Teacher Retirement System of Texas

Teacher Retirement System of Texas

Teacher Retirement System of Texas was founded in 1937 and is based in Austin, Texas. Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) is a retirement plan sponsor. The firm provides retirement and related benefits for those employed by the public schools, colleges, and universities supported by the State of Texas. It also provides a health insurance program for public school retirees. The firm makes its investments in the public equity markets across the globe and in the public fixed income and alternative markets of the United States. It also invests in exchange trade funds, closed-ended funds, REITs, and private placement equity-linked notes. The firm invests in stocks of small-cap, mid-cap, and large-cap companies with a minimum market capitalization of $50 million. Through its equity portfolio, it also invests in preferred stocks, convertible bonds, rights, warrants, units, and depository receipts that trade publicly pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities and Exchange Commission. It employs a mix of active and passive strategies to create its equity portfolio mix. The firm benchmarks the performance of its equity portfolios against the MSCI AC World Index, Russell 1000 Growth Index, Russell 1000 Value Index, Russell 2000 Index, MSCI EAFE Index, and MSCI EM Index.

Contact Details

Office Address

Teacher Retirement System of Texas
1000 Red River Street
Austin, TX, USA 78701
Phone: (512) 542-6400
Fax: (512) 542-6426

Executives

Chairman

R. David Kelly

Executive Director

Ronnie G. Jung

Director Information Technology

Amy L. Morgan

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