California Public Employees Retirement System

California Public Employees Retirement System Portfolio holdings

AUM $157B
 

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), established in 1932 and headquartered in Sacramento, California, is the largest public pension fund in the U.S., managing over $510 billion in assets as of late 2024 to provide retirement and health benefits to more than 2 million state and local government employees, retirees, and their families. Operating as a defined benefit plan, CalPERS invests globally across equities, fixed income, real estate, private equity, and infrastructure, guided by a 13-member board and a commitment to sustainable investing and ESG (environmental, social, governance) principles under Chief Investment Officer Ben Meng since 2024. Known for its influential shareholder activism—pushing for corporate governance reforms—CalPERS serves over 3,000 employers, including state agencies and school districts, balancing long-term funding needs with a $100 billion unfunded liability challenge. As a cornerstone of California’s public sector, it blends financial stewardship with a mission to secure retiree livelihoods.

This Quarter Return
+5.52%
1 Year Return
+23.37%
3 Year Return
+94.09%
5 Year Return
+169.49%
10 Year Return
+413.48%
AUM
$60.8B
AUM Growth
+$60.8B
Cap. Flow
-$3.43B
Cap. Flow %
-5.63%
Top 10 Hldgs %
14.08%
Holding
3,593
New
29
Increased
517
Reduced
2,163
Closed
113

Sector Composition

1 Financials 15.67%
2 Technology 14.76%
3 Healthcare 13.19%
4 Industrials 10.65%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
VRTX icon
276
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$103B
$42.6M 0.07%
488,600
-33,500
-6% -$2.92M
NLSN
277
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
$42.6M 0.07%
795,200
-49,300
-6% -$2.64M
VIAB
278
DELISTED
Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
$41.9M 0.07%
1,099,018
-54,400
-5% -$2.07M
TROW icon
279
T Rowe Price
TROW
$23.2B
$41.7M 0.07%
627,675
-31,300
-5% -$2.08M
AWK icon
280
American Water Works
AWK
$27.6B
$41.7M 0.07%
556,969
-37,900
-6% -$2.84M
GPC icon
281
Genuine Parts
GPC
$18.9B
$41.3M 0.07%
411,156
-30,200
-7% -$3.03M
COR icon
282
Cencora
COR
$57.2B
$41.3M 0.07%
511,000
-78,100
-13% -$6.31M
WDC icon
283
Western Digital
WDC
$28.4B
$41.2M 0.07%
705,430
-13,900
-2% -$813K
BCR
284
DELISTED
CR Bard Inc.
BCR
$41.2M 0.07%
183,605
-11,200
-6% -$2.51M
BEN icon
285
Franklin Resources
BEN
$13.2B
$40.8M 0.07%
1,146,816
-49,700
-4% -$1.77M
NUE icon
286
Nucor
NUE
$33.6B
$40.6M 0.07%
821,061
-1,500
-0.2% -$74.2K
ROK icon
287
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$38B
$40.3M 0.07%
329,300
-14,300
-4% -$1.75M
NTRS icon
288
Northern Trust
NTRS
$24.7B
$40M 0.07%
588,559
-32,300
-5% -$2.2M
BBWI icon
289
Bath & Body Works
BBWI
$6.26B
$39.9M 0.07%
563,400
-7,300
-1% -$517K
EFX icon
290
Equifax
EFX
$28.8B
$39.8M 0.07%
295,424
-6,800
-2% -$915K
PFG icon
291
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$17.8B
$39.5M 0.06%
766,200
-8,200
-1% -$422K
HSIC icon
292
Henry Schein
HSIC
$8.29B
$39.5M 0.06%
242,125
-19,000
-7% -$3.1M
CMS icon
293
CMS Energy
CMS
$21.3B
$39.4M 0.06%
938,247
-17,500
-2% -$735K
CERN
294
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
$39.4M 0.06%
637,696
-41,600
-6% -$2.57M
ETP
295
DELISTED
Energy Transfer Partners L.p.
ETP
$39.4M 0.06%
1,064,034
-67,500
-6% -$2.5M
CLX icon
296
Clorox
CLX
$14.7B
$39.2M 0.06%
313,000
-19,900
-6% -$2.49M
WTW icon
297
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$31.7B
$39.2M 0.06%
295,027
-15,500
-5% -$2.06M
LRCX icon
298
Lam Research
LRCX
$123B
$39.1M 0.06%
412,800
-25,300
-6% -$2.4M
GPN icon
299
Global Payments
GPN
$21.1B
$38.4M 0.06%
500,435
-47,100
-9% -$3.62M
SJM icon
300
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$11.7B
$38M 0.06%
280,550
-19,000
-6% -$2.58M