New York State Teachers' Retirement System

New York State Teachers' Retirement System is a privately owned investment manager. The firm provides its services to eligible New York state public school teachers and administrators. It manages funds. The firm invests in the public debt markets of the United States and equity markets of the United States and other international economies. It invests in small-cap and large-cap companies selected on the basis of quantitative analysis to create the equity portion of its fund portfolios. The firm invests in high-quality securities, government-guaranteed bonds, mortgages, and investment-grade corporate bonds to create the debt portion of its fund portfolios. It also invests in real estates and alternative investments like private equity and timberland. Within private equity, it invests in buyout, venture capital, international and special situations funds. The firm benchmarks the performance of its funds against the S&P Indices, Russell Indices, MSCI EAFE Total Return Index, and Lehman Brothers Aggregate Index. New York State Teachers' Retirement System was founded in 1921 and is based in Albany, New York.