3 more people, 27 more managers, 87 more commitments and 105 more dated events

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Wisconsin Retirement System

State retirement systemstate general· Wisconsin

State retirement system, based in Wisconsin, reporting $163B in assets, for 683,806 participants.

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

Assets
$163B
Private allocation
47.0%
Fund commitments
85
Managers
15
As of · the latest dated event for this allocator; each figure carries its own filing or report date

What matters now

  1. $830M
    approved, 3 funds

    $830M approved across 3 funds on 9 Sep 2026: DE Shaw WAE CTF $353M, CC&L (VTF to CTF) $277M, CC&L CTF $200M.

    9 Sep 2026 · The board's newest commitments, the managers it is backing now.

    Factboard minutes, 9 Sep 2026For GPs raising in these strategies, placement agentsBoard record →

Capital path

who backs this record, through what, into what; each name opens its own path
Who decides
All 6
Wisconsin Retirement System
Funds committed to
All 30
Managers
All 30
Size, funding, policy and commitments, with their basesState retirement systemShow
State retirement system
Assets
$163B
Total assets, Jun 30, 2024 derived
Funded
not on record
not filed
Private markets target
47.0%
policy Dec 31, 2025
Commitments
85
78 dated closings
Allocation policy
ACFR, as of Dec 31, 2025
Asset class (as printed)BucketTargetRangeActualGapBasis
Cash & OverlaysCash-10.0%reported swib.state.wi.us
Fixed IncomeFixed income27.0%reported swib.state.wi.us
Multi-AssetMulti-asset0.0%reported swib.state.wi.us
Private EquityPrivate equity20.0%reported swib.state.wi.us
StocksPublic equity36.0%reported swib.state.wi.us
Inflation SensitiveReal assets19.0%reported swib.state.wi.us
Real EstateReal estate8.0%reported swib.state.wi.us
Policy periods on the tape: Dec 31, 2025 (ACFR), Dec 31, 2024 (ACFR). Target changes between periods are on the what changed list.
Consultants and advisers
No adviser relationship is on the tape for this allocator. Public systems name theirs in the ACFR; plans list them on Schedule C.
People
6 roles
Chief investment officer
Edwin Denson
Executive Director/Chief Investment Officer (Dec 31, 2025) swib.state.wi.us
Edwin Denson Executive Director/Chief Investment Officer
  • Anne-Marie Fink Private Markets & Funds Alpha Chief Investment OfficerAsset-class head
  • Mike Shearer Head of Fixed Income StrategiesAsset-class head

+3 more people on the investment staff and board

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Manager roster
30 managers on the commitment tape
From the plan’s own commitment disclosures

+27 more managers received commitments

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What changed
110 events
  • Sep 9, 2026Commitment approved
    State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB), Wisconsin Retirement System reports as committed $50M to Taula
  • Sep 9, 2026Commitment approved
    State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB), Wisconsin Retirement System approves $200M to CC&L CTF
  • Sep 9, 2026Commitment approved
    State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB), Wisconsin Retirement System approves $75M to Align Capital Partners IV
  • Sep 9, 2026Commitment approved
    State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB), Wisconsin Retirement System approves $19M to Align Collaborate Fund II (Align Capital Partners)
  • Sep 9, 2026Commitment approved
    State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB), Wisconsin Retirement System approves $50M to Ares Global Structured Solutions

+105 more dated events

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Board record: approvals, recommendations, searches, terminations and re-up prospects for this system.
Commitments
90 rows, 8 dated closings
DateFundManagerBucketAmountVintageStatusSource
as of Sep 9, 2026DE Shaw WAE CTFseparate accountDE Shawn/a$353MApprovedswib.state.wi.us
as of Sep 9, 2026CC&L (VTF to CTF)separate accountCC&Ln/a$277MApprovedswib.state.wi.us
as of Sep 9, 2026CC&L CTFseparate accountCC&Ln/a$200MApprovedswib.state.wi.us

+87 more commitments

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Size and funding
57 readings
Total assets
$163B Jun 30, 2024 derived Census ASPP
$148B (2023-06) · $175B (2022-06)
Fiduciary net position
$128B Jun 30, 2024 reported Census ASPP
$118B (2023-06) · $142B (2022-06)
Long-term investments
$158B Jun 30, 2024 reported Census ASPP
$143B (2023-06) · $169B (2022-06)
Total pension liability
$1.5B Jun 30, 2024 reported Census ASPP
$5.3B (2023-06) · -$8.1B (2022-06)
Discount rate
6.80% Jun 30, 2024 reported Census ASPP
6.80% (2023-06) · 6.80% (2022-06)
Participants
683,806 Jun 30, 2024 derived Census ASPP
670,165 (2023-06) · 663,323 (2022-06)
Active members
264,585 Jun 30, 2024 derived Census ASPP
260,504 (2023-06) · 258,647 (2022-06)
Beneficiaries
229,091 Jun 30, 2024 reported Census ASPP
224,644 (2023-06) · 226,605 (2022-06)
Benefits paid
$7.2B Jun 30, 2024 reported Census ASPP
$6.9B (2023-06) · $6.4B (2022-06)
Investment expense
$1.7B Jun 30, 2024 reported Census ASPP
$779M (2023-06) · $1.2B (2022-06)
Commitment history
85 decisions the board record started
VehicleManagerAmountStateProposedApprovedClosedFirst reportedOther LPs
FW Project Lorenzn/a$30.0Mclosed-Jun 17, 2026Mar 31, 2026--
LibreMax CLOLibremax Capital, LLC$20.0Mclosed-Jun 17, 2026Mar 31, 2026--
Artisan InternationalArtisan Partners$63.0Mclosed-Jun 17, 2026Mar 31, 2026--

+82 more board decisions

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Provenance
Identifiers: Census PID6 226308
Cross-graph: no entry on another DFX graph
First observed Sep 15, 2026, last observed Sep 29, 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.

Capital chain

Wisconsin Retirement System sits on 43 traced paths of capital across the graphs.

Allocator commitments to a managerAllocator to PE fund to manager to companyAllocator to VC fund to manager to company

DFX traced 43 paths of capital through this record

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Record history

116 dated events on the change ledger, latest first
  • Commitment made
    2025-06-30source
  • Commitment made
    2025-06-30source
  • Commitment made
    2026-03-31source

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