Investment Management Committee Book - April 2021
Transcript of Investment Management Committee Book - April 2021
April 2021
Investment Management
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Minutes of the Investment Management Committee
December 9, 2020
The Investment Management Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas met on December 12, 2019, in the boardroom located on the fifth floor of the TRS East Building offices at 1000 Red River Street, Austin, Texas.
Committee Members present: Mr. David Corpus, Chair Mr. Jarvis V. Hollingsworth Mr. Christopher Moss Ms. Nanette Sissney Mr. Robert H. Walls, Jr. Other Board Members present: Mr. John Elliott Mr. James D. Nance Ms. Nanette Sissney Others present: Brian Guthrie, TRS Steve Voss, Aon Andrew Roth, TRS Mike McCormick, Aon Don Green, TRS Dr. Keith Brown, Board Investment Advisor Heather Traeger, TRS Jase Auby, TRS Amanda Jenami, TRS James Nield, TRS Bernie Bozzelli, TRS Ashley Baum, TRS Katherine Farrell, TRS Suzanne Dugan, Cohen Milstein Investment Management Committee Chair Mr. Corpus called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m.
1. Call roll of Committee members.
Ms. Farrell called the roll. A quorum was present.
2. Consider the approval of the proposed minutes of the September 2020 committee meeting – David Corpus, Chair.
On a motion by Mr. Moss, seconded by Mr. Hollingsworth, the committee unanimously voted to approve the proposed minutes for the September 2020 Investment Management Committee meeting as presented.
3. CIO Update including Fleet Strategy; Talent Management; Accomplishments; Notices and Key Dates; Upcoming Events – Jase Auby.
Mr. Jase Auby stated that the Investment Management Division (IMD) continues to operate well through the COVID crisis. He said as Austin entered Phase 3 there is up to 25 percent of IMD personnel to be on-site at 816 Congress. He announced the expansion of the Management Committee. With the new year ahead, he said they have engaged in the annual priority-setting process for the upcoming year. He reported the hiring for Phase 2 of Building the Fleet remains on hold until the end of the calendar year.
4. Discuss the Third Quarter 2020 Performance Review – Steve Voss, Mike Comstock and Mike McCormick, Aon.
Mr. Mike McCormick provided background on the market returns experienced for the quarter. He provided an update on where they see the end of the quarter and TRS performance and results. He noted global equities continue to rally during the third quarter due to the Central Bank intervention, positive information on coronavirus vaccines and the reopening of the economy. For the most recent quarter was up 8.6 percent, representing the equity portion of the TRS benchmark. He said the stable value, the risk reduction portion of the TRS portfolio saw phenomenal returns over the one-year period, 13.4 percent, due to the long-duration bonds. For the third quarter, he said, there was a muted return, up only 0.7 percent. He said rates will not continue to fall materially. He reported TRS had a return of about 5.4 percent for the quarter, capturing the global equity performance.
Mr. McCormick stated for the period, stable value portfolio has a very modest underweight to global equity, about 0.7 percent, a slight overweight to stable value, as well as very slight overweight to risk parity. He said this was a very modest difference relative to the policy in the portfolio. He noted the portfolio was in line with the policy as desired.
5. Annual Update on the Risk Group – James Nield.
Mr. James Nield began his annual update by discussing how the Risk Group not only reports on key risk metrics but has five mandates that to handle risk strategies and risk management. He said this is done by managing a number of portfolios, the two key ones being government bonds and risk parity. He said while the interim Strategic Asset Allocation study involves asset allocation, between the five-year studies, there is research performed to ensure the world does not change too much that requires an update to that policy. He reported the group also performs market intelligence to look at the rest of the world to ensure staying up to date with market trends and peer groups. Mr. Nield provided further detail for each of the five mandates. The history of risk parity and its purpose within the TRS portfolio was discussed.
6. Annual Update on the Trading Group – Bernie Bozzelli.
Mr. Bernie Bozzelli provided an overview and major functions of the Trading Group. He said the group’s primary mandate is to optimally implement the IMD investment decisions. He said having a high-performing trading operation is the result of having three factors in place: having a fully engaged, knowledgeable team; having top-notch systems, processes and technology; and having the trading partners with the right skill sets. He stated having to shut operations in the office and moving to work from home was a true test of processes. He reported for the year ending September
30, 2020, the group executed $414 billion in value and outperformed the peer trading benchmark by over 10 bps. He noted the increase in trading was related to risk parity and recent changes in the strategic asset allocation. Mr. Demetrius Pope provided a review of the Emerging Broker Program. He said TRS Trading has a dedicated program to engage with the work of high-performing minority, women, and disabled veteran broker/dealers. He noted that eight out of the 46 TRS trading brokers are emerging firms. He said they have outperformed their peer median desk by 13 basis points, trading around $12 million in savings versus their peer trading benchmark. He said TRS has worked with emerging firms for over 23 years.
7. Review of the Absolute Return Portfolio – Ashley Baum. Ms. Ashley Baum provided a review of the Absolute Return Portfolio and noted this was the first time to be featured by itself. She said absolute return is defined as a broad, multi-asset category of investments that have a high chance of making a positive return in all market environments after one to three years. She reported the portfolio is 3.7 percent or has about $6 billion of assets invested in this area. She noted this portfolio looks at investments that will produce target returns within three years while the industry generally focuses on monthly or quarterly results. She also noted the absolute return band in policy is from zero to 20 percent, with a zero percent target weight. This allows IMD to use the absolute return portfolio opportunistically and the actual weight will go up and down, depending on the opportunities available. She provided a review of the intentional deployment history of success in multi-strategy and illiquid credits since 2013. She said today there is about $2.8 billion available to deploy if TRS and the external managers agree an opportunity is compelling, allowing for TRS to be quick and nimble in capturing investments for the Trust. There being no more business before the committee, the meeting adjourned at 1:55 p.m. APPROVED BY THE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS ON THE __th DAY OF APRIL 2021.
______________________________ _________________ Katherine H. Farrell Date Secretary of the TRS Board of Trustees
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CIO Update
April 2021
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CIO UpdateIMD at a Glance
Priorities Our People
Snapshot as of March 2021IMD FTEs 189Shared-Services 15Contractors 24Secondees 7
Activity Phase I Phase IIHired 30 17Recruiting 2 5Pipeline 0 9
32 31
Key Dates and Upcoming EventsEvent Location Dates
Strategic Partnership Network (SPN) Summits Virtual May 27, 2021
GCM Grosvenor Consortium – Diverse + Women Managers Conference Virtual June 8-10, 2021
• Alpha. Total Trust outperformance versus the benchmark in Q4 2020 and year-to-date 2021
• Compensation. Conducting biennial base compensation study. Results to be presented in July.
• Portfolio Reviews. Completed semi-annual portfolio review process across all investment teams
• Legislative. Actively engaged with Texas Legislators to offer IMD subject matter expertise during House and Senate Hearings
• Recruiting. Actively recruiting for 20 positions across IMD due to recent increase in turnover and vacancies
• Spotlight Award. Austin Anderson, Patricia Cantú, Andrea Drummond, Barb Forssell - Return to Office (RTO) & Work From Home (WFH) Team
• Excellence in Investing Award. Michael Poustovoi and Jared Ryan – Internal Japanese Take Out Subsidiaries Strategy Team
• Industry Leadership.
o Katy Hoffman elected to Council of Institutional Investors (CII) Board of Directors
o Jase Auby elected to Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI) Culture and Diversity North American Advisory Committee
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The Return to Office (RTO) &Work From Home (WFH) Team
IMD Award Recipients
Internal Japanese Take Out Subsidiaries Strategy Team
AustinAnderson
Patricia Cantú
Andrea Drummond
Barb Forssell
Michael Poustovoi
Jared Ryan
IMD Spotlight Award RecipientsIMD Excellence in Investing
Award Recipients
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CIO UpdateMetrics Reporting – As of December 31, 2020
Metric Objective Target Q1 2020 Q2 2020 Q3 2020 Q4 2020
Total Trust Excess Return Return in excess of the benchmark return for the Total Trust (3 Year Rolling) +100 bp -9 bp -38 bp -44 bp -32 bp
Private Markets Excess Return
Return in excess of the benchmark return for Private Markets investments (3 Year Rolling) +155 bp +173 bp +97 bp +53 bp +95 bp
Active Public Markets Excess Return
Return in excess of the benchmark return for Active Public Markets investments (3 Year Rolling) +100 bp -126 bp -104 bp -84 bp -89 bp
Principal Investments Percent of portfolio capital plan in principal investments approved (cumulative year-to-date)1 2020: 38% 49% 36% 38% 38%
Public Equity Allocation Percent of internal public equity allocation 45% 50% 46% 49% 50%
Estimated Net Fee Savings External manager annual net fee savings2
2018: $53M2019: $64M2020: $80M
2018: $46M2019: $65M 2020: $93M
Total: $204M
Source: State Street Bank, TRS IMD1 – Q4 represents actual capital commitments vs. approvals and actual capital plan vs. budgeted plan2 – Estimated net fee savings presented net of inception to date marginal direct and overhead costs attributed to employees hired as part of the Building the Fleet initiative. CY2020 estimated net fee savings includes any cumulative prior period adjustments.
