
Top 10 US Pension Funds by Assets
US public pension funds collectively manage over $4 trillion in assets, making them among the world's most powerful institutional investors. The largest pension funds—including household names like CalPERS and major teacher retirement systems—shape corporate governance, influence capital allocation, and secure retirement income for millions of government employees, teachers, and first responders. This ranking reveals the biggest pension funds by assets, their investment strategies, recent performance trends, and the outsized influence they wield over corporate America and global markets.
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