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Returns of Certain Public-Sector Pension Plan Funds in 2023

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) is responsible for investing the assets of the following 6 funds according to the investment policy for each fund:

  1. The Government and Public Employees Retirement Plan (RREGOP) Fund;
  2. The Pension Plan of Management Personnel (PPMP) Fund;
  3. The Pension Plan of Elected Municipal Officers (PPEMO) Fund;
  4. The Pension Plan of Peace Officers in Correctional Services (PPPOCS) Fund;
  5. The Pension Plan for Federal Employees Transferred to Employment with the Gouvernement du Québec (PPFEQ) Fund;
  6. The Retirement Plan for Active Members of the Centre hospitalier Côte-des-Neiges (RPCHCN) Fund.

Each fund is managed under an investment policy that sets return goals and risk limits. The investment policies of the RREGOP, PPMP, PPEMO and PPPOCS funds are established jointly by the pension committee for each fund and the CDPQ. The investment policies of the PPFEQ Fund and the RPCHCN Fund are established by Retraite Québec.

It is important that the funds be diversified to ensure they comply with the objectives of each investment policy. To that end, the funds' assets are allocated into a number of separate categories, including bonds, publicly traded shares, private equity, infrastructure and real estate.

The choice of asset categories and their weighting in each fund explain the difference in annual returns for the 6 funds.

The changes in assets and the average annual return for various periods are shown below for each of the 6 funds.

Pension committee members will discuss the 2023 results in the weeks following their publication. They may issue comments on the matter.

The RREGOP Fund

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The assets of the RREGOP Fund increased from $83.3 billion as at 31 December 2022 to $86.6 billion as at 31 December 2023.

RREGOP Fund — Rates of Return
2023
(1 year)
2019 to 2023
(5 years)
2014 to 2023
(10 years)
2004 to 2023
(20 years)
6.3%6.0%7.2%6.8%

The PPMP Fund

The assets of the PPMP Fund increased from $10.9 billion as at 31 December 2022 to $11.8 billion as at 31 December 2023.

PPMP Fund — Rates of Return
2023
(1 year)
2019 to 2023
(5 years)
2014 to 2023
(10 years)
2004 to 2023
(20 years)
6.5%5.8%7.1%6.7%

The PPEMO Fund

The assets of the PPEMO Fund increased from $333 million as at 31 December 2022 to $351 million as at 31 December 2023.

PPEMO Fund — Rates of Return
2023
(1 year)
2019 to 2023
(5 years)
2014 to 2023
(10 years)
2004 to 2023
(20 years)
7.0%6.6%7.5%7.1%

The PPPOCS Fund

The assets of the PPPOCS Fund increased from $782 million as at 31 December 2022 to $817 million as at 31 December 2023.

PPPOCS Fund * — Rates of Return
2023
(1 year)
2019 to 2023
(5 years)
2014 to 2023
(10 years)
6.5%6.5%7.5%
* The PPPOCS Fund was created in July 2013.

The PPFEQ Fund

The assets of the PPFEQ Fund increased from $274 million as at 31 December 2022 to $281 million as at 31 December 2023.

PPFEQ Fund — Rates of Return
2023
(1 year)
2019 to 2023
(5 years)
2014 to 2023
(10 years)
2004 to 2023
(20 years)
7.2%5.4%6.7%6.6%

The RPCHCN Fund

The assets of the RPCHCN Fund increased from $93 million as at 31 December 2022 to $98 million as at 31 December 2023.

RPCHCN Fund — Rates of Return
2023
(1 year)
2019 to 2023
(5 years)
2014 to 2023
(10 years)
2004 to 2023
(20 years)
6.8%4.2%5.6%5.9%
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