Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System

About Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System

Louisiana School Employees Retirement System's investment portfolio is valued at $2.24 billion as of March 31, 2024 with investments in private equity, real estate, hedge funds, infrastructure, real assets, natural resources, publicly traded equities, fixed-income securities, cash, and other alternative assets class funds. Its returns for the 1 quarter, 1 year, 3 years, and 5 years, were 3.52%, 9.25%, 7.1%, and 9.01%, compared to the benchmark return of 3.39%, 10.42%, 3.82%, 6.83% respectively. As of March 31, 2024, the private equity portfolio was valued at $388.61 million, representing 17.3% of the total portfolio. This is an increase compared to September 30, 2023, when the private equity portfolio was valued at $328.69 million. Investments in private equity include buyouts, diversified private equity, private equity growth expansion, and venture capital strategies. As of September 30, 2023, the real asset portfolio was valued at $253.96 million. The plan's investments are governed by the executive management team, with Mr. Mathew Freedman serving as Chief Investment Officer. Segal Marco Advisors serves as LP Consultant.