003 · Benchmarks

What they aim for.

112 plans state a target, a range or a benchmark by asset class — 748 distinct benchmarks across 9 asset classes. Figures are as the documents state them: we bucket the labels, we don't correct the arithmetic.

Public Equity

112 plans; 99 state a target; median target 46% (range 20–100%); typical allowed range 10 points wide; 12 plans left out of the statistics — the document gives sleeve weights or fractions, not percentage shares.

median · 46.00 0 25 50 75 100
Index providerBenchmarksPlans
MSCI8399
Russell1955
S&P1419
Dow JonesDJ US Total Stock Market15
FTSE32
HFR22
Wilshire22
BloombergBloomberg Global Investor Friendly Net (BGIFN)11
BurgissCustom weighted blend of MSCI ACWI ex-China and Burgiss Private Equity – Buyout weighted by Vintage Year and legacy Private Equities (benchmarked to itself)11
Cash rate50% S&P 500 / 50% 91 Day T-Bill11
CboeCBOE Put-Write11
Custom blendBlended Benchmark11
Not stated78

136 distinct benchmarks grouped by who publishes the yardstick — which plans use each benchmark →