Wednesday, May 29, 2013

All the King's Horses...

As of December 31, 2012 NYCERS had 263 open contracts with investment managers. For details see pages 103 and 119-124 of NYCERS FY-2012 CAFR .

In the table below I have listed 12 of these managers along with the assets they have under management and the fees NYCERS paid them in FY-2012. I picked these managers because not only are they sufficient to manage the total NYCERS portfolio, they are significantly more effective and efficient than the mob of plus 230 current managers. These twelve managers represent the index/core strategy I referred to in a previous posting.

It is always enlightening to see specific details about big picture issues. You can get clear sense of what is going on. Of course, limiting the investment activity to these twelve managers would have a profound effect on the broad investment community. What is good for NYCERS, is not necessarily what is good for "Wall Street".

These 12 managers handle approximately 28.5% of NYCERS assets but their fees represent only 3% ($3.88M) of the total $130.81M paid in investment fees in FY-2012. It is reasonable to estimate that if they handled all of NYCERS assets, the annual fees would run about $10M. Total returns would be higher and the internal management at the Comptroller's Office and NYCERS would be far simpler and transparent.

The Comptroller wouldn't have to worry about replacing his departing private equity specialist. It is highly unlikely any competent investment specialist would sign up for the last 7 months of Liu's term.

NYCERS - The Index/Core Strategy Managers

Manager Category Asssets: December 31, 2012 Fees: FY-2012
Blackrock R3000 Russell 3000 Index $3,710.66M $184,173
State Street R3000 Russell 3000 Index $1,803.35M $304,439
Sate Street Global Advisors EAFE (developed international) Index $1,119.15M not reported
Blackrock EM Emerging Markets Index $1,078.31M $99,331
Blackrock Government & Agency Bonds $425.68M $186,104
PIMCO Government & Agency Bonds $460.52M $186,881
Blackrock Mortgage Bonds $675.25M $305,410
Neuberger Bermann Mortgage Bonds $733.52M $511,144
PIMCO Mortgage Bonds $760.26M $350,840
Barrow Hanley Corporate Bonds $562.92M $642,933
Taplin, Canida Corporate Bonds $580.87M $349,386
T. Rowe Price Corporate Bonds $678.66M $648,665

Note: A "not reported" item is an accounting error on a financial report (accrual method).

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Listed below is a sample of some of the investment managers under contract with NYCERS who are unnecessary for the effective performance of the NYCERS portfolio. I'll bet the trustees have no idea that there are some many mangers and how much they are being paid.

