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California State Teachers Retirement System

CIK:0001081019
Pension Fund
$334B AUM
2,957 holdings
West Sacramento, CA, United States
Founded:1913
1,200 employees
Latest filing:Jun 30, 2025

The California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) is the largest educator-only pension fund in the world and the second largest public pension fund in the United States. Headquartered in West Sacramento, California, CalSTRS was established by law in 1913. It provides retirement, disability, and survivor benefits for California’s public school educators from prekindergarten through community college. As a major institutional investor, CalSTRS supports over 975,000 members and their beneficiaries and employs hundreds of professionals who manage assets, provide benefits, and serve members.

Investment Strategy

CalSTRS follows a diversified, long-term investment strategy across global public equities, fixed income, real estate, private equity, and sustainable investments. Its approach emphasizes prudent risk management, maximizing risk-adjusted returns to meet current and future pension obligations for educators. The fund incorporates ESG (environmental, social, and governance) factors, focuses on sustainability, and has a net-zero emissions commitment. CalSTRS actively manages its portfolio, leveraging internal and external expertise, and adapts investment policies to evolving markets and member needs.

Latest 13F Filing Activity

California State Teachers Retirement System filed their most recent 13F report on Jun 30, 2025 disclosing 1,206 equity positions with a total 13F market value of $90B. The fund increased holdings in Microsoft Corp., Amazon Com Inc., Netflix Inc. among other positions. California State Teachers Retirement System reduced exposure to Discover Financial Services, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. CL B, Abbvie Inc. among others.

Top Buys
M
MSFTMICROSOFT CORP
+$1.38B
A
AMZNAMAZON COM INC
+$484.2M
N
NFLXNETFLIX INC
+$275.1M
G
GOOGLALPHABET INC CL A
+$239.0M
G
GOOGALPHABET INC CL C
+$124.2M
Top Sells
D
DFSDISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES
-$72.6M
B
BRK-BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CL B
-$70.7M
A
ABBVABBVIE INC
-$65.5M
C
CVXCHEVRON CORP
-$55.0M
B
BMYBRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO
-$45.7M

Top Holdings

M
MSFTMICROSOFT CORP
+6.1%$5.52B
A
AMZNAMAZON COM INC
+3.7%$3.29B
G
GOOGLALPHABET INC CL A
+1.8%$1.66B
G
GOOGALPHABET INC CL C
+1.5%$1.33B
B
BRK-BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CL B
+1.1%$1.03B

Equity Positions (1,206)

TickerSecurityWeightMarket ValueSharesAvg CostPriceChange (QoQ)
MICROSOFT CORP6.13%$5.52B11,103,803$61.52$497.41+$1.38B
AMAZON COM INC3.66%$3.29B15,005,231$44.16$219.39+$484.2M
ALPHABET INC CL A1.84%$1.66B9,403,282$58.46$176.23+$239.0M
ALPHABET INC CL C1.48%$1.33B7,509,527$63.06$177.39+$124.2M
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CL B1.14%$1.03B2,113,265$141.86$485.77-$70.7M

Industry Allocation

SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES
+12.0%
SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE
+10.7%
SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, DATA PROCESSING, ETC.
+9.3%
ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS
+6.3%
PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS
+4.3%