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Annual Report PDF file 2009 - State of Illinois

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Figure 2Investment Returns June 30, <strong>2009</strong>(<strong>Annual</strong>ized)<strong>2009</strong> 2008 2007 2006 2005 3 Yrs. 5 Yrs. 10 Yrs.% % % % % % % %Total Fund (20.1) (6.2) 17.1 11.0 10.1 (4.3) 1.4 1.9Composite Benchmark* (17.0) (4.6) 16.4 11.5 10.9 (2.7) 2.7 2.7Consumer Price Index (1.4) 5.0 2.7 4.2 2.5 2.1 2.6 2.6U.S. Equities (22.0) (11.6) 19.9 10.7 9.3 (6.2) 0.0 0.2Russell 3000 Index (26.6) (12.5) 20.1 9.6 8.1 (8.4) (1.8) (1.5)International Equities (29.1) (10.3) 28.8 28.9 14.8 (6.4) 3.9 2.4MSCI-EAFE Index (31.0) (10.2) 27.5 27.1 14.1 7.5 2.8 1.6Fixed Income (2.4) 5.3 6.9 0.8 6.9 3.3 3.5 4.5Barclay’s Capital U.S.Universal Index 4.9 6.2 6.6 (0.3) 7.4 5.9 5.0 6.0Real Estate (31.7) 2.6 15.3 19.5 14.8 (6.9) 2.1 4.4NCRIEF Real Estate Index (19.6) 9.2 17.2 18.7 15.6 1.0 7.6 8.5Private Equity (18.8) (4.9) 31.7 21.3 29.6 0.6 9.9 7.3* Composite Benchmark:Effective 11/08:Effective 04/08:Effective 12/03:Effective 4/02:Prior to 4/02:30% Russell 3000; 20% MSCI-EAFE; 25% Barclays U.S. Capital Universal; 10% NCRIEF;5% Venture Economic all Private Equity Index; 10% HFR Equity Hedged Index.30% Russell 3000; 20% MSCI-EAFE; 25% Lehman Universal; 10% NCRIEF;5% Venture Economic all Private Equity Index; 10% HFR Equity Hedged Index.45% Wilshire 5000; 10% MSCI-EAFE; 25% Lehman Universal; 10% NCRIEF;5% Venture Economic all Private Equity Index; 5% HFR Equity Hedged Index.46% Russell 3000; 15% MS-AC Free ex US; 23% Lehman Universal;8% NCRIEF; 8% Russell 2000 + 3.0%.43% Russell 3000; 20% MS-AC Free ex US; 22% Lehman Aggregate;7% NCRIEF; 8% absolute return <strong>of</strong> 12%.International EquitiesThe Morgan Stanley EAFE Index returned negative 31.0% forthe fiscal year ended June 30, <strong>2009</strong>, or 4.4% below the U.S.return. ISBI’s International equity portfolio was down 29.1%,1.9% above the EAFE Index. As with the U.S. equity portfolio,the Board has the twin objectives <strong>of</strong> limiting tracking errorrelative to the benchmark and adding value with activemanagement. The returns for longer time periods are shown inFigure 2.Fixed IncomeThe ISBI Fixed Income portfolio had a negative return <strong>of</strong> 2.4%for the fiscal year ended June 30, <strong>2009</strong>, compared to thepositive 4.9% for the Barclay’s Universal Bond Index. Anunderweighting to Government bonds coupled with anassociated overweight to investment grade, mortgage-backedsecurities, when compared to the index, was the reason forthe under-performance. Figure 2 shows the long-term resultsfor Fixed Income.Real EstateIn FY <strong>2009</strong>, ISBI’s real estate portfolio earned a return <strong>of</strong>negative 31.7 %. The NCREIF Real Estate Index, a measure <strong>of</strong>core, operating, non-leveraged real estate, earned a negative19.6%. The portfolio’s underperformance relative to thisbenchmark can be attributed to ISBI’s prompt writing down <strong>of</strong>real estate assets, and a general lag on the part <strong>of</strong> the indexfor similar write downs. Further, while ISBI, as well as mostinstitutional investors, utilizes a prudent amount <strong>of</strong> leveragedin its real estate portfolio, the NCREIF Real Estate Index iscompletely un-levered. Over the last five years, the Boardincreased the real estate strategic allocation from 5% to 10%<strong>of</strong> the total fund with the new allocation targeting 70% <strong>of</strong> itsreal estate to core, income producing real estate, with thebalance in higher return strategies. The increased Real Estateallocation resulted in the addition <strong>of</strong> two core, separate realestate accounts. Originally, it was planned to have the newseparate accounts fully invested by the end <strong>of</strong> calendar year2008. However, as a result <strong>of</strong> challenging market conditions,ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF INVESTMENT5

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