The Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation (APFC) is pleased to announce that our team has been recognized for the second year in a row as the North American Private Equity Institutional Limited Partner (LP) Investor of the Year for 2018 by Private Equity International magazine. APFC’s Private Equity and Special Opportunities portfolio holds assets valued at over $8.4 billion, and generated an exceptional return of 32.70% in FY18, and 23.84% annualized over 5 years for the same time period.

Steve Moseley, Head of Alternative Investments for the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, notes that: “Private equity and venture capital are long-term investment strategies that align well with the Permanent Fund’s multi-generational mission.”

APFC is proud of the work that our team is doing, and it is wonderful to see our efforts in developing the private markets’ portfolio continue to be recognized in the industry.

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The Alaska Permanent Fund’s (Fund) investments fell 3.19% in value in the first half of fiscal year 2019 (FY19) and the Fund ended December 31, 2018 with net assets under management totaling $60.4 billion, comprised of $43.7 billion in the Principal of the Fund and $16.6 billion in the Earnings Reserve Account.  Despite a significant decline in US and international stock markets, the Alaska Permanent Fund mitigated these public market dips due to its diversified approach to investing.

Angela Rodell, Chief Executive Officer, notes that “within a long term investment horizon, it is anticipated that the global markets will go up and down – it is part of the buying – selling – trading process of the portfolio’s holdings. And while we invest with the intent that they go up more than they go down, there are going to be dips.  Our team is poised to take advantage of those market dips.”

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The Alaska Permanent Fund (Fund) ended the first half of fiscal year 19 (FY19) on December 31, 2018 with total net assets under management valued at $60.4 billion (unaudited).

The Fund is comprised of two accounts, the Principal and the ERA, that are invested using the same asset allocation with pro-rata shares attributed to each account. As of December 31, 2018, the value of the Principal totals $43.8 billion, comprised of $40.4 billion in constitutionally protected deposits and $3.4 billion in unrealized gains. For the same time period, the value of the ERA totals $16.6 billion, comprised of $15.3 billion in realized earnings and $1.3 billion in unrealized gains.

Performance results for the first half of FY19 are forthcoming and will be accompanied by a news release once they are final.

In response to Resolution 18-03: Supporting An In-State Emerging Manager Program, APFC has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to inform the hiring of an investment management firm to provide services in support of an In-State private markets-focused investment mandate.

Resolution 18-03, approved at APFC’s Annual Meeting on September 27, 2018, directs the implementation of an In-State Emerging Manager program with an initial allocation up to $200 million within the Private Equity and Special Opportunities Asset Allocation. The goal of the Emerging Manager Program is to seed new private equity or venture capital fund managers in Alaska.  Because the vetting of first time fund managers is a time and resource intensive task, the resolution directs APFC Staff to work with an external manager to oversee the program.

Links to the RFI and the Resolution 18-03 are noted below:

AK In-State Private Markets Manger RFI

Resolution 18-03 In-State Emerging Manager Program

The Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation (APFC) will hold a telephonic meeting of the Ad Hoc Compensation Committee on Thursday, November 29, 2018. The public is invited to listen in by teleconference. The agenda is limited to staff compensation, and is available via the link below.

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The Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation (APFC) will hold a telephonic meeting of the Ad Hoc Compensation Committee on Tuesday, November 20, 2018. The public is invited to listen in by teleconference. The agenda is limited to staff compensation, and is available via the link below.

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