Evaluating the Impact of Infrastructure on Inflation Hedging

Assessing inflationary trends, State Street explored adding infrastructure equity to the inflation-protection portfolio, made up of TIPS, commodities and global REITs. But, as global REITs have historically offered a higher sensitivity to inflation, we determined that changes in 2021 would not meaningfully impact expected outcomes.

  •   Beta to unexpected Consumer Price Index (CPI)
  •   Beta to CPI

Inflation Beta

*State Street Global Advisors Income Fund Inflation Basket is comprised of a mix of Commodities, Global REITs and TIPS. Weights in the State Street Target Retirement Income Fund for each asset class are normalized.