North Dakota Adjusts Public Equities Portfolio

The North Dakota State Investment Board has made changes to their Public Equities lineup, recently released minutes from the May 20 meeting disclosed. 

Epoch was terminated at the meeting. Epoch managed over $300 million in their Global Choice strategy for North Dakota. Epoch has been on the Watchlist since September 2020 for performance reasons. 

LSV was terminated. LSV managed approximately $436 million in their global equity strategy, $500 million in their international equity strategy, and $600 in their domestic large cap value strategy. LSV has been on the Watchlist since May 2019 for performance reasons.

The Vanguard International Explorer Fund was also terminated from the public equity portfolio. 

Northern Trust was selected to manage U.S. passive equity strategies while State Street will manage international passive equity strategies, according to documents from the July 22 meeting.

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Written By: Koncheng Moua, Director of Data Management and Strategy

Koncheng Moua is the Director of Data Management and Strategy at Dakota.