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Summary of the Quarterly Survey of Public Pensions for 2015: Q3
Summary of the Quarterly Survey of Public Pensions for 2015: Q3
Report Number G15-QSPP3
ASSETS FALL ALMOST FIVE PERCENT DURING THIRD QUARTER OF 2015
ASSETS DIP ON NEGATIVE EARNINGS
For the 100 largest public-employee pension systems in the country, cash and security holdings totaled $3,211.8 billion in the third quarter of 2015, dropping from $3,377.7 billion in the second quarter of 2015, a decrease of 4.9 percent. Compared to the same quarter in 2014, assets for these major public pension systems decreased 2.5 percent from $3,292.6 billion. This decline in assets is due to negative earnings, which fell from a gain of $32.6 billion in the second quarter of 2015 to a loss of $145.9 billion in the third quarter.
The asset categories highlighted in the summary report reflect the major categories published in the Quarterly Survey of Public Pensions. Please see the complete data sets on the Web site for further detail.
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