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Teacher Retirement System of TexasPerformance Review: Fourth Quarter 2020
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Summary
• Global equity markets continued to rise for the third consecutive quarter, ending the calendar year above their pre-pandemic levels.
Supportive monetary and fiscal policy, dwindling uncertainties regarding the U.S. elections, and the news of vaccines receiving
approval outweighed the continued surge of COVID-19 cases globally. with global equities returning 14.9% for the quarter.
• The U.S. nominal yield curve steepened over the quarter with yields at the short end of the curve remaining virtually unchanged while
yields at the longer end rose, resulting in the modestly negative returns shown for the Stable Value component The U.S. Federal
Reserve kept its interest rate unchanged and will continue to buy $120bn of debt per month until “substantial further progress has been
made” towards its employment and inflation targets.
• TRS returned 9.5% for the quarter which was 0.4 percentage points above its benchmark
− Outperformance at the asset class level for Stable Value and Real Return were the primary drivers for relative results.
▪ For the trailing twelve months, TRS returned 11.6% versus the benchmark return of 12.6%
− Active management in Total USA, along with Stable Value and Risk Parity performance were the primary detractors from relative
results
14.9%
-1.0%
0.8%
11.3%
15.3% 15.4%
-1.2%
10.1%
-5.0%
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
Global Equity Policy Benchmark Stable Value Policy Benchmark Real Return Policy Benchmark Risk Parity Benchmark
Fourth Quarter One-Year
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1. Market Summary – Fourth Quarter 2020
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2. Market Value Change
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3. Asset Allocation Detail
Market Value $ in millions)as of 12/31/2020 Interim
PolicyTarget
Relative toInterimPolicy Target
Long TermPolicy Target
Long TermPolicy
Ranges($) (%)
Investment Exposure -- 105.2% 104.0% +1.2% 104.0% 99-115%
Total U.S.A. $31,947 18.1% 19.0% -0.9% 18.0 13-23%
Non-U.S. Developed $24,720 14.0% 13.3% +0.7% 13.0 8-18%
Emerging Markets $16,711 9.4% 9.0% +0.4% 9.0 4-14%
Private Equity $26,301 14.9% 14.6% +0.2% 14.0 9-19%
Global Equity $99,679 56.3% 55.9% +0.4% 54.0 47-61%
Government Bonds $25,486 14.4% 16.3% -1.9% 16.0 0-21%
Stable Value Hedge Funds $9,121 5.2% 5.0% +0.2% 5.0 0-10%
Absolute Return $6,112 3.5% 0.0% +3.5% 0.0 0-20%
Stable Value $40,720 23.0% 21.3% +1.7% 21.0 14-28%
Real Estate $22,913 12.9% 13.7% -0.7% 15.0 10-20%
Energy, Natural Resource and Inf. $8,377 4.7% 5.1% -0.4% 6.0 1-11%
Commodities $345 0.2% 0.0% +0.2% 0.0 0-5%
Real Return $31,635 17.9% 18.8% -0.9% 21.0 14-28%
Risk Parity $14,197 8.0% 8.0% 0.0% 8.0 0-13%
Risk Parity $14,197 8.0% 8.0% 0.0% 8.0 0-13%
Cash $3,526 2.0% 2.0% 0.0% 2.0 0-7%
Asset Allocation Leverage -$12,812 -7.2% -6.0% -1.2% -6.0 --
Net Asset Allocation -$9,286 -5.2% -4.0% -1.2% -4.0 --
Total Fund $176,945 100.0% --- 100.0% --
Note: Asset allocation information shown above is based upon MOPAR reporting. The excess returns shown above may not be a perfect difference between the actual and benchmark returns due entirely to rounding.
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4. Total TRS Performance Ending 12/31/2020
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Commodities
Real Estate
Cash Equivalents
Total Fund Performance Total Value Added: 0.46 %
Total Asset Allocation: 0.11% Total Security Selection Value Added: 0.26%
Total Fund vs. Total Fund Benchmark
0.00%
-0.03%
0.00%
0.00%
0.39%
0.01%
0.00%
0.05%
-0.01%
0.09%
-0.12%
-0.25%
0.13%
-0.8% -0.4% 0.0% 0.4% 0.8%
9.51%
9.05%
0.46%
0.0% 4.0% 8.0% 12.0% 16.0%
Total Fund
Total Fund Benchmark
Total Value Added
0.09%
0.26%
0.11%
-0.2% 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Other
Security Selection Value Added
Asset Allocation
-0.77%
0.07%
-0.06%
0.24%
-0.06%
-0.50%
3.57%
0.07%
-1.91%
0.33%
0.12%
0.26%
-1.36%
-6.0% 0.0% 6.0% 12.0%
Asset Allocation Leverage
Risk Parity
ENRI
Commodities
Real Estate
Cash Equivalents
Absolute Returns
Stable Value Hedge Funds
Long Treasuries
Private Equity
Emerging Markets
Non-U.S. Developed
Total U.S.A
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.03%
-0.06%
-0.01%
0.25%
0.00%
0.01%
-0.02%
-0.10%
-0.3% 0.0% 0.3% 0.6%
5. Total Fund Attribution – One Quarter Ending 12/31/2020
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Commodities
Real Estate
Cash Equivalents
Total Fund vs. Total Fund BenchmarkTotal Fund Performance Total Value Added: -1.06 %
Total Asset Allocation: 0.36% Total Security Selection Value Added: -1.32%
0.05%
-0.61%
-0.29%
0.00%
0.30%
0.01%
0.00%
0.15%
0.01%
-0.34%
0.01%
0.23%
-0.84%
-1.6% -0.8% 0.0% 0.8%
11.59%
12.64%
-1.06%
-8.0% 0.0% 8.0% 16.0% 24.0%
Total Fund
Total Fund Benchmark
Total Value Added
-0.10%
-1.32%
0.36%
-4.0% -2.0% 0.0% 2.0%
Other
Security Selection Value Added
Asset Allocation
-1.36%
-0.03%
-0.13%
0.19%
-0.19%
0.09%
3.56%
-0.03%
-1.37%
0.00%
0.22%
0.34%
-1.27%
-5.0% 0.0% 5.0% 10.0%
Asset Allocation Leverage
Risk Parity
ENRI
Commodities
Real Estate
Cash Equivalents
Absolute Returns
Stable Value Hedge Funds
Long Treasuries
Private Equity
Emerging Markets
Non-U.S. Developed
Total U.S.A
0.00%
0.01%
0.10%
0.02%
0.06%
-0.02%
-0.20%
-0.01%
-0.02%
0.32%
0.03%
0.05%
0.04%
-0.4% 0.0% 0.4% 0.8%
5. Total Fund Attribution – One Year Ending 12/31/2020
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6. Risk Profile: Total Fund Risk-Return vs. Peers
Note: Public Plan peer group composed of 18 public funds with total assets in excess of $10B as of 12/31/2020 respectively for the
periods above. An exhibit outlining the asset allocation of the peer portfolios is provided in the appendix of this report.
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6. Risk Profile: Trailing 3-Year and 5-Year Risk Metrics Peer Comparison
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7. Global Equity: Performance Summary Ending 12/31/2020
Note: The excess returns shown in this presentation may differ from State Street statements due entirely to rounding. These differences are
generally within a few basis points and are not material.
Fourth Quarter
One
Year
Three
Years
Total Global Equity 14.5% 14.1% 8.9%
Global Equity Benchmark 14.9 15.3 9.9
Difference -0.4 -1.2 -1.0
Total U.S. Equity 15.5 15.7 11.3
Total U.S. Equity Benchmark 14.7 21.1 14.6
Difference +0.8 -5.4 -3.3
Non-U.S. Equity 15.7 13.0 5.4
Non-U.S. Benchmark 17.4 12.1 5.2
Difference -1.8 +0.9 +0.3
Non-U.S. Developed 13.9 9.3 4.4
MSCI EAFE + Canada 15.8 7.6 4.2
Difference -1.9 +1.7 +0.2
Emerging Markets 18.4 18.6 6.8
MSCI Emerging Markets 19.7 18.4 6.3
Difference -1.3 +0.2 +0.6
Five
Years
Ten
Years
11.2% 8.8%
12.0 9.0
-0.8 -0.1
13.0 11.9
15.5 13.8
-2.6 -1.9
9.6 5.1
9.9 4.7
-0.2 +0.4
7.2 5.9
7.6 5.2
-0.5 +0.7
13.3 4.3
12.9 3.7
+0.4 +0.6
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7. Global Equity: Performance Summary Ending 12/31/2020 (cont’d)
Fourth
Quarter
One
Year
Three
Years
Five
Years
Ten
Years
Total Public Equity 15.6% 14.2% 8.0% 10.8% 7.8%
Public Equity Benchmark 16.2 16.1 9.3 12.0 8.3
Difference -0.6 -1.9 -1.4 -1.2 -0.5
Total Private Equity 11.6 13.9 12.0 12.4 13.6
Private Equity Benchmark 10.6 13.9 12.4 12.3 11.9
Difference +1.0 0.0 -0.5 +0.1 +1.6
Note: The excess returns shown in this presentation may differ from State Street statements due entirely to rounding. These differences are
generally within a few basis points and are not material.
