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Updated · Pensions & Investments · May 18
Texas Permanent Expands Private Credit at $60.6 Billion Endowment as 2024 Program Faces Mixed Returns
Updated
Updated · Pensions & Investments · May 18

Texas Permanent Expands Private Credit at $60.6 Billion Endowment as 2024 Program Faces Mixed Returns

1 articles · Updated · Pensions & Investments · May 18
  • $60.6 billion Texas Permanent is pushing deeper into private credit less than two years after launching the program on July 1, 2024.
  • Legacy holdings and uneven performance are complicating that buildout, leaving parts of the young portfolio underperforming even as the fund works to narrow the gap.
  • The Austin-based public school endowment has still made notable progress in establishing the strategy, showing continued commitment despite early execution challenges.
  • The move highlights how large public investors are trying to scale private credit quickly while managing inherited assets and the pressure for stronger returns.
Is the Texas school fund's move a blueprint for public endowments or a risky privatization of public wealth management?
As Texas bets its school fund on private credit, what is the backup plan to protect school funding from market downturns?
How does Texas's $60B school fund guard against conflicts of interest now that its former investment team is a paid vendor?