By the Numbers for January 2021
Pension risk transfer activity
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Monthly corporate funding ratio
Trailing 12-month returns by asset class
| May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 12.8% | BB U.S. Agg 8.7% | S&P 500 12.0% | S&P 500 21.9% | S&P 500 15.1% | S&P 500 9.7% | S&P 500 17.5% | Russell 2000 20.0% |
| BB U.S. Agg 9.4% | S&P 500 7.5% | BB U.S. Agg 10.1% | MSCI EM 16.5% | MSCI EM 10.4% | BB U.S. Agg. 6.2% | MSCI EM 15.0% | S&P 500 18.4% |
| MSCI EM 5.4% | MSCI EM 2.1% | MSCI EM 7.2% | MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. 8.3% | BB U.S. Agg 7.0% | Global ex-U.S. fixed income 5.0% | Russell 2000 13.6% | MSCI EM 16.3% |
| Global ex-U.S. fixed income 2.7% | Cash 1.7% | Global ex-U.S. fixed income 5.9% | BB U.S. Agg 6.5% | Global ex-U.S. fixed income 5.5% | MSCI EM 4.9% | MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. 9.5% | MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. 10.7% |
| Cash 1.9% | Global ex-U.S. fixed income 0.7% | High Yield 4.1% | Russell 2000 6.0% | High Yield 3.3% | High Yield 3.5% | Global ex-U.S. fixed income 8.9% | Global ex-U.S. fixed income 10.1% |
| High Yield 1.38% | High Yield 0.0% | Cash 1.5% | High Yield 4.7% | MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. 3.0% | Cash 0.9% | BB U.S. Agg 7.3% | BB U.S. Agg 7.5% |
| MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. -3.4% | MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. -4.8% | MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. 0.7% | Global ex-U.S. fixed income 4.6% | Cash 1.1% | Russell 2000 -0.1% | High Yield 7.2% | High Yield 7.1% |
| Russell 2000 -3.4% | Russell 2000 -6.6% | Russell 2000 -4.6% | Cash 1.3% | Russell 2000 0.4% | MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. -2.6% | Cash 0.8% | Cash 0.7% |
| Real Estate -16.1% | Real Estate -15.5% | Real Estate -13.2% | Real Estate -12.0% | Real Estate -16.6% | Real Estate -21.5% | Real Estate -10.5% | Real Estate -9.2% |
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Sources: P&I Research Center; NISA Investment Advisors; CME Group Inc.; Bloomberg LP
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