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BOSTON
(NYSE:BK)
Nov 9, 2009
Non-U.S. equities lead all asset classes with 19.47% return in Q3; one-year returns up 1.0%
BOSTON, November 9, 2009 The median plan in the BNY Mellon U.S. Master Trust Universe posted an 11.30% return for the third quarter of 2009, the second straight quarter of positive returns. On a year-to-date basis, the median plan is up 15.7% and one-year returns are back in the black, just above 1.0%.
With a market value of more than $1.68 trillion and an average plan size of $2.7 billion, the BNY Mellon U.S. Master Trust Universe is a fund-level tracking service that can be used to make peer comparisons of both performance and asset allocation results. The Universe consists of 633 corporate, foundation, endowment, public, Taft-Hartley and health care plans.
"Asset owners benefited for the second straight quarter as all segments of the BNY Mellon U.S. Master Trust Universe posted positive returns for the period ending September 30, 2009," said Greg Stewart, managing director and regional product manager of BNY Mellon Asset Servicing. "Corporate and public plans experienced the greatest gains, posting results of over 12% and 11%, respectively."
Highlights
"The rally within the equity markets continued, driven largely by non-U.S. equity performance - up more than 32% year-to-date. On average, plan allocations to non-U.S. equities rose to 17% from 15% in the prior quarter. Although not quite as strong, U.S. equities were up 22% on a year-to-date basis," said Stewart.
The average asset allocation in the BNY Mellon U.S. Master Trust Universe for the third quarter was: U.S. equity 34%, U.S. fixed income 27%, non-U.S. equity 17%, non-U.S. fixed income 1%, alternative investments 8%, real estate 2%, cash 1%, and other (oil, gas, etc.) 10%.
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BNY Mellon U.S. Master Trust Universe Median Plan Returns Period Ending September 30, 2009 Number of 3Q One- Five- Ten- Universe Participants 2009 Year Years Years ------------------------------------------------------------------- Master Trust Total Fund 633 11.30 1.16 4.49 4.58 Corporate Plans 232 12.08 2.08 4.73 4.60 Foundations 90 11.04 -1.11 4.63 4.91 Endowments 89 9.87 -1.99 5.20 4.59 Public Plans 106 11.66 1.04 4.38 4.69 Taft-Hartley Plans 63 10.38 0.24 2.96 3.96 Health Care Plans 25 9.10 1.24 4.28 4.49 Universe Custom Composite Benchmark 13.49 -1.82 2.84 2.08
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