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PERA Financial Information for Funds Administered by PERA 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2007
(Includes all funds - Division Trust Funds, Colorado PERA 401(k)/DC Plans, Health Care Trust Fund, and Life Insurance Reserve)
(In Thousands of Dollars)

Net Assets Available for Benefits
December 31, 2006

$40,416,162

Additions

Employer Contributions

$754,274

Member Contributions

$699,071

Purchased Service $25,117

Investment Income

$3,983,543

Other

$18,851

  Total Additions

5,598,673

Deductions

Benefits Payments

$2,545,249

Refunds

$233,730

Disability Insurance Premiums

$13,363

Administrative Expenses

$39,109

Other

$11,358

  Total Deductions

$2,842,809

Net Assets Available for Benefits
December 31, 2007

$43,172,026

 

PERA Trust Fund Results (compared to respective benchmarks)
(Does not include the Colorado PERA 401(k)/DC Plans)

2007

3-Year  Annualized

 5-Year  Annualized

10-Year Annualized

PERA Total Portfolio

10.0%

11.7%

14.4%

8.1%

  Total Fund Policy Benchmark 8.7% 10.4%

Median Plan (Russell/Mellon's Median Public Fund Universe)

8.0%

9.6%

13.0%

7.7%

Domestic Stocks

6.6%

9.4%

13.6%

6.6%

DJ Wilshire 50001

5.6%

9.1%

13.6%

6.5%

International Stocks

17.1%

20.0%

23.9%

10.7%

MSCI ACWI Ex-U.S.1

16.7%

19.9%

23.6%

9.8%

Fixed Income

6.5%

4.7%

5.2%

5.4%

Lehman Brothers Universal1

6.5%

4.7%

4.6%

6.1%

Lehman Brothers Aggregate

7.0%

4.6%

4.4%

6.0%

Alternative Investments

19.3%

20.8%

22.5%

13.2%

Custom Alternative Benchmark2

8.6%

12.1%

17.0%

9.3%

Real Estate

18.1%

22.6%

20.7%

14.7%

Custom Real Estate Benchmark3

15.8%

15.2%

16.3%

11.7%

PERA Timber Investments

16.4%

14.5%

16.1%

10.4%

NCREIF Timberland Property Index

18.4%

17.1%

14.0%

8.6%

1 The Colorado PERA Board of Trustees adopted new benchmarks for domestic stock, international stock, and fixed income as of April 1, 2004. Accordingly, the benchmark returns presented represent a blend as follows:

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The Total Fund benchmark is a combination of 45 percent of the DJ Wilshire 5000 Stock Index; 15 percent of the Morgan Stanley Capital International All Country World Ex-U.S. Index; 25 percent of the Lehman Brothers Universal Bond Index; 7 percent of the Colorado PERA Real Estate Index; 7 percent of the Colorado PERA Alternatives Index; and 1 percent of the NCREIF Timber Index. Prior to January 1, 2006, the weight for the MSCI ACWI Ex-U.S. Index was 14 percent and the Custom Alternative Benchmark was 8 percent.

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Domestic Stocks–S&P 1500 prior to April 1, 2004; DJ Wilshire 5000 beginning April 1, 2004.

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International Stocks–EAFE Custom Index (75 percent MSCI EAFE Index and 25 percent MSCI EAFE excluding Japan) prior to April 1, 2004; MSCI ACWI excluding U.S. beginning April 1, 2004.

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Fixed Income–Lehman Aggregate prior to April 1, 2004; Lehman Universal beginning April 1, 2004.

2 DJ Wilshire 5000 plus 300 basis points.

3 Beginning January 1, 2006: NFI (NCREIF Open Core Fund Index) plus 100 basis points; prior to January 1, 2006: 15 percent NAREIT, 45 percent NCREIF Property, 20 percent CITI Mortgage, and 20 percent Global Property Research.

Note: Performance calculations were prepared using net-of-fee time-weighted rates of return.

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