Absolute Return
The redemption is the fourth one this year for the plan.
The pension plan will liquidate its $227.5 million timber mandate and $106.4 million farmland mandate due to underperformance.
The pension plan selected seven absolute return managers for possible inclusion within its investment lineup and tweaked its asset allocation policy last week.
The plan disclosed making private equity and absolute return commitments with existing managers during the second quarter.
The plan recently committed $245 million total to two private equity managers and one hedge fund manager.
The plan’s hedge fund committee considered a $175 million commitment last week.
The plan is watching two absolute return managers due to concerns related to turnover and portfolio construction.
The plan is seeking several managers to handle a yet-to-be-determined mandate.
The university has promoted a senior portfolio manager to managing director following a search for the position after its previous managing director retired.
The plan will seek a real estate manager to handle $30 million to $60 million and recently hired a hedge fund-of-funds manager as part of new absolute return portfolio structure.