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Public pension fund · United States

California Public Employees Retirement System

CalPERS · established 1932 · calpers.ca.gov

Assets under management
$637B

USD 637.1bn · as of 2026-06-30 · fund-reported / official · source · retrieved 2026-09-01

PERF market value at FYE; preliminary FY2025-26 net return 14.8%; funded status 85%

Rank #12 in The Sovereign 100 (2026).

Disclosure grade  A  16/16 · edition 2026, rubric v1.1

●●AUM disclosure
●●Audited financials
●●Reporting cadence
●●Holdings detail
●●Performance
●●Governance
●●Strategy & allocation
●●Regulatory filings

Daily market value; audited ACFR; full holdings disclosure; complete return series; files 13F.

Filing activity

Most recent verified filing: Q2 2026 Form 13F — $177B across 1,061 positions. EDGAR · filed as CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM

This is not assets under management. Form 13F covers US-listed equities and certain related instruments only — it excludes fixed income, real estate, direct stakes, private holdings and all non-US listings, and for most institutions it captures a minority of total assets. It is shown because it arrives quarterly, roughly 45 days after each quarter end, while the AUM figure above is annual. It tells you the record is live; it does not restate the ranking.

Corrections & updates

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Cite as: Capital Almanack, “The Sovereign 100” (2026), capitalalmanack.com/funds/calpers.html

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