FAST FACTS
Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2015
Membership
Investments
6/30/15
6/30/14
Active Members
429,460
420,887
Inactive Members
184,396
182,815
Total
613,856
603,702
Service Retirements
247,353
Disability Benefits
Survivor Benefits
Market Value
(in billions)
Time-Weighted
Rate of Return
$143.85
2007
171.90
21.0
2008
161.46
–3.7
241,920
2009
118.88
–25.0
9,604
2010
129.96
12.2
24,899
24,103
2011
155.51
23.1
282,100
Total Members
and Beneficiaries
2006
9,848
Total
Total Benefit
Payments
Assets of Programs Administered by CalSTRS
275,627
2012
150.61
1.8
2013
165.82
13.8
2014
189.08
191.41
4.8
Market Value
(in billions)
Percent
of Total
$12.56 billion
879,329
$12.04 billion
Asset Allocation
Members Retiring in Fiscal Year 2014–15
Global Equity
$109.90
11,278
Fixed Income
30.08
15.7
Median Age at Retirement
62.7
Private Equity
19.30
10.1
Median Service Credit
25.3
Real Estate
24.33
12.7
Inflation Sensitive
1.54
Absolute Return
2.86
1.5
Cash
3.40
1.8
$180.05
 4.8%
Defined Benefit
Supplement Program
(in billions)
11.09
4.8
Cash Balance Benefit
Program
(in millions)
273.61
3.0
CalSTRS Pension2®
(in millions)
598.29
3.8
Defined Benefit Funding
Funding Status
(as of last valuation, for year ended June 30, 2014)
Normal Cost Rate
18.21%
0.8
Number Retiring
Average Monthly Member-Only Benefit
$4,142
Administration
57.4%
Defined Benefit Program
(in billions)
Rate of
Return
18.7
2015
895,956
13.2%
Market
Value
Unfunded Actuarial Accrued
Liability
$72.7 billion
Actuarial Assets as Percentage
of Actuarial Accrued Liability
69%
2014–15 Source of Contribution
(percent of member creditable earnings)
Employees
$248.31
$191.41
1,005
On Our Cover:
Matt Reno is a principal at an elementary school in
Northern California. He has been a CalSTRS member for
15 years.
Securing the financial future
and sustaining the trust of
California’s educators
8.150%
8.150%
Employer
Total Portfolio
Member
2% at 60
2% at 62
8.880%
State (2012–13 fiscal year earnings)
CalSTRS Operating Budget
(in millions)
3.454%*
Purchasing Power Protection:
The state provides approximately 2.5 percent of
members’ creditable earnings to protect retirees’
purchasing power.
* Includes 1.437% additional state contributions under
Education Code, Section 22955.1.
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