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8. Stable Value: Performance Summary Ending 12/31/2020
Fourth
Quarter
One
Year
Three
Years
Total Stable Value 0.6% 14.8% 8.5%
Total Stable Value Benchmark -1.0 15.4 8.7
Difference +1.5 -0.6 -0.1
Total Government Bonds -3.1 17.7 10.3
Treasury Benchmark -3.0 17.7 9.9
Difference -0.1 0.0 +0.4
Stable Value Hedge Funds 6.8 9.4 5.4
Hedge Funds Benchmark 5.8 6.5 3.9
Difference +1.0 +2.9 +1.5
Absolute Return 7.2 7.3 7.4
Absolute Return Benchmark 0.6 2.6 3.8
Difference +6.6 +4.7 +3.6
Note: The excess returns shown in this presentation may differ from State Street statements due entirely to rounding. These differences are
generally within a few basis points and are not material.
Five
Years
Ten
Years
7.5% 7.3%
6.9 6.8
+0.6 +0.6
8.3 8.3
7.8 7.8
+0.5 +0.5
5.6 4.3
3.5 3.5
+2.0 +0.8
7.6 9.6
3.5 2.9
+4.1 +6.7
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9. Real Return: Performance Summary Ending 12/31/2020
Fourth
Quarter
One
Year
Three
Years
Five
Years
Ten
years
Total Real Return 2.9% -0.4% 4.8% 7.0% 7.6%
Real Return Benchmark 0.8 -1.2 2.9 4.6 6.7
Difference +2.1 +0.8 +1.9 +2.4 +0.9
Real Estate 3.0 2.8 7.1 9.0 10.9
Real Estate Benchmark 0.3 0.5 4.2 5.7 9.3
Difference +2.7 +2.3 +2.8 +3.3 +1.7
Energy, Natural Resource and
Infrastructure2.3 -8.7 1.0 -- --
Energy and Natural Res. Benchmark 2.3 -5.5 0.8 -- --
Difference 0.0 -3.2 +0.2 -- --
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generally within a few basis points and are not material.
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10. Risk Parity: Performance Summary Ending 12/31/2020
Fourth
Quarter
One
Year
Three
Years
Five
Years
Ten
years
Total Risk Parity 10.9% 2.4% 5.6% 9.2% --
Risk Parity Benchmark 11.3 10.1 8.0 10.2 --
Difference -0.4 -7.7 -2.4 -0.9 --
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generally within a few basis points and are not material.
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11.Cash Equivalents: Performance Summary Ending 12/31/2020
Fourth
Quarter
One
Year
Three
Years
Five
Years
Ten
Years
Cash Equivalents 0.3% 1.2% 1.7% 1.7% 1.9%
Cash Benchmark 0.0 0.7 1.6 1.2 0.6
Difference +0.3 +0.5 0.0 +0.5 +1.2
Note: The excess returns shown in this presentation may differ from State Street statements due entirely to rounding. These differences are
generally within a few basis points and are not material.
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TRS Commitment Levels vs. Peers (>$10 Billion) as of 12/31/2020
Note: The Public Plan peer universe had 18 observations for the fourth quarter 2020. TRS allocations may not sum to 100.0% which is entirely due
to the impact of rounding
▪ The chart below depicts the asset allocation of peer public funds with assets greater than $10 billion.
− The ends of each line represent the 95th and 5th percentile of exposures, the middle light blue and grey lines represent the
25th and 75th percentile of exposures, the purple square represents the median, and the green dot represents TRS exposure.
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Historical Excess Performance Ending 12/31/2020
Quarterly and Cumulative Excess Performance
Total Fund vs. Total Fund Benchmark
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TRS Asset Growth
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External Manager Program:
Public Equity Performance as of 12/31/2020Allocation
($ in billions)
Fourth
Quarter
One
Year
EP Total Global Equity $30.0 17.5% 19.0%
EP Global Equity Benchmark -- 15.9 17.3Difference -- +1.6 +1.7
EP U.S.A. $10.8 17.8 20.4
EP U.S.A. Benchmark -- 14.7 21.1
Difference -- +3.1 -0.7
EP Non-U.S. Developed $6.5 15.0 18.5
MSCI EAFE + Canada Policy Index -- 15.8 7.6
Difference -- -0.8 +10.9
EP Emerging Markets $6.2 20.8 22.3
MSCI Emerging Markets Policy Index -- 19.7 18.4
Difference -- +1.1 +3.8
EP World Equity $6.6 16.5 15.4
EP World Equity Benchmark -- 14.7 16.6Difference -- +1.8 -1.3
Note: The excess returns shown in this presentation may differ from State Street statements due entirely to rounding. These differences are
generally within a few basis points and are not material.
Three
Years
9.5%
9.2
+0.3
13.4
14.6
-1.2
7.5
4.2
+3.3
7.9
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External Manager Program:
Stable Value/Total Program Performance as of 12/31/2020
Allocation
($ in billions)
Fourth
QuarterOne Year
Three
Years
EP Total Stable Value $9.1 6.8% 9.4% 5.4%
EP Stable Value Benchmark -- 5.8 6.5 3.9
Difference -- +1.0 +2.9 +1.5
EP Stable Value Hedge Funds $9.1 6.8 9.4 5.4
EP Stable Value Hedge Funds Benchmark -- 5.8 6.5 3.9
Difference -- +1.0 +2.9 +1.5
Total External Public Program $39.2 15.0 16.8 8.5
EP External Public Benchmark -- 13.6 15.2 8.1
Difference -- +1.4 +1.7 +0.5
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generally within a few basis points and are not material.
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Public Strategic Partnership Program (SPN):
Performance Summary as of 12/31/2020
The Public SPNs in aggregate outperformed the benchmark during the fourth quarter and outperformed
over the trailing one-year period and over the trailing three-year period.
Allocation
($ in billions)
Fourth
Quarter
One
Year
Three
Years
Five
Years
Public Strategic Partnership $7.6 13.0% 20.1% 10.6% 11.9%
Public SPN Benchmark -- 10.3% 17.9% 10.1% 11.3%
Difference -- +2.7 +2.2 +0.5 +0.6
Blackrock $2.6 12.6% 19.8% 11.3% --
J.P. Morgan $2.7 13.7% 22.5% 10.3% --
Morgan Stanley $2.3 12.8% 16.9% 10.1% --
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generally within a few basis points and are not material.
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▪ Total Fund Performance Benchmark – 19.0% MSCI U.S.A. IMI, 13.3% MSCI EAFE plus Canada Index, 9.0% MSCI Emerging
Markets Index, 14.6% State Street Private Equity Index (1 quarter lagged), 16.3% Blmb. Barc. Long Term Treasury Index, 5.0%
HFRI FoF Conservative Index, 2.0% Citigroup 3 Mo. T-Bill Index, 13.7% NCREIF ODCE Index (1 quarter lagged), 5.1% Energy
and Natural Resources Benchmark, 8.0% Risk Parity Benchmark, and -6.0% Asset Allocation Leverage Benchmark.
▪ Global Equity Benchmark – 33.9% MSCI U.S.A. IMI, 23.8% MSCI EAFE plus Canada Index, 16.1% MSCI Emerging Markets
Index, and 26.2% State Street Private Equity Index (1 quarter lagged)
– TF U.S. Equity Benchmark - MSCI U.S.A. Investable Markets Index (IMI)
– Emerging Markets Equity Benchmark – MSCI Emerging Markets Index
– Non-US Developed Equity Benchmark– MSCI EAFE + Canada Index
– Private Equity Benchmark - State Street Private Equity Index (1 quarter lagged)
Benchmarks
Note: Returns and market values (based on account level) reported are provided by State Street. Net additions/withdrawals are reported on a gross (adjusted for expenses) total fund
level as provided by State Street. All rates of return for time periods greater than one year are annualized. The excess returns shown in this presentation may differ from State Street
statements due entirely to rounding. These differences are generally within a few basis points and are not material.
