New York State Teachers’ Retirement System

Overview

NYSTRS provides retirement, disability, and death benefits to eligible New York State public school teachers and administrators.¹

The system invests assets to pay benefits for New York public school educators and beneficiaries.¹

Estimated AUM: $154.2B as of Jun 30, 2025³
Capital pool: public teacher pension plan²
Investment model: Not listed yet²
Investment approach: Two leading indicators of a pension plan’s strength are its funded ratio and long-term returns.³
Spending support: Not listed yet
Spending policy: Not listed yet
Asset allocation: Not listed yet²
Performance: Official annual report announcement cited 10-year and 30-year annualized returns of 8.4%.⁴
Governance: “As this annual report demonstrates, NYSTRS’ Board and staff are committed to fulfilling our mission: To provide our members with a secure pension,” NYSTRS Executive Director & CIO Thomas K.³
Investment team: “As this annual report demonstrates, NYSTRS’ Board and staff are committed to fulfilling our mission: To provide our members with a secure pension,” NYSTRS Executive Director & CIO Thomas K.³
Unfunded commitments: Not listed yet
Source freshness: Last verified Jul 4, 2026 · Verified

Last verified Jul 4, 2026 from public career and organization materials.

Website (nystrs.org)Parent organization overview, Pool purpose, Investment office page · checked Jul 3, 2026
Website (nystrs.org)Institution type, Capital pool, Headquarters, Investment model, Asset allocation · checked Jul 3, 2026
Annual report (nystrs.org)Estimated AUM, Investment approach, Governance, Investment team · checked Jul 3, 2026
Annual report (nystrs.org)Investment performance · checked Jul 3, 2026