California State Teachers' Retirement System

The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS), established in 1913 and based in West Sacramento, California, is a public pension fund that serves over 862,000 educators across 1,600 school districts. As the largest teacher-only pension fund in the world and the second largest pension fund in the United States, CalSTRS provides retirement, disability, and survivor benefits to public school educators from pre-kindergarten through community college. The fund's mission focuses on ensuring the financial security of California's educators and maintaining their trust. The CalSTRS investment portfolio is diversified across various asset classes, including global equity, fixed income, private equity, real estate, and risk-mitigating strategies, among others. The fund's assets are managed by a board of members dedicated to safeguarding the financial future of its beneficiaries.