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Benchmarks (cont’d)
▪ Stable Value Benchmark – 76.5% Blmb. Barc. Long Term Treasury Index and 23.5% HFRI FoF Conservative Index
– US Treasuries Benchmark – Bloomberg Barclays Long Term Treasury Index
– Stable Value Hedge Funds – HFRI Fund of Funds (FoF) Conservative Index
– Absolute Return Benchmark - 3 Mo. LIBOR + 2%
– Cash Benchmark - Citigroup 3 Mo. Treasury Bill Index
▪ Real Return Benchmark – 72.9% NCREIF ODCE Index and 27.1% Energy & Natural Resources Benchmark
– Real Estate Benchmark – NCREIF ODCE Index (1 quarter lagged)
– Energy and Natural Resources Benchmark – 75% Cambridge Associates Natural Resources Index (reweighted) and 25%
quarterly Seasonally-Adjusted Consumer Price Index (1 quarter lagged)
– Commodities Benchmark – Goldman Sachs Commodity Index
▪ Risk Parity Benchmark – 100% HFR Risk Parity Vol 12 Institutional Index
Note: Returns and market values (based on account level) reported are provided by State Street. Net additions/withdrawals are reported on a gross (adjusted for expenses) total fund
level as provided by State Street. All rates of return for time periods greater than one year are annualized. The excess returns shown in this presentation may differ from State Street
statements due entirely to rounding. These differences are generally within a few basis points and are not material.
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Description of Performance Attribution
▪ A measure of the source of the deviation of a fund's performance from that of its policy benchmark. Each bar on the attribution
graph represents the contribution made by the asset class to the total difference in performance. A positive value for a component
indicates a positive contribution to the aggregate relative performance. A negative value indicates a detrimental impact. The
magnitude of each component's contribution is a function of (1) the performance of the component relative to its benchmark, and
(2) the weight (beginning of period) of the component in the aggregate.
▪ The individual Asset Class effect, also called Selection Effect, is calculated as
Actual Weight of Asset Class x (Actual Asset Class Return – Asset Class Benchmark Return)
▪ The bar labeled Allocation Effect illustrates the effect that a Total Fund's asset allocation has on its relative performance.
Allocation Effect calculation = (Asset Class Benchmark Return –Total Benchmark Return) x (Actual Weight of Asset Class –
Target Policy Weight of Asset Class).
▪ The bar labeled Other is a combination of Cash Flow Effect and Benchmark Effect:
– Cash Flow Effect describes the impact of asset movements on the Total Fund results. Cash Flow Effect calculation = (Total
Fund Actual Return – Total Fund Policy Return) – Current Selection Effect – Current Allocation Effect
– Benchmark Effect results from the weighted average return of the asset classes' benchmarks being different from the Total
Funds’ policy benchmark return. Benchmark Effect calculation = Total Fund Policy Return – (Asset Class Benchmark
Return x Target Policy Weight of Asset Class)
▪ Cumulative Effect
Cumulative Effect calculation = Current Effect t *(1+Cumulative Total Fund Actual Return t-1) +
Cumulative Effect t-1*(1+Total Fund Benchmark Return t)
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Notes:
▪ The rates of return contained in this report are shown on an after-fees basis unless otherwise noted. They are geometric and time
weighted. Returns for periods longer than one year are annualized.
▪ Universe percentiles are based upon an ordering system in which 1 is the best ranking and 100 is the worst ranking.
▪ Due to rounding throughout the report, percentage totals displayed may not sum up to 100.0%. Additionally, individual fund totals
in dollar terms may not sum up to the plan totals.
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Brad Gilbert, Senior Director, External Public Markets
Annual Review of Public Markets
April 2021
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Agenda
I. Global Equity Update
II. Case Study: Underperforming Strategies
III. Directional Hedge Fund Integration Update
IV. Stable Value Hedge Funds
Source: State Street Bank
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Philosophy
We believe active management will add value over timeActive Management
Targeting factors that are compensated in the long run, such as value, is a key active strategyFactors
We prefer to manage strategies internally when have the resources and skills to compete with external managersInternal
When we don’t have internal capabilities, we can select external managers who will add value net of feesExternal
Active management is most successful in less efficient markets, including international and small capsEfficient Markets
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Global Equity Overview
Source: State Street Bank
Global Equity’s role in the Trust: Global Equity Breakdown
G l o b a lEq u i t y
5 6 %
Assets Assets
(in billions) (percent of Trust)
External Manager / Public SPN $36.0 20.4 12
Internal Quantitative 18.5 10.5 13
Internal Fundamental 14.5 8.2 23
Passive & Transition 4.3 2.4
Public Market Analytics 6
Total Public Equity $73.4 41.5 54
PUBLIC EQUITY PORTFOLIO
As of 12/31/20Team
Members
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Global Equity Best Practices: More Internal Management
Source: State Street Bank. Due to different reporting frameworks prior to 2017, asset amounts may vary slightly (<1%) from amounts originally reported.Public SPN numbers only include Global Equity.
• The proportion of internal management has continued to increase
• Internal management troughed at 36% of Public Equity in 2012. At year end it was 51%
• Directional Hedge Funds are no longer a separate allocation, and are included in External Public Equity
Public Equity Split by Strategy Group
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Public Equity Performance
Source: State Street Bank
• Public equity portfolios had strong absolute performance in 2020, but lagged benchmarks in the USA
• International portfolios outperformed their benchmarks
• Quantitative and factor strategies detracted from performance in all regions
Assets
(percent of Trust)14.4 14.2 -688 10.8 -385
21.1 14.6
11.7 9.5 188 4.2 -3
7.6 4.2
8.3 18.9 43 6.7 44
MSCI Emerging Markets 18.4 6.3
World Equity 3.9 15.4 -127 9.8 -65
MSCI AC World 16.6 10.4
Total Public Equity 38.3 13.9 -199 7.8 -132
15.9 9.1
MSCI EAFE + Canada
Emerging Markets 14,770
Public Equity Portfolios ex-Strategic Partnership
As of 12/31/20
1-Year
US $25,453
Assets
(in millions) Return (%)
Public Equity Policy Benchmark
6,946
$67,833
MSCI US IMI
Non-US Developed 20,664
3-Year
Return (%) Alpha (bp) Alpha (bp)
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Public Equity Performance by Strategy Group
• External strategies added value over the 1- and 3-year periods
• Internal Fundamental Non-US Developed portfolios and research portfolios performed well in 2020, offset partially by Emerging Market and US Small/Midcap portfolios
• Underperformance was driven primarily by internal quantitative strategies facing an unfavorable factor environment
Source: State Street Bank
Public Equity Contribution to Excess Return (bp)
as of 12/31/2020 1 yr 3 yr
-199 -132
+64 +10
+5 -8
-271 -131
+3 -3
Total
Passive & Transition
Internal Fundamental
Internal Quantitative
External Manager (ex-Strategic Partnership)
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Case Study: Underperforming StrategiesHow do we judge investment portfolios that are below expectations?
• Two strategies have generated negative results in the Public Equity portfolio since October 2017
o Quantitative Factor Strategies
o Internal Pre-IPO
• They provide a case study on our approach to underperformance in internal and external portfolios
Source: State Street Bank
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Case Study: Underperforming StrategiesDuration and degree of underperformance only provide a starting point
• Goyal and Wahal (2008) found that investors frequently detract from their portfolios through impatient hiring and firing.2
• The Tech Bubble of the late 1990s provides an example where a successful investment strategy – value investing – underperformed by a large margin
over an extended period. The graphs show relative performance of two value managers on the Premier List, with each line charting performance as if
the investment started on that date. Ultimately, holding on to value managers was the right strategy.
Premier List Value Manager 1Performance from Different Investment Dates1
Premier List Value Manager 2Performance from Different Investment Dates1
Source: Bloomberg1 Returns represent the performance of market-hedged portfolios scaled to a 10% volatility level and rebalanced monthly. Manager #2 returns include backfilled data.2 “The Selection and Termination of Investment Management Firms by Plan Sponsors,” The Journal of Finance, Vol LXIII, No. 4. August 2008.
