Maryland State Retirement and Pension System

State retirement system· Baltimore, Marylandsra.maryland.gov

State retirement system, based in Baltimore, Maryland, reporting $69B in assets.

Composed from this allocator's classification, location and filed figures.

Assets
$69B
Private allocation
40.0%
As of · the latest dated event for this allocator; each figure carries its own filing or report date

What matters now

  1. 1 search
    open now

    1 open manager search: Global Custody Services search.

    opened 18 Aug 2026 · A mandate the plan is hiring for now; a manager can still respond.

    Factthe plan's own search notices and minutesFor managers in the searched asset class, consultantsOpen searches →
  2. Consultant
    changed

    Maryland State Retirement and Pension System (MSRPS) selects Funston Advisory Services as general consultant

    18 Aug 2026 · A new consultant reviews the manager line-up and brings its own shortlist.

    Factboard minutes or Form 5500 Schedule CConsultants →
  3. 40%
    private markets target

    Changed its allocation policy last month.

    A new target moves money between asset classes before any manager is hired.

    Factthe plan's investment policyPolicy →

10 more people, 5 more advisers and 1 more dated event

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People to know

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  • Acting Chief Investment Officer
    Why: Chief investment officer: owns the allocation decision
    No route on file yet

Capital path

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Who decides
All 13
Maryland State Retirement and Pension System

Relationship network

24 connected entities

From board minutes, annual reports, Form 5500 filings and public records of commitments, consultants and staff in the allocator graph. Commitment amounts are those the allocator disclosed; many are not printed, and none is estimated.

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Reading the network
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Size, funding, policy and commitments, with their basesState retirement systemShow
State retirement system
Assets
$69B
Total assets, Jun 30, 2023 derived
Funded
not on record
not filed
Private markets target
40.0%
policy Jun 30, 2025
Commitments
0
none on the tape

Allocation policy

ACFR, as of Jun 30, 2025
Asset class (as printed)BucketTargetRangeActualGapBasis
Cash/Cash EquivalentsCash0.0%reported sra.maryland.gov
Inflation-Linked BondsFixed income4.0%reported sra.maryland.gov
Long-term Government BondsFixed income10.0%reported sra.maryland.gov
Securitized/Corporate BondsFixed income6.0%reported sra.maryland.gov
Absolute ReturnHedge / diversifiers6.0%2% to 10%reported sra.maryland.gov
Natural Resources/InfrastructureInfrastructure5.0%reported sra.maryland.gov
Multi AssetsMulti-asset0.0%reported sra.maryland.gov
International EmergingOther6.0%reported sra.maryland.gov
Emerging Market DebtPrivate credit1.0%reported sra.maryland.gov
High Yield Bonds/Bank LoansPrivate credit8.0%reported sra.maryland.gov
Private EquityPrivate equity16.0%reported sra.maryland.gov
International Developed EquityPublic equity11.0%reported sra.maryland.gov
U.S EquityPublic equity17.0%reported sra.maryland.gov
Real EstateReal estate10.0%reported sra.maryland.gov

Consultants and advisers

8 firms

+5 more consultants and advisers advise this allocator

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Decision makers

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  • Robert M. Burd · Acting Chief Investment Officer
    Why this person: Chief investment officer: owns the allocation decision; Named with investment responsibility
Who else at this allocator · 2 people, grouped by function
Board, advisers and operating partners (2)

Ranked by the role the firm or its filing states, a route on file and deals led. Every reason is read from the record, never inferred. Routes are published by the person or the firm (their bio, the team page or a filing) and are revealed on a plan; data bought from a provider is never shown, and a route printed at a firm the person has since left is held back.

People

13 roles
Chief investment officer
Robert M. Burd
Acting Chief Investment Officer (Dec 31, 2025) sra.maryland.gov
p.25: imply much greater gains to the System. In calendar year 2024, Robert M. Burd, CFA, CAIA / Acting Chief Investment Officer

+10 more people on the investment staff and board

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Manager roster

No manager relationship is on the tape for this allocator.

What changed

6 events
  • Aug 18, 2026Policy updated
    Maryland State Retirement and Pension System (MSRPS) adopts a policy change: Investment Policy Manual
  • Aug 18, 2026Search opened
    Maryland State Retirement and Pension System (MSRPS) opens a Global Custody Services search
  • Aug 18, 2026Consultant changed
    Maryland State Retirement and Pension System (MSRPS) selects Funston Advisory Services as general consultant
    with Funston Advisory Services, LLCsra.maryland.gov
  • Jun 23, 2026Policy updated
    Maryland State Retirement and Pension System (MSRPS) adopts a policy change: asset class roles and ranges
  • Mar 17, 2026Policy updated
    Maryland State Retirement and Pension System (MSRPS) adopts a policy change (see the minutes)

+1 more dated event

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Board record: approvals, recommendations, searches, terminations and re-up prospects for this system.

Commitments

No fund commitments are on the tape for this allocator. The tape holds the plans that publish their own private-markets reports; a plan that publishes one and is not here is a gap we can close.

Size and funding

1 reading
Total assets
$69B Jun 30, 2023 derived DFX analyst

Provenance

Identifiers: none on file
Cross-graph: no entry on another DFX graph
First observed Sep 15, 2026, last observed Sep 30, 2026. Classification confirmed. Every row above carries its source; a reported figure is the subject’s own, a derived one is arithmetic on reported figures, an estimated one is a model or a survey imputation and is never summed into a headline.

Not yet on record: funded ratio, fund commitments.

Record history

8 dated events on the change ledger, latest event first
  • Policy updated
    2026-08-18source on record
  • Search opened
    2026-08-18source on record
  • Consultant changed
    2026-08-18source on record

+5 more changes on this record's ledger

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›Connections

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+13 connections on the graph

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