Accounts
Money in and out
The table below shows the money coming into and going out of the Fund during the year.
|
Money in 2019/20 |
Money out 2019/20 |
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Total income |
£500.8m |
Total outgoings |
£432.8m |
| Employers' contribution | £287.5m | Pensions and other benefits paid | £386.6m |
| Investment income | £143.4m | Investment management | £19.6m |
| Members' contribution | £67.1m | Other payments | £4.5m |
| Transfers in from other pension schemes | £2.8m | Administration | £4.2m |
| Payments in respect of leavers | £4.1m | ||
| Pension levies | £13.7m | ||
| Change in value of investments | £436.6m | ||
Administration expenses
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Staff costs | £2.3m |
| Fund office running costs | £0.7m |
| Professional fees | £0.9m |
| Communications and consumables | £0.3m |
How we invested
The Fund is held in a range of different investments (assets) in the UK and overseas. The following tables show how the Fund was invested on 31 March 2020.
Who manages the Fund |
|
|---|---|
| Blackrock Investment Management UK Limited (Index tracking and liability matching assets) | 31.3% |
Active Specialist |
|
| Goldman Sachs (Global bonds) | 6.7% |
| JO Hambro (Global equities) | 4.4% |
| Pzena (Global equities) | 4.1% |
| Veritas (Global equities) | 3.9% |
| Nomura (Pacific Basin equities) | 2.5% |
| Ardevora (Global equities) | 2.4% |
| Oak Hill (Alternative credit) | 2.4% |
| Russell (Global Emerging Market equities) | 1.6% |
| Paradice (Global Small Cap equities) | 1.5% |
| Coronation (Global Emerging Market equities) | 1.2% |
| JO Hambro (Asia (ex Japan) equities) | 1.2% |
| JP Morgan (Emerging Market debt) | 1.2% |
| Wellington (Alternative credit) | 0.8% |
| Russell (Currency overlay) | (0.5%) |
Alternative Assets |
|
| Neuberger Berman (Global equity Fund of Funds) | 4.3% |
| CBRE (Real Estate (Fund of Funds exposure)) | 3.3% |
| Semperian (Infrastructure assets) | 2.6% |
| Bridgewater (Global Macro Systematic Hedge Fund) | 2.2% |
| Brevan Howard (Global Macro Discretionary Hedge Fund) | 2.2% |
| Credit Suisse (Reinsurance Hedge Fund) | 1.9% |
| BlackRock (Real Estate) | 1.7% |
| Industry Funds Management (Infrastructure debt) | 1.5% |
| Siguler Guff (Distressed Debt Private equity) | 1.5% |
| Man (Alternative Risk Premium Hedge Fund) | 1.3% |
| Cash | 1.3% |
| SCM ManCo 1 Limited (Infrastructure assets) | 1.2% |
| Goldman Sachs (Alternative Risk Premium Hedge Fund) | 1.1% |
| Partners Group (Private Equity Fund of Funds) | 1.1% |
| Man (Multi Strategy Hedge Fund) | 1.1% |
| Stonepeak (Infrastructure Private Equity Fund) | 1.1% |
| Colonial First State (Infrastructure assets) | 1.0% |
| BlackRock (UK Renewables Private equity) | 1.0% |
| Anchorage (Multi-Strategy Credit Hedge Fund) | 0.9% |
| Goldman Sachs (Beta Trend Hedge Fund) | 0.8% |
| GS Mezzanine (Private Mezzanine debt) | 0.6% |
| Blue Mountain (Multi-Strategy Credit Hedge Fund) | 0.4% |
| BlackRock (Commodities) | 0.4% |
| IFC (Emerging Market Infrastructure Fund) | 0.3% |
| Goldman Sachs (Alternative credit) | 0.2% |
| Goldman Sachs (Private equity) | 0.1% |
The table above shows the actual allocations of the Fund's assets between investment managers as at 31 March 2020.
| The Fund's assets | |
|---|---|
| Overseas equities | 39.0% |
| Index linked instruments | 12.7% |
| Liquid alternatives | 11.9% |
| Global bonds | 6.7% |
| Infrastructure | 6.2% |
| Private equities | 5.5% |
| Real estate | 5.0% |
| Alternative credit | 4.5% |
| Private credit | 3.7% |
| UK equities | 2.2% |
| Cash & other assets | 1.8% |
| Commodities | 0.4% |
| Fixed interest gilts | 0.4% |
Top 25 shares
The Fund has significant direct holdings in the shares (equities) of a number of major quoted companies. The twenty five largest direct holdings as at 31 December 2020 are shown in the table below:
| Company | Sector | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc | Consumer Discretionary | £39.2m |
| Alibaba Group | Communication Services | £37.4m |
| Charter Communications | Communication Services | £35.3m |
| Intercontinental Exchange | Financials | £35.0m |
| Microsoft | Information Technology | £32.9m |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | Information Technology | £32.2m |
| Canadian Pacific Railway | Industrials | £30.2m |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific | Health Care | £28.9m |
| Safran SA | Industrials | £26.8m |
| Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing | Financials | £26.3m |
| Airbus | Industrials | £25.3m |
| Lear Corp | Consumer Discretionary | £24.9m |
| Samsung Electronics | Information Technology | £24.3m |
| Tencent Holdings | Communication Services | £24.2m |
| Oracle | Information Technology | £21.8m |
| United Health Group | Health Care | £20.4m |
| Fiserv Inc | Information Technology | £20.2m |
| BAE Systems | Industrials | £20.0m |
| General Electric | Industrials | £19.8m |
| Honda | Consumer Discretionary | £19.8m |
| Baxter International Inc | Health Care | £19.6m |
| Unilever | Consumer Staples | £19.1m |
| BASF SE | Materials | £19.1m |
| Prosus NV | Consumer Discretionary | £18.9m |
| Vinci SA | Industrials | £18.9m |
| Total | £640.5m |