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California Public Employees Retirement System

CIK:0000919079
Pension Fund
$469B AUM
1,113 holdings
Sacramento, CA, United States
Founded:1932
2,700 employees
Latest filing:Jun 30, 2025

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is a public pension fund and agency within the California executive branch, headquartered in Sacramento, California. Founded in 1932, it manages pension and health benefits for over 1.5 million California public employees, retirees, and their families, making it the largest public pension fund in the United States. The agency has several hundred employees and is recognized globally as a leader in institutional investing and shareholder activism.

Investment Strategy

CalPERS pursues a diversified, long-term investment strategy across global public and private markets, including equities, fixed income, real estate, private equity, and infrastructure. The system aims to maximize risk-adjusted returns to ensure sustainable retirement and health benefits for California's public employees. CalPERS is known for active governance, shareholder engagement, and emphasis on sustainable investment practices, often lowering assumed returns depending on market outlooks to maintain fiduciary responsibility.

Latest 13F Filing Activity

California Public Employees Retirement System filed their most recent 13F report on Jun 30, 2025 disclosing 1,097 equity positions with a total 13F market value of $157B. The fund increased holdings in Nvidia Corporation, Microsoft Corp., Vanguard Index FDS among other positions. California Public Employees Retirement System reduced exposure to Unitedhealth Group Inc., Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Del, Mcdonalds Corp. among others.

Top Buys
N
NVDANVIDIA CORPORATION
+$3.89B
M
MSFTMICROSOFT CORP
+$3.66B
V
VOOVANGUARD INDEX FDS
+$3.42B
A
AMZNAMAZON COM INC
+$1.01B
A
AVGOBROADCOM INC
+$902.0M
Top Sells
U
UNHUNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC
-$653.5M
B
BRK-BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL
-$470.9M
M
MCDMCDONALDS CORP
-$355.8M
P
PEPPEPSICO INC
-$347.8M
P
PGPROCTER AND GAMBLE CO
-$293.8M

Top Holdings

V
VOOVANGUARD INDEX FDS
+9.4%$14.70B
M
MSFTMICROSOFT CORP
+6.9%$10.85B
N
NVDANVIDIA CORPORATION
+6.5%$10.23B
A
AAPLAPPLE INC
+4.8%$7.52B
A
AMZNAMAZON COM INC
+2.6%$4.06B

Equity Positions (1,097)

TickerSecurityWeightMarket ValueSharesAvg CostPriceChange (QoQ)
VANGUARD INDEX FDS9.37%$14.70B25,883,852$538.56$568.03+$3.42B
MICROSOFT CORP6.91%$10.85B21,807,466$178.92$497.41+$3.66B
NVIDIA CORPORATION6.51%$10.23B64,728,856$41.00$157.99+$3.89B
APPLE INC4.79%$7.52B36,643,039$83.10$205.17-$180.7M
AMAZON COM INC2.59%$4.06B18,504,621$101.17$219.39+$1.01B

Industry Allocation

SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES
+11.6%
SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE
+9.8%
SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, DATA PROCESSING, ETC.
+8.4%
ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS
+5.5%
PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS
+4.1%