The strongest returns came from the Public Equity Program, which generated a 19.7 percent return. Private Equity’s preliminary net returns were 13.9 percent, followed by Real Estate, with preliminary net returns of 7.6 percent.
Based on these preliminary fiscal year returns, the funded status of the overall CalPERS fund is an estimated 68 percent, an increase of 3 percentage points from the previous fiscal year. This estimate is based on a 7 percent discount rate.
"I am proud of our investment team for achieving double digit returns this year," said Ted Eliopoulos, CalPERS chief investment officer.