2 more people, 14 more managers, 31 more commitments and 63 more dated events
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Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
State retirement system, based in Virginia, reporting $114B in assets, for 655,064 participants.
Composed from this allocator's classification, location and filed figures.
- Assets
- $114B
- Private allocation
- 47.0%
- Fund commitments
- 33
- Managers
- 1
What matters now
- $200Mapproved, 1 fund
$200M approved across 1 fund on 14 Aug 2026: ValueAct Strategic Global Fund II $200M.
14 Aug 2026 · The board's newest commitments, the managers it is backing now.
- 2 managersterminated or on watch
Virginia Retirement System (VRS) terminates Eminence Capital (Public Equity); Virginia Retirement System (VRS) terminates AgIS (Real Assets).
17 Sep 2026 · A termination frees an allocation; a watch listing often comes before one.
Capital path
who backs this record, through what, into what; each name opens its own path- Andrew H. JunkinChief Investment Officer
- A. Scott AndrewsChair
- Lawrence E. KochardInvestment Advisory Committee, Chair
- Apollo Investment Fund XI$200M committed
- LS Power Fund VI$200M committed
- Lead Edge Capital Fund VII$150M committed
- Barings LLC$750M across 1 commitment
- Ares$700M across 2 commitments
- Apollo$350M across 2 commitments
Size, funding, policy and commitments, with their basesState retirement systemShowHide
| Asset class (as printed) | Bucket | Target | Range | Actual | Gap | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | Cash | 2.0% | 1.8% | -0.2 | reported varetire.org | |
| Fixed Income | Fixed income | 16.0% | 15.2% | -0.8 | reported varetire.org | |
| Diversifying Strategies | Hedge / diversifiers | 6.0% | 4.1% | -1.9 | reported varetire.org | |
| Leverage | Other | -3.0% | -1.2% | +1.8 | reported varetire.org | |
| Credit Strategies | Private credit | 16.0% | 15.2% | -0.8 | reported varetire.org | |
| PIP – Private Investment Partnerships | Private equity | 1.0% | 1.8% | +0.8 | reported varetire.org | |
| Private Equity | Private equity | 15.0% | 16.0% | +1.0 | reported varetire.org | |
| Public Equity | Public equity | 32.0% | 33.6% | +1.6 | reported varetire.org | |
| Real Assets | Real assets | 15.0% | 12.7% | -2.3 | reported varetire.org |
- Exposure Management Portfolio 0.8%
- Mercer General consultantthrough Feb 5, 2026 Board minutes
- Bank of New York Mellon Custodianthrough Jun 30, 2025 ACFR
- Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Company (GRS) Actuarythrough Jun 30, 2025 ACFR
- A. Scott Andrews ChairBoard chair
- Lawrence E. Kochard Investment Advisory Committee, ChairCommittee chair
+2 more people on the investment staff and board
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- Barings LLC$750M, 1 row, latest Apr 8, 2026
- Ares$700M, 2 rows, latest Apr 23, 2026
- Apollo$350M, 2 rows, latest Aug 12, 2026
+14 more managers received commitments
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- Sep 17, 2026Manager terminatedVirginia Retirement System (VRS) terminates Eminence Capital (Public Equity)
- Aug 14, 2026Commitment closedVirginia Retirement System (VRS) commits $200M to ValueAct Strategic Global Fund II, closed 2026-08-14
- Aug 12, 2026Commitment approvedVirginia Retirement System (VRS) reports as committed $150M to EQT Transition Infrastructurewith EQTvaretire.org
- Aug 12, 2026Manager terminatedVirginia Retirement System (VRS) terminates AgIS (Real Assets)
- Aug 12, 2026Commitment approvedVirginia Retirement System (VRS) reports as committed $200M to LS Power Fund VI
+63 more dated events
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| Date | Fund | Manager | Bucket | Amount | Vintage | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | ValueAct Strategic Global Fund IIco investment | ValueAct | Public equity | $200M | Committed (dated) | varetire.org | |
| as of Aug 12, 2026 | Blue Owl Real Estate Fund VII | Blue Owl | Private credit | $300M | Approved | varetire.org | |
| as of Aug 12, 2026 | International Farming Corporation Separate Accountseparate account | International Farming Corporation | Real assets | $229M | Approved | varetire.org |
+31 more commitments
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| Vehicle | Manager | Amount | State | Proposed | Approved | Closed | First reported | Other LPs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIMCO Multi-Strategy Custom Mandate | n/a | $500M | approved | - | Apr 23, 2026 | - | - | - |
| Stonepeak Opportunities Fund II LP | Stonepeak | $100M | approved | - | Apr 23, 2026 | - | - | - |
| BlackRock GAO | n/a | $300M | approved | - | Apr 23, 2026 | - | - | - |
+30 more board decisions
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Provenance
Not yet on record: funded ratio.
Virginia Retirement System (VRS) sits on 24 traced paths of capital across the graphs.
DFX traced 24 paths of capital through this record
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Record history
- Consultant changed2026-02-05source
- Commitment approved2026-02-05source
- Manager terminated2026-02-05source
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›Connections
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