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Case Study: Underperforming StrategiesBackward- and forward-looking considerations inform a decision
Internal Pre-IPO Quant Factor Strategies
Trailing Performance - - -
Strategy Rationale /“Need to Believes”
- +
In- and Out-of-Sample Historical Performance
- +
Implementation Versus Peers - +
Mitigating Environment - +
Valuation/Outlook - +
Diversification Role + +
Decision Wind down Continue
Source: Bloomberg, State Street Bank
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Directional Hedge Fund Integration UpdateOverview of Changes
• In the 2019 SAA review, Directional Hedge Funds (DHF) were integrated within the Public Equity portfolio
• Two regional sub-portfolios (US & Non-US Developed) were created based on manager holdings
• The IMD uses an overlay portfolio to achieve full portfolio risk (Beta 1.0 to policy benchmarks)
o The Risk & Portfolio Management Team (RPM) helped design the overlay and currently manages it
• The Public Markets Portfolio Construction Team incorporates DHF manager allocations and risk contributions into portfolio decisions
Source: State Street Bank
As of 12/31/2020
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Directional Hedge Fund Integration UpdateResults to Date
• The DHF + Overlay portfolio generated $187 million in value added since inception (October 2019)
o These results are included in overall Public Equity performance
o The DHF + Overlay portfolios have outperformed traditional Long-Oriented peers in the portfolio since inception, an early validation of TRS's ability to harvest the hedge fund managers' alpha through the overlay program
• Non-US Developed DHF + Overlay has consistently generated strong alpha over the last 15 months
• The overlay has made the DHF allocation more efficient by bringing equity risk up to full target
Source: State Street Bank
DHF + Overlay
(ann.)
Benchmark
(ann.)
Ann. Excess
Return (bp)
Dollar Value Added
(millions)
US 24.9% 24.9% (9) -$102.5
Non-US Developed 31.1% 12.6% 1849 $289.6
$187.1
DHF + Overlay PerformanceInception to Date (Oct 19 - Dec 20)
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Stable Value Overview
Source: State Street Bank
S t a b l e Va l u e2 3 %
Stable Value’s role in the Trust: Stable Value Breakdown
As of 12/31/20Assets
(in billions USD)
Assets
(percent of Trust)
Equity Market Neutral 2.9 1.6
Macro and Commodities 2.1 1.2
Fixed Income 1.3 0.7
Multi-Strategy 1.1 0.6
Trends and Volatil ity 1.0 0.6
Reinsurance 0.7 0.4
Total Portfolio 9.1 5.1
STABLE VALUE HEDGE FUND PORTFOLIO
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Stable Value Hedge Fund Performance
• The target allocation to Stable Value Hedge Funds (SVHF) increased from 4% to 5% in 2019, and the portfolio finished scaling in Q1 2020
• SVHF outperformance in 2020 was driven by superior performance in negative equity environments compared to the benchmark
o The SVHF portfolio is designed to have little to no correlation to equity
• SVHF have been a consistent outperformer over longer time periods
o Over 3 years, SVHF added $291 million in value versus the policy benchmark
o Since inception, SVHF added $738 million in value versus the policy benchmark
Source: State Street Bank
Stable Value Hedge Fund Portfolio
As of 12/31/2020
Assets
(in Millions)Return (%) Alpha (bp) Return (%) Alpha (bp) Return (%) Alpha (bp)
Stable Value Hedge Funds $9,086 9.4 +291 5.4 +146 4.9 +128
HFRI Fund of Funds Conservative Index 6.5 3.9 3.6
1 Year 3 Year Since Inception (Oct. 2011)
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Stable Value Hedge Fund Portfolio
Sources: State Street Bank, BloombergNote: Performance is annualized and is net of fees1Dates: October 2011 (inception) to December 20202MSCI All Country World Index3Bloomberg Barclays US Long Treasury Total Return Index4HFRI Fund of Funds Conservative Index
Stable Value Hedge Fund Objectives Status Details
Hedge Fund TypesFocus on absolute return hedge funds
• Return: 4.9%1
• Sharpe Ratio: 1.3
Market Sensitivity and Risk Core strategies have low to negative market sensitivity
• Correlation to Global Equities2: 0.4• Beta to Global Equities: 0.1
Market Regime PerformanceExpected to have positive returns when markets are down
• Outperformed equities in every down month for stocks, by an average of 3.2%
• Positive returns in 61% of 36 down equity months since October 2011
Performance versus US Treasuries Expected to outperform US Treasuries over the long term
• 4.9% return versus Treasuries3 5.6%; • 3.2% volatility versus Treasuries 11.0%• 12/31/20 10-year Treasury yield-to-maturity: 0.9%
Performance versus BenchmarkStable Value HF benchmark4 with target tracking error of 4%
• 1.3% ahead of Stable Value HF benchmark since inception
• Tracking Error: 2.5%
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Stable Value Hedge Funds and Treasuries
Source: State Street Bank, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Treasury data begins January 1962)
1 Dates: October 2011 (inception) to December 20202 Return of Bloomberg Barclays US Long Treasury Total Return Index3 Return of Citigroup 3-month Treasury Bill
Risk-Adjusted Returns1
US Treasuries2
Sharpe = 0.3
Stable Value Hedge Funds Sharpe = 1.5
Cash3
Sharpe = 0
0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12%
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• Stable Value Hedge Funds have underperformed Treasuries since the inception of the portfolio but delivered superior risk-reward
• The compensation for taking 10-year Treasury risk at the end of 2020 was at a multi-decade low
• In 2021 through February, the return for 10 Year Treasuries was -9.0% versus +1.0% for Stable Value Hedge Funds
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Public Markets 2021 Priorities
• Taking advantage of opportunities resulting from market turbulence and change in the investment regime
• Managing an active internal portfolio R&D pipeline
• Continuing to integrate ESG in the investment process
• Developing rotational analyst program for long-term recruiting
• Improving Analytics function and integration with the middle office
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Public Markets Senior Leadership Team
Brad Gilbert, CFA, CAIASr. DirectorBBA, UT Austin
Joel Hinkhouse, CFADirectorMBA, University of Chicago
KJ Van Ackeren, CFA Sr. Director MBA, Texas Christian University
Patrick Cosgrove, CFA Sr. Director MBA, St. Mary’s University
Mohan Balachandran, PhDSr. Managing DirectorPhD, Physics, Brown University
Dale West, CFASr. Managing DirectorMBA, Stanford
Ashley Baum, CFA, CPADirectorMPA, UT Austin
Matt Talbert, PhDDirector PhD, Economics, UT Austin
Mark Albert, CFADirectorMBA, University of Michigan
Jean-Benoit Daumerie, CFADirectorMBA, Rice University
Kyle Wynne, CFA, FRMInvestment ManagerMS, University of Chicago
• Four distinct groups with one leadership team
• One comprehensive view of portfolio construction
• Improved communication and alignment
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External Public Markets
Brad Gilbert, CFA, CAIASr. Director, Head of External Public MarketsBBA, UT Austin
Joel Hinkhouse, CFADirectorMBA, University of Chicago
Lulu Llano, CFADirectorBBA, UT Austin
Steven Wilson, CAIADirectorMBA, Rice University
Jon KlekmanAnalystBA, SUNY Binghamton
Relationship Management
Michael Ijeh CAIAAssociateBBA, Texas Tech
John Hall, CFAInvestment ManagerMBA, London Business School
Lauren Gellhaus, CAIA AssociateBBA, UT Austin
Broc GomesSr. AssociateBS, Florida State University
Jean-Benoit Daumerie, CFA DirectorMBA, Rice University
Scott Gonsoulin, CFADirectorMS, Texas A&M
Sibei Wen, CFA, FRMSr. AssociateMS, UT Austin
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
7 CFA Charterholders6 Master’s Degrees4 CAIA Charterholders1 Certified FRM
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Multi-Asset Strategies
Mohan Balachandran, PhDSr. Managing DirectorPhD, Physics, Brown University
Wayne Speer, CFADirectorMBA, SMU
Anthony Paolini, CPASr. AssociateMPA Accounting, UT Austin
Solomon GoldInvestment ManagerMS, Economics, UT Austin
ANALYTICS / RESEARCH
Mark Albert, CFADirectorMBA, University of Michigan
Matt Talbert, PhDDirectorPhD, Economics, UT Austin
Ryan Leary, CFAInvestment ManagerMBA, Rice University
Gabriel Salinas, PhDSr. AssociatePhD, Economics UT Austin
Kyle SchmidtDirectorMBA, SMU
Sudhanshu Pathak “Sunny”Sr. AssociateMS, Operations ResearchColumbia University
Taylor GordonAdministrative Assistant BS, Hospitality AdministrationBoston University
Eddie Pluhar, PhDAssociatePhD, PhysicsUniversity of Missouri
Chris SteevesSr. AnalystMS, Business Analytics UT Austin
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
4 PhDs8 Master’s Degrees3 CFA Charterholders1 CPA
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Internal Fundamental Management
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH
Patrick Cosgrove, CFA Sr. Director MBA, St. Mary’s University
KJ Van Ackeren, CFA Sr. Director MBA, Texas Christian University
David DeStefano, CFA Director MBA, UT Austin
Ralph Linn, CFA Director MBA & JD, Tulane University
Shayne McGuire Director MBA & MA, UT Austin
Michael Poustovoi, CFA DirectorMBA, OCU
Jared Ryan Investment ManagerBS, Trinity University
Monica LarsonExecutive Assistant
Jeremy Aston, CFA Sr. Associate MBA, UT Austin
Mark Cassens, CFA DirectorMBA, UT Austin
Ran Huo, CFA Sr. Associate MBA, Rice University
Derek Sbrogna, CFA DirectorMBA, UT Austin
Joseph Vaughan, CFA AssociateBA, UT Austin
Richard Campbell, CFA DirectorMBA, UT Austin
Lee Carter, CFA Director MBA, Rice University
Frank Crown, CFA DirectorBAA, Georgia State University
Marissa Hogan DirectorMBA, Babson College
Adam Kogler, CFA Sr. AssociateMSF, University of Florida
Trevor ThompsonSr. Analyst MSF, Ohio St University
John Watkins DirectorMS, Johns Hopkins MBA, UT Austin
Stacey Peot, CFA DirectorMBA, UT Austin
Khoi Tran Investment Manager BA, UT Austin
Jackson Wu DirectorMBA, Rice University
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
15 CFA Charterholders21 Master’s Degrees
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Public Markets Analytics
Kyle Wynne, CFA, FRM Head of Public Markets AnalyticsMS, University of Chicago
Kevin TaylorSr. AssociateMS, UT Austin
Chad White Sr. AssociateMSF, TulsaMS, MS&T
Lamont Colter Sr. AnalystBS, Texas State University
Irma Martinez AnalystBBA, St. Edwards
John Onyango ContractorBBA, Texas State University
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
1 CFA Charterholder3 Master’s Degrees1 Certified FRM
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Legislative Authority Detail for Agency AgreementsAs of December 31, 2020
Source: State Street Bank
• TRS is limited by law to 30% Agency Agreement authority. 17.4% is currently utilized.
