The Q1 2025 Plan Universe Allocation & Return Analysis—the industry’s most granular analytics tool for plan sponsors, featuring data sourced directly from over 4,000 institutions—reported a relatively flat quarter for defined benefit plans. Notably, international equity markets delivered their strongest quarterly outperformance relative to domestic equities since Q2 2002.
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Brendan Cooper
Head of Client Consulting & Research
Investment Metrics, a Confluence Company