Key Takeaways
- • Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund committed up to $100 million to the Jadian Evergreen Fund, a $22 billion pension's board decision made at its September 30 meeting.
- • The Jadian Evergreen Fund is an open-end, core-plus vehicle targeting industrial outdoor storage, land lease communities and industrial research and development facilities.
- • The commitment supports OP&F's goal of raising its real estate allocation to a 12% target from 8.65%, roughly $2 billion today.
- • As of June 30, OP&F reported one-, three- and five-year annualized returns of 17.15%, 13.86% and 8.94%.
Summary
The Jadian Evergreen Fund is an open-end, core-plus vehicle seeking investments in industrial outdoor storage, land lease communities and industrial research and development facilities. The commitment forms part of OP&F's effort to lift its real estate holdings to a target allocation of 12% of the portfolio, up from its current 8.65% weighting, which equals about $2 billion. According to fund documents, the fund's allocations can reach up to 124% due to its use of leverage in specific categories.
OP&F, which reported $22 billion in assets as of June 30, posted one-, three- and five-year annualized returns of 17.15%, 13.86% and 8.94%, respectively. As of August 31, the fund allocated 46.73% of assets to growth assets, 43.99% to inflation-oriented assets, 22.59% to defensive assets and 10.76% to defensive growth assets.
At the same meeting, the board received an educational presentation from its general investment consultant, Wilshire, in preparation for a future asset liability study.
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