• TRS is limited by law to 10% hedge funds. 9.1% is currently utilized.
External Managers Agency LP Total Agency LP Total Agency LP Total
US Portfolio 2 12 14 $1.5 $4.6 $6.1 0.8% 2.6% 3.4%
Non-US Developed 4 2 6 $2.6 $2.1 $4.7 1.5% 1.2% 2.7%
Emerging Markets 5 5 10 $3.1 $2.4 $5.5 1.7% 1.4% 3.1%
World Equity 2 5 7 $1.7 $4.8 $6.6 1.0% 2.7% 3.7%
Total Equity 13 24 37 $8.9 $14.0 $22.9 5.0% 7.9% 12.9%
Public Markets SPN 3 3 $7.6 $7.6 4.3% 4.3%
RE/ENRI 3 3 $0.3 $0.3 0.2% 0.2%
Totals 19 24 43 $16.8 $14.0 $30.8 9.5% 7.9% 17.4%
Hedge Funds
Public Equity $6.5 3.7%
Stable Value $9.1 5.2%
Spec Opps/RP $0.6 0.3%
Totals $16.1 9.1%
# of Portfolios Assets ($ billion) Percentage of Trust
17.4%
0.3%
9.1%
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Long-term Quantitative Equity Strategies (QES) Portfolio PerformanceAs of December 31, 2020
Source: State Street BankInception Date: 6/11/2009; includes legacy GBI and AA accounts
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Internal / External Decision Tree for Investment Strategies
Does a strategy provide meaningful alpha or diversification relative to what we already do internally and externally?
Is this strategy rules-based and non-proprietary? Examples: passive or other indices that can be licensed or replicated internally.
Are people or technology resources important to the strategy, such that external parties have an overwhelming advantage that TRS is unlikely to match? Examples: quantitative strategies requiring large investments in systems; strategies requiring a worldwide presence or a large number of staff.
Can the strategy be implemented in sufficient size to be material to TRS?
Does TRS currently have internal capability to implement the strategy?
Could TRS develop the internal capability to implement the strategy in a cost-effective way?
NO STOPDon’t do
NOSTOP
Don’t do
Does this strategy present insurmountable legal, operational or agency issues? This would include non-security investments or investments where control of an entity would bring it under TRS’ regulatory framework. Examples: private equity, distressed-for-control, real estate, China A-shares requiring QFII.
YES EXTERNAL MANAGEMENT
YES INTERNAL MANAGEMENT
YES EXTERNAL MANAGEMENT
YES INTERNAL MANAGEMENT
YES EXTERNAL MANAGEMENT
EXTERNAL MANAGEMENT
Develop internal capability
INTERNAL MANAGEMENT
NO
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
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Developing New Internal Portfolios
Source: TRS Investment Management Division IIC Recommended Guidelines for Developing New Internal Portfolios, Rev. 6/2019
Development
•Design of strategy including source of return, implementation and time horizon
•MC sponsor
•Coordination with IMD Operations and Trading on resource needs
•Strategy description document
Paper Portfolio
Stage
•Simulation of strategy with trade decisions documented but not implemented
•Independent oversight of performance calculation during test period
•Monthly reporting package to Management Committee
•Typically 4+ months
R&D Portfolio Stage
•Presentation to Internal Investment Committee (IIC)
•IIC approves an initial allocation, typically $100m-$250m
•IIC approves a ramp-up plan with timeline and milestones
•IMD Operations assists with account set-up, systems and infrastructure
•Compliance review of policy issues
Ramp-Up•Monthly reporting on performance and milestones
•Detailed commentary during bi-annual portfolios reviews
• At the discretion of the CIO, the process and timeline may be shortened, for instance:
• Minor extensions of existing strategies• Timely opportunities such as market dislocations
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External Manager Critical ProcessesTexas Way
Pre-IIC Negotiations
Manager fees negotiated
Near-final terms negotiated
IIC Review and Approval
Investments presented to IIC for approval
External consultant provides ratings
Additional requirements met as needed
Final Legal Review
Finalize terms
Contracts signed
Funding Execution
Coordinate with Investment Operations, Portfolio Construction
Team and Legal & Compliance
Portfolio Monitoring
Monitor manager performance, positioning
and risk
Investigate risk signals and report analysis to TRS Risk
Group
Portfolio Management
Evaluate portfolio to maintain optimal risk
Implement portfolio decisions
Reporting
Generate Board, Management Committee
and policy reporting
Generate ad hoc reporting as needed
Strategic Planning
Review asset allocation
Evaluate Premier List needs
Premier List Development
Initial firm diligence and proposal
Collaborative review by TRS & Albourne
Add/reject/removeproposed firm
Initial Legal Document Review
Preliminary discussion of legal terms and non-
negotiables
Preliminary review of financial terms and
alignment
Investment Certification
Onsite visit
Review consultant report
TRS Certification Questionnaire
Conduct reference & background checks
Prepare certification report
Risk Certification
Quantitative analysis
Review of current portfolio (characteristics
& valuations)
Assessment of firm risk systems and processes
Hedge Fund Test
Portfolio Fit Analysis
Risk and return characteristics
Diversification benefits
Determine initial and optimal investment size
Portfolio impact
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Jean-Benoit Daumerie, Director
Public Markets SPN Portfolio
April 2021
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Agenda
I. Performance
II. Special Topic: Integration with Public Markets
III. Priorities and Projects
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Public Markets SPNPerformance as of December 31, 2020
1 Periods prior to September 30, 2020 include performance and AUM of all managers. 2 Redemption of manager and rebalance across remaining partners on September 30, 2020.Source: State Street Bank and TRS IMD.Inception of Public SPN: June 2008.
Program
Assets Annualized Return Annualized Alpha Tracking Error Information Ratio
NAV($, millions)
% of Trust 1-Year 3-YearSince
Incept.1-Year 3-Year
Since Incept.
1-Year 3-YearSince
Incept.1-Year 3-Year
Since Incept.
BlackRock $2,583 1.5% 19.8% 11.3% 8.5% +192bp +122bp +113bp 299bp 228bp 205bp 0.6 0.5 0.6
JP Morgan 2,657 1.5 22.5 10.3 8.6 +457 +15 +126 441 298 233 1.0 0.1 0.5
Morgan Stanley 2,329 1.3 16.9 10.1 7.7 -104 0 +33 543 339 236 -0.2 0.0 0.1
Total Public SPN1 $7,570 4.3% 20.1% 10.6% 8.2% +219bp +50bp +83bp 355bp 221bp 162bp 0.6 0.2 0.5
Public Markets SPN Assets Under Management2 Total Public SPN Cumulative Alpha
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Alpha by Public Markets SPNReturn by Public Markets SPN
Public Markets SPNPerformance as of December 31, 2020
Source: State Street Bank and TRS IMD.Note: Fiscal year for the Public Markets SPN runs from July to June due to inception of the structure in June 2008.
