of March 31 and a 4.2% return net of fees through three quarters of fiscal year 2022.
“The ‘defensive’ and value-aware investment strategy TRS has employed for some time is paying off for our members,” said Stan Rupnik, executive director and CIO for TRS, in a statement.
As of the end of March, the fund’s real assets investments were up to $11.9 billion, from $9.1 billion as of the end of fiscal year 2021.
In addition, since February of this year, the fund approved the following new commitments totaling $400 million:
- $300 million to Blackstone, which currently administers $776.3 million in TRS assets; and
- $100 million to Gateway Capital, which currently administers $50 million in TRS assets.
In private equity, as of March, TRS investments totaled $10.4 billion, up from $10.17 billion as of the end of fiscal year 2021.
The fund also announced the following new private equity commitments, totaling $1.1 billion, between February and May this year:
- $125 million to Advent International Corp., which currently manages $230 million in TRS assets;
- $150 million to Arlington Capital Partners, which currently manages $90 million in TRS assets;
- $200 million to EQT Fund Management, which currently manages $200 million and €410 million in TRS assets;
- $100 million to Francisco Partners, in a new investment relationship for TRS;
- €75 million to Providence Strategic Growth Capital Partners, which currently manages $75 million in TRS assets;
- $200 million to RCP Associates, which currently administers $750 million in TRS assets;
- $125 million to SK Capital Partners, which currently administers $120 million in TRS assets;
- $200 million to Veritas Capital Fund Management, which currently administers $550 million in TRS assets; and
- $14 million to Grain Management, which currently administers $119 million in TRS assets.
In public equity, the fund’s portfolio totaled $22.5 billion at the end of March, down from $22.8 billion at the end of the prior fiscal year.
The fund reported new public equity commitments of $1.6 billion made between February and May, as follows:
- $400 million to Causeway Capital Management;
- $400 million to J.P. Morgan Investment Management, which currently administers $840 million in TRS assets;
- $400 million to T. Rowe Price Associates, which marks a renewed investment relationship for TRS; and
- $400 million to William Blair Investment Management.
TRS also announced two terminations within its public equity portfolio:
- Two passive growth strategies administered by RhumbLine Advisors; which continues to administer $9.9 billion in TRS assets; and
- A domestic large capitalization value strategy of LSV Asset Management, which continues to administer $1.5 billion in TRS assets.
TRS reported a drop in its diversifying strategies portfolio, with total assets of $5.5 billion as of the end of fiscal 2021, dropping to $4.9 billion by the end of March. This includes the full redemption of $250 million from Light Sky Macro.
TRS reported an increase in its global income portfolio, with total assets of $16.3 billion at the end of March, up from $15.5 billion at the end of fiscal 2021.
The fund also announced new commitments of $1.9 billion to the following managers in global income:
- $100 million to Pharmakon Advisors, a women or minority-owned business enterprise, in a new investment relationship for TRS;
- $150 million to Cerberus Capital Management, which currently manages $419.6 million in TRS assets;
- $75 million to Dignari Capital Partners, a WMBE firm that currently administers $22.7 million in TRS assets;
- $100 million to Edelweiss Alternative Asset Advisors, a WMBE firm that currently administers $71 million in TRS assets;
- $25 million to L2 Point Capital, a WMBE firm, in a new investment relationship for TRS;
- $350 million to $400 million to Payden & Rygel, a WMBE firm;
- $250 million to Apollo Global Management, which currently administers $850.8 million in TRS assets;
- $150 million to Beach Point Capital Management; which currently administers $434.2 million in TRS assets;
- $200 million to Hayfin Capital Management, which currently administers $268.9 million in TRS assets;
- $225 million to Intermediate Capital Group, which currently administers $440.3 million in TRS assets; and
- $225 million to Pacific Investment Management Company, which currently administers $2.2 billion in TRS assets.
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