NYCERS - Some of the Unnecessary Investment Managers

Manager Category Asssets: December 31, 2012 Fees: FY-2012
Research Affiliates Domestic Equity Index $912.84 $1,293,845
Attucks Domestic Equity (Minority/Women) $216.49M $1,179,486
Capital Prospects Domestic Equity (Minority/Women) $51.44M $268,539
Progress Management Domestic Equity (Minority/Women) $281.14M $1,468,541
F.I.S. Managers Domestic Equity (Minority/Women) $166.85M $828,940
Walden Asset Mgnt Domestic Equity (Environmental) $253.86M $308,333
Breeden Capital Mgmt Domestic Equity (Environmental) not reported $1,118,833
Progress Management International Equity (Minority/Women) $42.79M $310,251
Ballie Gifford International Equity $432.79M $1.037,943
GE Asset Management International Equity $109.52M $1,162,633
Mondrain International Equity $239.08M $1,214,513
Sprucegrove International Equity $529.97M $1,047,245
Philadelphia International Equity $315.79M $1,373,394
Thornburg International Equity $570.97M $2,248,851
F&C SGE International Equity (Environmental) $55.60M $337,259
Generation GE International Equity (Environmental) $133.85M $1,772,148
Governance for Owners International Equity (Activist) $254.74M $841,776
Acadian Emerging International Equity $318.37M not reported
Ballie Gifford Emerging International Equity $334.09M $2,501,886
DFA Emerging International Equity $558.15M $1,519,145
Eaton Vance Emerging International Equity $569.31M $554,824
Permal Asset Management Hedge Fund $254.98M $1,452,171
Blue Trend Hedge Fund $115.19M not reported
Brevan Howard Hedge Fund $199.42M not reported
Brigade Lev Cap Str Hedge Fund $116.16M not reported
Caspian Select Cf Hedge Fund $88.31M not reported
D.E. Shaw Hedge Fund $227.95M not reported
Aisling Capital II Private Equity $4.28M $71,973
Aisling Capital III private Equity $6.27M $274,905
Allergra private Equity $0.06M not reported
American Sec Partners VI private Equity $24.83M $685,718
Ampersand 2006 private Equity $24.42M not reported
Ampersand 2009 private Equity $16.37M not reported
Apollo Investment Fund V private Equity $11.16M not reported
Apollo Investment Fund VI private Equity $92.17M not reported
Apollo Investment Fund VII private Equity $82.90M $1,205,026
Ares Corp Opp private Equity $18.29M $121,554
Ares Corp Opp II private Equity $26.48M $209,001
Ares Corp Opp III private Equity $70.96M $1,111,806
Ares Corp Opp IV private Equity $3.86M not reported
Axa Secondary Fund V private Equity $56.56M $1,368,478
BC European Capital Private Equity $47.70M $2,092,480
BDCM Opportunity Fund private Equity $7.95M $395,168
BDCM Opportunity Fund II private Equity $29.87M $399,327
BDCM Opportunity Fund III private Equity $14.66M $675,930
Blackstone Capital Ptnrs IV Private Equity $15.88M not reported
Blackstone Capital Ptnrs V Private Equity $9.38M $553,449
Blackstone Capital Ptnrs VI Private Equity $26.76M $1,136,958
Blackstone Mezzanine Ptnrs II Private Equity $11.62M $245,257
Blue Wolf Capital Fund II Private Equity $17.18M not reported
EQT VI Private Equity $25.24M $1,674,292
Fourth Cinven Fund Private Equity $68.06M $901,122
Green Eq Inv VI Private Equity $14.6M not reported
Landmark Equity XI Private Equity $10.78M not reported
Landmark Equity XIV Private Equity $59..39M not reported
Landmark Fund XIII Private Equity $25.40M not reported
New Mountain Ptnrs private Equity $1.86M -$231,107
New Mountain Ptnrs II private Equity $27.50M -$450,855
New Mountain Ptnrs III private Equity $54.50M $1,424,805
Onex Ptnrs III private Equity $7.95M $1,089,789
Quadrangle Cap Partners II Private Equity $42.57M $503,573
Ripplewood Partners II Private Equity $8.89M $21,583
Tailwind Capital Private Equity $1.88M $606,463
Vista Equity III Private Equity $31.82M $336,956
Vista Equity IV Private Equity $33.68M $1,483,426
Wellspring Cap Ptnrs V Private Equity $9.09M $908,561
Welsh Carson Anderson & Stone XI Private Equity $31.42M not reported
Yucaipa American Alliance FD Private Equity $65.58M $637,938
Yucaipa American Alliance FD II Private Equity $150.53M $423,574
Yucaipa Corp Initiative II Private Equity $22.40M $624,375
Amer Value Ptnrs I Real Estate $24.57M -$326,904
Apollo Europe III Real Estate $25.97M $523,333
Apollo RE Fund V Real Estate $10.76M $278,780
Blackrock Carbon III Real Estate $31.18M not reported
Blackstone RE Ptnrs EU III Real Estate $37.09M $750,000
Blackstone IV Real Estate $17.13M $317,794
Blackstone VI Real Estate $131.89M $1,466,194
Blackstone VII Real Estate $77.399M $1,784,556
Brookfield Strategic RE Ptnrs Real Estate $12.26M not reported
Canyon Johnson Urban Fund Real Estate $0.01M -$19,101
Canyon Johnson Urban Fund II Real Estate $19.99M -$133,311
Canyon Johnson Urban Fund III Real Estate $22.50M $300,000
Capri Urban Investors Real Estate $39.36M $744,550
Carlyle R.P. Fund V Real Estate $14.49M $636,344
Carlyle Realty VI Real Estate $22.12M $118,142
Colony Realty Ptnrs II Real Estate $8.75M not reported
H/2 Special Opportunity Fund II Real Estate $12.56M not reported
Heitman America Real Estate $138.63M $616,535
JPM Strategic Property Fund Real Estate $165.35M $1,464,228
JPM Special Situation Fund Real Estate $72.94M $1,117,013
Silverpeak RE Ptnrs III Real Estate $9.16M $300,510
The City Investment Fund Real Estate $92.15M not reported
Thor Urban Property Fund II Real Estate $26.59M $1,030,292
Tishman Speyer/Citigroup Real Estate $38.60M not reported
UBS Trumbull Property Fund Real Estate $186.05M $1,263,748
Urban America II Real Estate $13.49M not reported
Walton St RE Fund VI Real Estate $47.12M -$62,722
Westbrook RE Fund VII Real Estate $30.85M $498,359
Westbrook RE Fund VIII Real Estate $47.77M $751,032
Loomis Sayles Enhanced Yield Bonds (Junk) $547.40M $1,933,194
Shenkman Enhanced Yield Bonds (Junk) $249.91M $1,015,023
T. Rowe Price Enhanced Yield Bonds (Junk) $485.14M $1,400,339
Advent Convertible Bonds $275.87M $1,330,140
Lord Abbett Convertible Bonds $144.78M $326,330
Victory Convertible Bonds $146.32M $448,484
Comptroller's Payroll subsidy $0.00M $1,983,615
Unknown Private Equity Organizational Costs $0.00M $7,893,741
Unknown Real Estate Organizational Costs $0.00M $4,770,660
Aksia consultant $0.00M $540,867
PCG consultant (private equity) $0.00M $463,888
Stepstone consultant (private equity) $0.00M $916,667
Torreycove consultant $0.00M $456,654
Townsend Group consultant (real estate) $0.00M $384,790

Note: The following is a great NY Times article on how trustees can lose their way.

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