Performance Key Drivers:• Global pandemic and the end of previous business cycle created volatile markets in 1H20
• Enormous fiscal and monetary support bolstered the economy
• Positive vaccine news in 2H20 supported an overweight to cyclical equities and credit. Underlying equity security selection also added value
9 of 13 years with positive alpha
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Special Topic: Integration with Public Markets
• Consistent goals and objectives with Total Public Markets
• Diversity of opinion
• Stronger relationships with team to understand needs
• Enforce common language and analysis
• Diversifying alpha sources
Objective: Understand industry standards and identify best practices in monitoring / re-underwriting
Conclusions:
• Industry standards for quantitative monitoring are undeveloped and judgment-based
• Current TRS techniques are considered advanced
• Minor enhancements can further improve process
Figure 1: Suggested path dependency response (example) for manager re-underwriting
…
…
…
Public SPN portfolio joined External Public Markets on 4/1/20 Example Research Project
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Priorities and Projects
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Summits
Plan, Assess, Measure
• Connect, learn, and adapt with access to industry experts
• Work across the organization for effective collaboration with partners
• Key priority topic for SPN summits
Knowledge Transfer
• Foster environment of competition and debate on challenging investment issues in current environment
• Portfolio review with Management Committee and discuss special topics
• 2020 Topics: COVID Dislocations, Treasuries Strategic Allocation, Inflation
Finding Solutions to Investment Problems
• 72 projects completed since inception
• Develop models, valuation frameworks, risk management, and investment strategies
• Transparency and access to entire partner firms
ResearchAlpha – Portfolio Management
Positioning, Risk, and Performance
• Collaborate with Middle Office and Public Markets Analytics teams
• Use of third-party tools to deep dive into portfolios
• Understand opportunities for ESG investing
Contribute to Trust’s relative return objectives and access total firm capabilities, disseminating information and resources throughout IMD
APPENDIX
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Public SPN Timeline
2008Public SPN
$4bn approved by TRS Board and allocation made on 6/30
2011Benchmark
Change
2015Benchmark
Change
2017Public SPN portfolio
double in size from original
allocation
2011Barclay’s added
as 5th Public SPN portfolio
2013Barclay’s
removed from Public SPN portfolio
2019Aladdin
Implemented
2013SPR Team spin-off from MSG
2011Risk Parity Research Project
(example)
2013Alternative Risk
PremiaResearch Project
(example)
2016Blank Canvas
Research Project
2015Common Language
Begins
2019Benchmark
Change
2020Public SPN portfolio
integrated into External Public
Markets
2020Neuberger
Berman removed from
Public SPN portfolio
2020Portfolio
Rebalanced
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Setting Alpha Expectations
Source: TRS IMD. ‘Experience’ demonstrates Gross IR.
• Information Ratio (IR) is a key metric used to judge investment skill:
• Individual partners have realized on average a 0.55 IR…a good result, with the total portfolio realizing a 0.7 IR
• 200bp net alpha expectation remains a stretch goal (1.0 IR). A good result (0.5 IR) has been accretive to the overall Trust
IR = Excess Returns Over Benchmark
Tracking Error
IR: 0.0Weak
IR: 0.5Good
IR: 1.0Great
IR: 0.55Individual
partner
IR: 0.70Total
Portfolio
Experience:
Expectations:
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Public Markets SPN Diversification
Source: TRS IMD.Note: ‘Average Correlation…’ is the daily correlation in 2020 with the other two strategies. YTD return is for listed instrument, assuming position held constant for the holding period.
Partner ImplementationAverage Correlation with
Other InstrumentsInstrument YTD Return
(through 3/31/21)
BlackRock Underweight German Bunds 0.17 +10.7%
JPMorgan Overweight Credit / Underweight US Treasuries 0.20 +1.9%
Morgan Stanley Overweight Value / Underweight Anti-Value 0.19 +5.0%
Example: “Early-Mid Cycle” Theme – Three Different Implementations
One Portfolio...Three Different Perspectives / Processes:
• Long-lasting cultures generate persistent strengths
• Diversifying opinions and processes can lead to similar or dissimilar views of the world
• Different implementations of views result in higher risk adjusted returns
Public SPN
Portfolio
BlackRock(Quantitative,
Systematic)
JPMorgan(Portfolio
Construction, Diversification)
Morgan Stanley
(Fundamental, Thematic)
James Nield, Chief Risk Officer
Stephen Kim, Director
Investment Risk Report
April 2021
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Risk Metric Value In Compliance? Page(s)
1. Asset Allocation (AA): Overweight Stable Value Overweight 1.7% P 3 - 5
2. Drawdown Risk: VaR estimate stable 6.1% VaR P 6 - 8
3. Tracking Error: Total Trust TE within range 155 bp P 9 - 10
4. Leverage: Trust levered by 5.2% 128.9% Gross, -5.2% Net P 11 - 13
5. Liquidity: Remained strong 5.6 Coverage Ratio P 14
6. Counterparty Risk: Within Policy limit Lowest Rating: BBB+ P 15
7. Derivatives Exposure: Decreased 26.8% Gross P 16 - 17
8. Securities Lending: Earnings Decreased 12.2% Utilization P 18
All metrics in compliance
Unless otherwise noted, data presented as of December 31, 2020
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55.9% 18.8% -4.0%21.3% 8.0%
-20%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
Q4-20Q2-20Q4-19Q2-19Q4-18Q2-18
Global Equity Stable Value Real Return Risk Parity Net AA Leverage
56.3%
23.0%17.9%
8.0% -5.2%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Global Equity Stable Value Real Return Risk Parity Net AALeverage
Benchmark
Benchmark
Trust weights in line with benchmark
Asset Class Weights
Source: State Street Bank; note: Net AA leverage is -5.2%, which indicates the Trust is levered by 5.2%
Asset Class Weights Trend
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0.4%
1.7%
-0.9%
0.0%
-1.2%
-10%
-8%
-6%
-4%
-2%
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
Q1-18 Q2-18 Q3-18 Q4-18 Q1-19 Q2-19 Q3-19 Q4-19 Q1-20 Q2-20 Q3-20 Q4-20
Global Equity Stable Value Real Return Risk Parity Net AA Leverage
Trust remained overweight Stable Value
Relative Asset Class Positions Through Time
Source: State Street Bank; relative positions shown in comparison to quarter-end Trust benchmark weights as defined in policy
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Global Equity OW 0.4% Stable Value OW 1.7% Real Return UW -0.9%
-0.9%
0.7%
0.4%
0.2%
-5.0% 0.0% 5.0%
USA
Non-US Developed
Emerging Markets
Private Equity
-1.9%
0.2%
3.5%
-1.2%
-5.0% 5.0%
Government Bonds
Stable Value HF
Absolute Return
Net AA Leverage*
-0.7%
-0.4%
0.2%
-5.0% 0.0% 5.0%
Real Estate
ENRI
Commodities
Stable Value overweight driven by Absolute Return
Source: State Street Bank Note: private credit allocation included in Absolute Return*Negative Net AA Leverage relative weighting means Trust has more AA Leverage than benchmark
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6.1%
5.6%
3%
4%
5%
6%
7%
8%
Q4-20Q2-20Q4-19Q2-19Q4-18Q2-18
Total Fund Benchmark Policy Max / Min
56.3%
75.8%
0% 50% 100%
% of Assets
% of VaR
Global Equity
23.0%
-6.7%
-30% -15% 0% 15% 30%
% of Assets
% of VaR
Stable Value
8.0%
6.3%
-15% -5% 5% 15% 25%
% of Assets
% of VaR
Risk Parity
17.9%
24.5%
0% 10% 20% 30%
% of Assets
% of VaR
Real Return
VaR estimate remained stable at 6.1%
VaR History
Source: State Street Bank
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0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
3.0%
21.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
4.7%
12.9%
-15% -5% 5% 15% 25%
Commodities
ENRI *
Real Estate
% of Assets % of VaR
0.0%
22.6%
12.5%
18.2%
22.5%
0.0%
14.9%
9.4%
14.0%
18.1%
-15% -5% 5% 15% 25%
Private Equity
Emerging Markets
Non-US Developed
USA
% of Assets % of VaR
1.5%
0.9%
-9.1%
-5.2%
3.5%
5.2%
14.4%
-15% -5% 5% 15% 25%
Net AA leverage
Absolute Return *
Stable Value HF *
Government Bonds *
% of Assets % of VaR
Stable Value assets remain a key source of diversification
* These assets contribute less risk than their dollar allocationSource: State Street Bank; note: Net AA leverage is -5.2%, which indicates the Trust is levered by 5.2%
Global Equity Stable Value Real Return
