003 · Benchmarks

Arkansas Teachers.

Targets, ranges and benchmarks as the document states them. Our copy of the IPS.

Asset class Bucket Target Range Benchmark
Total Equity Public Equity 53% 48–58% DJ US Total Stock Market and MSCI ACWI IMI (weighted blend)Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index and MSCI ACWI IMI Index (weighted blend)
Fixed Income Fixed Income 15% 13–17% Bloomberg US Universal BondBarclays U.S. Universal Bond Index
Opportunistic/Alternatives Multi-Asset / Other 5% No range set Weighted average of benchmarks of underlying strategies / institutional quality hedge fundWeighted average of benchmarks of underlying strategies / institutional quality hedge fund index
Real Assets Real Assets / Infrastructure 15% No range set
Private Equity Private Equity 12% No range set DJ US Total Stock Market plus 2 percentage points liquidity premiumDow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index plus 2 percentage points liquidity premium
Cash Equivalents Cash 0% 0–5%
Real Estate Real Estate NCREIF Fund Open-end Diversified Core Equity (NFIODCE)NCREIF Fund Index Open-end Diversified Core Equity Index (NFIODCE)
Timberland Real Assets / Infrastructure NCREIF Timberland Property (NTPI) and CPI plus 300 basis pointsNCREIF Timberland Property Index (NTPI) and CPI plus 300 basis points
Agriculture Real Assets / Infrastructure NCREIF Farmland (NFI) and CPI plus 300 basis pointsNCREIF Farmland Index (NFI) and CPI plus 300 basis points
Infrastructure Real Assets / Infrastructure Consumer Price (CPI) plus 5 percentage pointsConsumer Price Index (CPI) plus 5 percentage points

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