Investments
NYSTRS invests the System's funds in several diverse
classes of assets, including equities, bonds and real
estate. This diversification helps us earn the highest
possible long-term rate of return within appropriate
risk levels. In turn, this enables us to pay guaranteed
benefits to members and their beneficiaries at the lowest
possible cost to participating employers and the taxpayers
that fund them.
Generally, our liabilities will not be paid for as many as 70 years. Therefore, as a long-term investor, our holdings can withstand some short-term volatility. The System's long-term investment objective is to achieve an annualized rate of return of 8.0%. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, the System's rate of return was 19.3%. NYSTRS' Retirement Board reviews the asset allocation process annually and, if it is deemed necessary, adjusts the targets and ranges for each asset class.
The System's most-recent list of investments is below. We update this
list approximately two weeks after the end of each quarter.
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