2020 Liability-Driven Investment Survey

Industry Trends


Average Asset Allocation

2020
Publicly-traded equities 31%
Fixed Income 54%
Cash 2%
Private equity 4%
All other asset classes not mentioned above 9%

Use of Derivatives

2020
Currently using derivative overlays to help manage risk 55%
Not currently using but are actively considering 5%
Not currently considering now but expect to consider in the future 18%
Not currently using and do not expect to consider 22%

Average Duration, In Years

2020
Average duration of total liabilities 13.8
Average duration of fixed income portfolio 15.6

1 3 4 5 6 7 25