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1 New Jersey State Investment Council FY 2008 Annual Meeting Investment Environment and Results November 20, 2008 William G. Clark Division of Investment 1

2 Outline I. Summary of Market Environment II. III. How We Got Here Pension Fund Performance IV. Portfolio Decisions FY 2008 V. FY 2009 So Far VI. Concluding Thoughts 2

3 US Equities Market Returns for FY 2008 Returns Through June 30, Year 3 Years 5 Years S&P1500 Index -12.7% 4.7% 8.2% International al Equities MSCI EAFE ex -prohibited -11.7% 12.6% 16.5% Emerging Markets Equities MSCI Emerging Markets Index 46% 4.6% 27.1% 29.8% Investment-Grade Bonds Lehman Brothers US Treasuries Index 10.3% 4.6% 3.8% Lehman Brothers Corporate Index 3.1% 2.3% 3.0% Lehman Brothers Mortgage Backed Index 7.8% 4.8% 4.6% High Yield Bonds Lehman Brothers High Yield Index -1.6% 4.9% 6.9% 3

4 Market Returns for FY 2008 Returns Through June 30, Year 3 Years 5 Years Commodities 41.6% 19.8% 18.6% Private Equity -1.5% 1.6% 10.6% Real Estate NCREIF Property Index + 100% Index 10.3% 15.9% 15.8% Hedge Funds HFRI Funds of Funds Index -0.2% 8.1% 7.7% Cash 91 Day US T-Bill Index 3.6% 4.3% 3.2% 4

5 US Equities A Tale of Two Markets Performance For Key Sectors July 07 June 08 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% -10% -20% -30% -40% -50% 27.74% 5.95% % Energy Basic Materials Financials 5

6 International Equities - Similar story plus additional volatility from Currency Changes July 07 June 08 Performance 20% 10% 0% -10% -20% -30% -40% -50% -60% France Germany Ireland Italy Norway Spain Sweden United Kingdom Australia Hong Kong Japan Canada USA US$ Local 6

7 From 2002 through 2007, the markets boomed with the Emerging Markets climbing to unprecedented levels Markets finally began to turn in ,000% 900% 800% 700% 600% 500% 400% 300% 200% 100% 0% Jan 02 Jul 02 Jan 03 Jul 03 Jan 04 Jul 04 Jan 05 Jul 05 Jan 06 Jul 06 Jan 07 Jul 07 Jan 08 Jul 08 India: (48%) Brazil: (43%) Russia (69%) China: (64%) U.S. (35%) Japan: (44%) W. Europe: (40%) Equity Index Performance by Country / Region (Dec-2007 to Oct-2008) 7 Source: FactSet

8 US Fixed Income Performance By Sector/Industry One Year Performance as of June 30, % 10% 5% 0% -5% -10% -15% -20% -25% -30% US Treasury Agencies MBS Fixed Rate Corporate CMBS US Coporate High Yield ABS Home Equity 8

9 High Yield Bond spreads started to widen dramatically in late 2007 Will defaults follow? High Yield Bond Spreads and Defaults 1,200 U.S. Recession 14% ) 1,100 1, Month Average Default Rates STW Forecast Default Rates 12% 10% High Yield Defau High Yield STW (bps) % 6% 4% 2% lt Rates (Percent of Outstanding Issuers) 200 Jan Aug Mar Nov Jun Jan Sep Apr Nov Jul Mar Oct Oct % Source: Moody s 9

10 After a rapid run-up up and fears of rampant inflation Commodity prices have now come crashing down WTI Crude Oil $160 1,000 CRB Metals Index $140 $ US$ / Bb bl $100 $80 $ $40 $20 $ Source: Commodity Research Bureau

11 The average Hedge Fund had negative returns as well But returns have beaten stocks Performance Comparison: YTD (1) Current Drawdown 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% 0.0% -5.0% -10.0% -15.0% -20.0% -25.0% YTD 00% 0.0% -5.0% -10.0% -15.0% -20.0% -25.0% -30.0% -35.0% -40.0% -45.0% Barclay CTA HFRI S&P 500 MSCI World MSCI Europe MSCI BRIC MSCI Asia ex Japan HFRI S&P 500 MSCI World Fund/Index Drawdown Starts Barclay CTA 7/31/2008 HFRI 10/31/02007 S&P /31/02007 MSCI World 10/31/02007 MSCI Europe 10/31/02007 MSCI BRIC 10/31/02007 MSCI ex Japan 10/31/02007 (1) As of Sept 30,

12 How We Got Here DEBT 12

13 The bottom line is that systemic debt rose to unprecedented heights Total U.S. Credit Market Debt Has Risen to 350% of GDP % Total Credit Market Debt / U.S. GDP (1) 270 Great Depression Today (1) Source: Ned Davis Research, 2008

14 Much of which supports an unprecedented growth in spending relative to income Wages Index Spending Index This is not sustainable $ In Billions Spending Growth: 75% Wage Growth: 75% Spending Has Outpaced Income Spending Growth: 44% Wage Growth: 32% Source: Selected equity research 14

15 Much of this increased spending went into housing 70% Homeownership Rate 69% 68% 67% 66% 65% 64% 63% The onset of subprime and other structured loans led to an unparalleled increase in homeownership (68% vs. long term trend of 64%) Source: Census Bureau, NBER, Merrill Lynch 15

