As of December 31, 2022, the IPERS investment portfolio had a market value of $39.34 billion. IPERS’ investment return for the quarter was 4.49% (net of fees). Below are IPERS’ investment returns for various periods ending December 31, 2022, compared to the System’s official long-term performance objectives.

IPERS investment portfolio
 Fiscal Year to Date*One YearThree Years**Five YearsTen YearsTwenty YearsThirty Years
IPERS Return-0.60%-10.61%6.46%7.01%7.93%8.07%8.32%
Policy Benchmark***-0.67%-10.85%6.46%7.04%7.91%8.26%8.12%
CPI+3%1.66%9.65%8.07%6.89%5.68%5.58%5.56%
Actuarial Assumed Return3.44%7.00%7.00%7.00%7.18%7.34%7.33%
Median-IM All Public Funds > $1 Billion****-0.84%-11.39%4.27%4.91%6.84%7.15%7.46%

IPERS earned the following time-weighted returns (net of fees) by asset class for the quarter ended December 31, 2022:

Time weighted returns by asset class
Asset classTime-weighted returns
International Equity14.59%
Domestic Equity7.30%
Public Credit5.43%
Core Fixed Income2.52%
Global Smart Beta Equity12.68%
Cash-4.09%
Private Equity-1.39%
Private Credit1.11%
Private Real Assets-1.82%

*Fiscal Year 2023 commenced July 1, 2022.

**Returns for periods longer than one year are annualized.

***The policy benchmark is a passively managed set of market indexes, with appropriate weightings, that are reflective of IPERS' target asset allocation.

****The media return of the Investment Metrics' Universe of All Public Funds with Assets Greater than $1 billion.