The IPERS Investment Board, with advice from its investment consultants and the IPERS staff, adopts investment policy and approves plans to implement the policy. These plans include contracting with various investment management firms.

Investment managers are selected through competitive hiring processes. The investment managers are given full discretion to manage IPERS’ investment account, within the terms of their contracts and applicable federal and state laws. IPERS' investment staff and consultants provide ongoing oversight of the investment managers and periodically report to the Investment Board on the managers’ performance.

The table lists IPERS' investment managers according to investment type.

Investment TypeManager Name and Location
Domestic Equity
  • BlackRock Institutional Trust Company NA, San Francisco, CA
  • Mellon Investments Corp., San Francisco, CA
International Equity
  • BlackRock Institutional Trust Company NA, San Francisco, CA
  • Mellon Investments Corp., San Francisco, CA
  • PanAgora Asset Management, Inc., Boston, MA
  • Wellington Management Company LLP, Boston, MA
Core Fixed Income
  • BlackRock Financial Management Inc., New York, NY
  • BlackRock Institutional Trust Company NA, San Francisco, CA
  • Man Investments (USA) Corp., New York, NY
  • Mellon Investments Corp., San Francisco, CA
  • Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc., Chicago, IL
  • PGIM Inc., Newark, NJ
Global Smart Beta Equity
  • UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc., New York, NY
Public Credit
  • Aegon USA Investment Management LLC, Cedar Rapids, IA
  • PGIM Inc., Newark, NJ
Private Real Assets
  • Brookfield Asset Management Private Capitol Adviser (Canada), L.P, Toronto, Canada
  • Clarion Partners, New York, NY
  • Forest Investment Associates L.P., Atlanta, GA
  • INVESCO Advisers Inc., Dallas, TX
  • RREEF America LLC, Chicago, IL
  • UBS Farmland Investors LLC, Hartford, CT
  • UBS Realty Investors LLC, Hartford, CT
Private Equity/Debt
  • Pathway Capital Management LP, Irvine, CA
Private Credit
  • Ares Management LLC, Los Angeles, CA
  • ArrowMark Asset Management LLC, Denver, CO
  • Audax Management Company (NY), LLC, New York, NY
  • Crestline Management, L.P., Fort Worth, TX
  • Heitman CREDIT, LLC, Chicago, IL
  • IFM USIDF (US) A, L.P., New York, NY
  • ITE Rail Fund-IA, L.P., New York, NY
  • JP Morgan GTIF, New York, NY
  • Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P., Houston, TX
  • KKR Goldfinch LLC, San Francisco, CA
  • Marathon Asset Management, L.P, New York, NY
  • Monroe Capital Private Credit Fund I L.P., Chicago, IL
  • Oaktree RECIF, Los Angeles, CA
  • Pathway Capital Management L.P., Irvine, CA
  • PGIM Real Estate Global Debt, LP, Newark, NJ
  • Principal Real Estate Debt Fund II, L.P., Des Moines, IA
  • TCP Direct Lending Fund VIII-A LLC, Santa Monica, CA
Liquid Absolute Return Strategies
  • Aspect Capital Limited, London, United Kingdom
  • Graham Capital Management LP, Rowayton, CT
  • Pacific Investment Management Company LLC, Newport Beach, CA
  • P/E Global LLC, Boston, MA
  • Welton Investment Partners LLC, Carmel CA
Transition Management
  • BlackRock Institutional Trust Company NA, San Francisco, CA
  • Northern Trust Investments Inc., Chicago, IL
  • Russell Investments Implementation Services LLC, Seattle, WA