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The Townsend Group

Allocators

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from Government tapes; SEC filings; What the plans publish; Pending. Page built Sep 18, 2026, 10:44 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 22
Dated events: 6
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 15, 2026 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Facts

fact = as filed or announced; derived = computed by DFX; estimate = a band, never a point

Plan clients: 2Form 5500 Schedule C
Public clients: 7
Advisory clients: 9
Recommended commitments: 1derived
Latest client year end: Dec 31, 2025

Plan clients

plans naming this consultant on Form 5500 Schedule C or in their own reports

Plan	Role	From	To	Current	Evidence
Michelin Retirement Plan	Pension consultant	Nov 1, 2024	Oct 31, 2025	no	fact
Aramco U.S. Retirement Income Plan	General consultant	Jan 1, 2022	Dec 31, 2022	no	fact
Maryland Employees' Retirement and Pension Systems	Re consultant	n/a	Jun 30, 2025	no	fact
Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System	Re consultant	n/a	Jun 30, 2025	no	fact
Sacramento County Employees Retirement System	General consultant	n/a	Jun 30, 2025	no	fact
Orange County Employees Retirement System	Re consultant	n/a	Dec 31, 2025	no	fact
Maryland Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems	Re consultant	n/a	Jun 30, 2025	no	fact
Maryland State Retirement and Pension System	Re consultant	n/a	Jun 30, 2025	no	fact
NHRS Traditional DB Pension Plan	Re consultant	n/a	Jun 30, 2025	no	fact

Recommended commitments

commitments whose board item names this consultant's recommendation; the amount is the plan's commitment

Allocator	Fund	Manager	Bucket	Commitment	Committed	Vintage
Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System	Blue Owl Real Estate Fund VII LP	n/a	Real estate	$50.0M	n/a	n/a

Relationships

Advised by (9)

← Maryland State Retirement and Pension SystemInvestment officeRe consultant
… to Jun 30, 2025factPlan annual report
← NHRS Traditional DB Pension PlanAllocatorRe consultant
… to Jun 30, 2025factPlan annual report
← Sacramento County Employees Retirement SystemAllocatorGeneral consultant
… to Jun 30, 2025factPlan annual report
← Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement SystemAllocatorRe consultant
… to Jun 30, 2025factPlan annual report
← Maryland Employees' Retirement and Pension SystemsAllocatorRe consultant
… to Jun 30, 2025factPlan annual report
← Maryland Teachers' Retirement and Pension SystemsAllocatorRe consultant
… to Jun 30, 2025factPlan annual report
← Orange County Employees Retirement SystemAllocatorRe consultant
… to Dec 31, 2025factPlan annual report
← Aramco U.S. Retirement Income PlanPlanGeneral consultant
Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022factForm 5500
← Michelin Retirement PlanPlanPension consultant
Nov 1, 2024 to Oct 31, 2025factForm 5500

Manages for (12)

→ 1199seiu Home Care Employees Pension FundPlanInvestment management
Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022factForm 5500
→ 1199seiu Greater New York Pension FundPlanInvestment management
Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022factForm 5500
→ NEW York State Nurses Association Pension PlanPlanInvestment management
Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022factForm 5500
→ American Electric Power System Retirement PlanPlanInvestment management
Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022factForm 5500
→ Pension Plan of the Pacific Northwest Laboratories Battelle Memorial InstitutePlanInvestment management
Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2024factForm 5500
→ The 2017 Employees' Pension Plan of Battelle Memorial InstitutePlanInvestment management
Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2024factForm 5500
→ 1199seiu Health Care Employees Pension FundPlanInvestment management
Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023factForm 5500
→ The Guardian Home Office Employees' Retirement PlaPlanInvestment management
Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023factForm 5500
→ The Guardian Field Representative Employees' Retirement PlanPlanInvestment management
Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023factForm 5500
→ Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Pension PlanPlanInvestment management
Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023factForm 5500
→ Pepsico, Inc. Employees Retirement Plan HPlanInvestment management
Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023factForm 5500
→ Pepsico Employees Retirement Plan IPlanInvestment management
Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023factForm 5500

Dated events

Occurred
Dec 31, 2024
Consultant changed
The Townsend Group appears on Michelin Retirement Plan's Schedule C as pension consultant (plan year 2024 vs 2023)
Form 5500observed 3 days ago
Occurred
Dec 31, 2024
Manager relationship ended
Townsend Group no longer appears on Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Pension Plan's Schedule C as investment manager (plan year 2024 vs 2023)
Form 5500observed 3 days ago
Occurred
Dec 31, 2023
Consultant changed
The Townsend Group no longer appears on Aramco U.S. Retirement Income Plan's Schedule C as general consultant (plan year 2023 vs 2022)
Form 5500observed 3 days ago
Occurred
Dec 31, 2023
Manager relationship started
The Townsend Group appears on The Guardian Field Representative Employees' Retirement Plan's Schedule C as investment manager (plan year 2023 vs 2022)
Form 5500observed 3 days ago
Occurred
Dec 31, 2023
Manager relationship started
The Townsend Group appears on The Guardian Home Office Employees' Retirement Pla's Schedule C as investment manager (plan year 2023 vs 2022)
Form 5500observed 3 days ago
Occurred
Dec 31, 2023
Manager relationship started
Townsend Group appears on Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Pension Plan's Schedule C as investment manager (plan year 2023 vs 2022)
Form 5500observed 3 days ago

Provenance

Graph: Allocators
Canonical id: dfx:al:cc56334f-3597-4b9d-8d83-97b7a019eb6a
First observed: Sep 15, 2026
Last observed: Sep 15, 2026 3 days ago
Resolution: Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.

The Townsend Group

Allocators

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Plan

Role

From

Current

Evidence

Michelin Retirement Plan

Pension consultant

Nov 1, 2024

Oct 31, 2025

fact

Aramco U.S. Retirement Income Plan

General consultant

Jan 1, 2022

Dec 31, 2022

fact

Maryland Employees' Retirement and Pension Systems

Re consultant

n/a

Jun 30, 2025

fact

Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System

Re consultant

n/a

Jun 30, 2025

fact

Sacramento County Employees Retirement System

General consultant

n/a

Jun 30, 2025

fact

Orange County Employees Retirement System

Re consultant

n/a

Dec 31, 2025

fact

Maryland Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems

Re consultant

n/a

Jun 30, 2025

fact

Maryland State Retirement and Pension System

Re consultant

n/a

Jun 30, 2025

fact

NHRS Traditional DB Pension Plan

Re consultant

n/a

Jun 30, 2025

fact

Allocator

Fund

Manager

Bucket

Commitment

Committed

Vintage

Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System

Blue Owl Real Estate Fund VII LP

n/a

Real estate

$50.0M

n/a