Fast Facts
   (at December 31, 2010)

Assets and contributions 

 
Net assets:   $107.5 billion
Investment income in 2010:   $13.3 billion
Benefits paid in 2010:   $4.5 billion
Annual contributions*:   $2.7 billion
*From teachers, the Ontario government and designated employers
  Performance 

Rate of return

Benchmark Results versus Benchmark
2010: 14.3% 9.8% $4.0 billion
Above benchmark
Average since 1990: 10.0% 7.7% $23.2 billion
Above benchmark
Portfolio   
Equities:      $47.5 billion  
Canadian $9.3 billion   
Non-Canadian $38.2 billion   

Fixed Income: $45.9 billion  
Bonds $22.7 billion   
Real-rate products $23.2 billion   

Commodities:

$5.2 billion
 

Real Assets:

$26.2 billion
 
Real estate $16.9 billion   
Infrastructure $7.1 billion   
Timberland $2.2 billion   

Absolute Return Strategies
**:

$11.4 billion
 

Money Market
**:

$−31.5 billion
 
**Absolute return strategies and money market instruments were previously included in the fixed income asset class. Their returns are included in the total plan return and not attributed to an asset class. The money market asset class provides funding for investments in other asset classes, which is comparable to a treasury department in a corporation.

Details on performance and an eleven-year review are available in our annual report.
Posted April 2011