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-20%
-15%
-10%
-5%
0%
5%
10%
15%
Worst GFCMonthOct '08
Dot ComCorrection
Jul '98 - Aug '98
Q1 2020 Bond CrashFeb '94 - May
'94
Asian CrisisJul '97
Taper TantrumMay - Jun '13
Sovereign DebtCrisis
Aug '11
Dot Com BubbleNov '99 - Jan '00
Q2 2020 EM Asia RallyJan '99 - May
'99
Best GFC MonthApr '09
Total Fund Benchmark
Stressed Trust returns expected to perform in line with benchmark
Scenario Analysis
Source: State Street Bank; note: data shown are predicted drawdowns given current allocation, except for Q1 and Q2 2020, which reflects realized performance
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155
100
0
40
80
120
160
200
Q1-18 Q2-18 Q3-18 Q4-18 Q1-19 Q2-19 Q3-19 Q4-19 Q1-20 Q2-20 Q3-20 Q4-20
bp
Total Trust Forecast Tracking Error Public Market Stand Alone Forecast Tracking Error
Forecasted Trust tracking error within range
Source: State Street Bank
10
100
-50
50
150
250
350
450
550
650
750
Total Public GovernmentBonds
Non-USDeveloped
Stable Value HF EmergingMarkets
USA Equity Risk Parity
bp
Current Forecast TE 3-Year Realized TE Policy Maximum Policy Neutral
0
150
300
450
600
750
TotalPrivate
PrivateEquity
ENRI Real Estate
bp
Current Forecast TE 3-Year Realized TE
Public portfolio tracking error forecast at 100 bps, in line with policy neutral
Source: State Street Bank; note: current forecast tracking error uses past experiences from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2020 and therefore includes the effects of the Global Financial Crisis; External World Equity has a TE of 179 bps realized, 248 bps forecasted with a policy neutral of 300
Public Private
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-5.2%
128.9%
80%
90%
100%
110%
120%
130%
140%
150%
160%-15%
-10%
-5%
0%
5%
Q1-18 Q2-18 Q3-18 Q4-18 Q1-19 Q2-19 Q3-19 Q4-19 Q1-20 Q2-20 Q3-20 Q4-20
Total TrustNet AA Leverage Gross Leverage (RHS)
←
Un
leve
red
Leve
red
→
Source: State Street Bank; note: total Trust leverage excludes securities lending which is reported separately; Net AA Leverage includes adjustments for delta-notionalization of options and exclusion of spot forwards of 30 days or less
Trust Gross and Net AA Leverage stable
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283%
246%
0%
100%
200%
300%
400%
Q4-20Q2-20Q4-19Q2-19Q4-18Q2-18
Risk ParityGross Leverage Net Leverage
207%
108%
0%
100%
200%
300%
Q4-20Q2-20Q4-19Q2-19Q4-18Q2-18
Public Strategic PartnersGross Leverage Net Leverage
Risk Parity leverage increased to long term average; SPN leverage stable
Source: State Street Bank; note: Risk Parity changed from a 10% to 12% volatility target at the start of Q4 2019
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36%
49%
44%
59%
23%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Q3-20 Q1-20 Q3-19 Q1-19 Q3-18 Q1-18
Real Estate Loan to ValueCore Value-Add Opportunistic RASS Benchmark
481%
86%
0%
200%
400%
600%
800%
Q3-20Q1-20Q3-19Q1-19Q3-18Q1-18
Total Hedge FundsGross Leverage Net Leverage
60%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Q4-20Q2-20Q4-19Q2-19Q4-18Q2-18
Hedge Fund OverlayOverlay as % of Directional HF
Hedge Fund and Real Estate strategy leverage range bound
Source: MSCI RiskMetrics, State Street Bank, TRS RE manager data, NCREIF; note: Directional Hedge Fund overlay program began on September 2019 and includes one non-Hedge Fund; Total Real Estate Loan to Value was 45% as of Q3 2020; Real Estate Loan-to-Values are estimates based on self-reported manager data and methodology continues to be enhanced per Audit recommendation
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Sources of Liquidity
($, billions)
Market
Value
Stressed
Value
Internal Cash 3.4$ 3.4$
Government Bonds 25.4 25.5
Risk Parity 14.3 9.5
Other Liquid Assets (Equity, Commodities) 60.8 26.2
Total Sources of Liquidity 104.0$ 64.6$
Note: Excluded Illiquid Private Assets and Hedge Funds 73.3$ NA
Uses of Liquidity
($, billions)
Market
Value
Stressed
Value
Operational Uses of Liquidity 1.2$ (0.3)$
Stressed Securities Lending (1.4)
Stressed Non-collateralized assets -
Stressed Derivatives (7.1)
Stressed Private Markets (2.7)
Total Uses of Liquidity 1.2$ (11.6)$
Liquidity Ratio
Ratio (Sources/Uses) 5.6
Alert Threshold 2.0
Test Result Pass
Note: Net Stressed Liquidity (Sources less Uses) 53.0$
Note: Past 12 Months of Benefit Payments 4.0$
5.6
0
2
4
6
8
10
Q4-20Q2-20Q4-19Q2-19Q4-18Q2-18
Sou
rces
/ U
ses
Liquidity Ratio
Threshold
Trust liquidity remained strong
Source: State Street Bank, TRS IMDAssumptions: The stress case assumes liquid assets experience 1.5x the worst rolling monthly return since 2008 plus an additional liquidity stress. Operational uses of liquidity reflects the lesser of forecasted cash flows or monthly benefit payments. Stressed securities lending reflects potential costs associated with termination including a liquidity stress. Stressed non-collateralized assets and derivatives reflect margin calls based on the same market stress applied to Liquid Assets. Private Market investments are assumed to return half as much capital as currently planned and experience capital calls equivalent to total unfunded commitments in equal installments over the course of 12 months.
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FCM Counterparty
Exchange Traded Futures
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC A+ NR NR $672.9
Goldman Sachs & Co A+ NR A+ 331.7
JP Morgan Securities LLC A+ Aa3 AA 83.4
OTC Counterparty
Over the Counter copy from derivaties
Bank of America, N.A. A+ Aa2 AA- $0.1 $0.0
Barclays Bank PLC A A1 A+ 0.0 0.0
BNP Paribas SA A+ Aa3 A+ 0.0 0.0
CIBC A+ Aa2 AA- 2.8 0.0
Citibank N.A. A+ Aa3 A+ 0.0 0.0
Credit Suisse International A+ Aa3 A 0.0 0.0
Deutsche Bank AG BBB+ A3 BBB+ 0.0 0.0
Goldman Sachs International A+ A1 A+ 0.0 77.2
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. A+ Aa2 AA 9.0 58.7
Macquarie Bank Limited A+ A2 A 0.0 0.0
Morgan Stanley A+ Aa3 NR 0.0 0.0
Societe Generale A A1 A- 0.0 0.0
The Toronto-Dominion Bank AA- Aa3 AA- 4.0 0.0
UBS AG A- A3U A+ 0.8 0.0
Securities Lending/Custodian
State Street Bank AA- Aa3 AA
S&P Moody's Fitch
S&P Moody's
Exposure
Exposure
RepoS&P Moody's Fitch
Fitch
Paste Into PPT
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102
-
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
Q4-20Q2-20Q4-19Q2-19Q4-18Q2-18
bp
Average Counterparty CDS Lowest Rated Counterparty CDS
Counterparty Risk within Policy limits
Source: State Street Bank, Bloomberg; Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) counterparty exposure reflects margin posted; OTC counterparty exposure represents positive market value of all OTC derivative positions less collateral posted; Repo exposure reflects excess collateral posted
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26.8%
0%
20%
40%
60%
Q1-18 Q2-18 Q3-18 Q4-18 Q1-19 Q2-19 Q3-19 Q4-19 Q1-20 Q2-20 Q3-20 Q4-20
Gross Notional by Instrument (% of Total Trust) Swaps Futures Forwards Options
13.9%
-20%
0%
20%
40%
Q1-18 Q2-18 Q3-18 Q4-18 Q1-19 Q2-19 Q3-19 Q4-19 Q1-20 Q2-20 Q3-20 Q4-20
Net Notional by Instrument (% of Total Trust) Swaps Futures Forwards Options
Derivative notional exposure decreased
Source: State Street Bank; note: derivative positions represent transactions in which TRS is a counterparty; net leverage includes adjustments for delta-notionalization for options and exclusion of spot forwards of 30 days or less
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VaR Contribution from Derivatives
● Total Gross = $47.5b ● Total Net = $24.7b
Gross vs Net Derivatives Notional by Portfolio
6.1%
0.6%
0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
7%
Q4-20Q2-20Q4-19Q2-19Q4-18Q2-18
Total Trust VaR Contribution from Derivatives
-$10
$0
$10
$20
$30
$40
$50
RPM SPN APMOverlays
AssetAllocation
PrivateMarkets
ExternalManagers
Total
$, b
illio
ns
Gross Net
Derivatives contributed small portion of drawdown risk
Source: State Street Bank; derivative positions represent transactions in which TRS is a counterparty. Note: net leverage includes adjustments for delta-notionalization of options and exclusion of spot forwards of 30 days or less
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In conclusion, key points are the following:
• Asset class risk contribution levels remain consistent with SAA objectives
• Strategy leverage has returned to pre-crisis levels
• Securities lending earnings have declined
• Risk metrics are in line with policy guidelines