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A Target Date Fund that Unlocks Private Market Access for Retirement Investors

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State Street Target Retirement IndexPlus Strategies

Driving Access to Private Markets Exposures

True portfolio diversification is now available within the target date fund construct. The State Street Target Retirement IndexPlus Strategies combine the benefits of index-based Target Date investing with access to private markets managed by Apollo, a leading global alternative asset manager. The Strategies deliver on our legacy of innovation via a transparent, sophisticated solution that pairs thoughtful glidepath design, broad exposure to public markets, and a multi-asset private markets allocation for investors seeking greater diversification and potential for excess return.

Why Private Markets

Target Date Funds have grown over the last twenty years to today represent the dominant retirement savings vehicle for plan participants. Over that same time, private markets have steadily grown as a percentage of the overall market. To date, these two trends have rarely overlapped.

The increasing accessibility of private markets offers investors an opportunity to capitalize on long term trends and build more resilient retirement portfolios. Private markets offer differentiated risk return profiles and investors willing to forgo some liquidity may benefit from inclusion of private markets long term. An allocation to private markets can serve as a complement to public equity and bond exposure.

Target Date Funds have grown over the last twenty years to today represent the dominant retirement savings vehicle for plan participants. Over that same time, private markets have steadily grown as a percentage of the overall market. To date, these two trends have rarely overlapped.

The increasing accessibility of private markets offers investors an opportunity to capitalize on long term trends and build more resilient retirement portfolios. Private markets offer differentiated risk return profiles and investors willing to forgo some liquidity may benefit from inclusion of private markets long term. An allocation to private markets can serve as a complement to public equity and bond exposure.

The emergence of evergreen vehicles – perpetual, semi-liquid offerings – has dramatically improved the investability of private markets in a Target Date framework. We undertook a detailed due diligence process, seeking a truly diversified source of private market exposures with the potential to meaningfully impact outcomes while remaining mindful of liquidity needs. 

This process led us to select Apollo Aligned Alternatives as an allocation within the State Street Target Retirement IndexPlus Strategies. The strategy offers a truly unique blend of asset class diversification, scale and alignment, and provides the potential to meaningfully improve participant outcomes.

As Markets Evolve, So Do Our Solutions

Target Retirement IndexPlus Glidepath

TFD Glidepath

Robust Asset Classes

Public Fixed Income Short-term US Government/Credit Bonds
  Core US Aggregate Bonds
  Long US Government Bonds
  Emerging Market Debt
  US High Yield Bonds
Infllation Sensitive Intermediate TIPS
  Commodities
  Global REITs
Private Markets Credit
  Core Equity
  Traditional Equity
  Structured Equity
  Real Assets
  Secondaries
Public Equity International Equity (ACWI-ex US IMI)
  US Small/Mid Cap Equity
  US Large Cap Equity

The State Street Target Retirement IndexPlus Strategies provide broad exposure to public markets with a dedicated private markets allocation to Apollo Aligned Alternatives (AAA).

Apollo Aligned Alternatives

Apollo Aligned Alternatives (“AAA”) offers investors access to a highly diversified private market strategy in an evergreen, semi-liquid structure. The AAA strategy was initially created for Apollo’s own balance sheet and has been executed for over 10 years, predating the establishment of AAA itself. AAA’s strategy seeks to deliver equity-like total returns with lower risk and more downside protection than both public equity and traditional private equity strategies. With Apollo’s ~$12 billion investment in the strategy, AAA offers investors a unique opportunity to invest side-by-side with Apollo.

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