16 Low interest rates, and an under-regulated regulated financial sector, served as the catalysts for this rapid growth in debt Real 10-Year Treasury Yield 1 Year ARM Rates 12% 13.0% 10% 12.0% 11.0% 8% 10.0% 6% 0% Real Borrowing 9.0% 8.0% Long term average 4% 7.0% 60% 6.0% 2% 5.0% 0% (2%) Source: Bloomberg per The Conference Board and Factset 4.0% 30% 3.0% Ja n- 84 Oc t- 93 J ul- 03 Source: JP Morgan 16

17 We See It Here 50% Bank Loans as a Percent of GDP 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% It would take a 20% decline e to get to trend, which would imply a credit contraction of approximately $2 trillion 17 Source: Federal Reserve Board

18 This excess leverage led to strong economic growth around the world 8% Global Real GDP Growth 6% 5.3% 4.9% 5.4% 5.2% % Growth 4% 2% 2.5% 3.1% 4.0% 0% (2%) Source: IMF 18

19 Rating Agencies propagated the Illusion of a low-risk investment environment They assigned high, investment-grade ratings to opaque structured financial products and debt issued by highly leveraged companies Since the outbreak of the credit crisis, i they have downgraded d d more than $1.9 trillion of mortgage-backed securities Rating Agency Downgrades: Mortgage Backed Securities (1) ($ billions) 1, Q Q Q Q (1) Source: Citigroup. September,

20 Unfortunately, the economy and financial markets are already unwinding these excesses 20% Home Prices (Case-Shiller Y-o-Y Y Change) 15% 10% Y-o-Y Chan nge 5% 0% (5%) (10%) (15%) Down 15% Y-o-Y (20%) Source: First American Real Estate Solutions 20

21 Percent of Homes in Foreclosure or Arrears 10.0 Record High Source: First American Real Estate Solutions

22 Financial institutions have sustained more than $500 billion in write-downs since credit crisis began IMF Comparison of Losses Across Financial i Crises (1) $ bil Minimum i 1,000 Anticipated Future 800 Losses US Savings and Loan Crisis ( ) 95) Japan Banking Crisis ( ) 99) Asia Banking Crisis ( ) 99) Credit Crisis (2007-??? ) The IMF expects that total financial losses will exceed those of any past crisis 22 (1)International Monetary Fund, Global Financial Stability Report, April 2008

23 Then And Now November 2006 Today 23

24 Consumer confidence is approaching all-time lows Consumer Confidence 120 Consumer Confidence 110 Q = Source: Selected equity research

25 and unemployment is quickly ticking up 8.25% Unemployment Rate 7.75% 7.25% 6.75% 6.25% 5.75% 5.25% 5% 4.75% 4.25% 3.75% Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics / Haver Analytics 25

26 U.S. stocks are near a 200-year low but look at what has followed 22.5% U.S. Stocks 10 Year Rolling Annualized Total Return ( ) 2008) 20.0% 17.5% 15.0% 12.5% 10.0% 7.5% 5.0% 2.5% 0.0% Source: GS Research 26

27 New Jersey Pension Fund Performance 25% Fiscal Year Performance % 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% -5% -10% -15% Figures are unaudited and are subject to change As of June 30, 2008 Annualized Performance 1 Year -2.9% 3 Years 7.7% 5 Years 9.2% 10 Years 5.4%

28 Portfolio decisions made in FY08 build on change in asset allocations since June 05 Asset Class June 05 June 08 Medium-Term Goal US Equities 50.0% 30.8% 27.5% International Equities 16.2% 17.4% 18.5% Emerging Markets Equities 0 1.4% 2.5% US Fixed Income 26.2% 24.1% 24.0% US High yield 0 0.9% 3.5% International Fixed Income 2.2% 2.7% 0.0% Commodities/Real Assets 0 1.2% 3.0% TIPs 0 4.5% 3.0% Private Equity 0 3.4% 5.0% Real Estate 0 2.4% 4.0% Absolute Return 0 4.2% 6.0% Cash 5.4% 7.0% 3.0% 28

29 How did returns compare among funds? Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2008 New Jersey -2.9% TRS of Texas -2.1% CalPERS -2.4% PA Public Schools Connecticut Florida SBA Figures are unaudited and are subject to change -2.8% -4.6% -4.4% CalSTRS -3.7% NYC Employees (NYCERS) -9.5% Institutional average, per Wilshire Associates: -5 % Harvard 8.6% Princeton 5.6% Yl Yale 2.0% 20% Institutional average, per Wilshire Associates: - 3% 29

30 Within our internally managed portfolios, our performance vs. benchmarks has been excellent 6/06 6/07 6/08 (1) ($millions) Excess Returns Domestic Equities 10.5% 20.6% -10.2% 1,371 Benchmark 9.2% 20.2% International Equity 28.0% 28.5% -9.8% 637 Benchmark 26.6% 27.3% -11.5% Domestic Fixed Income -1.0% 5.2% 9.1% 271 Benchmark -1.5% 7.0% 6.8% Total $2.27 BILLION Division Staff added nearly $2.3 billion of value based on their investment decisions relative to the market over the past 3 years (1) Figures are unaudited and are subject to change 30

31 Current Division staff dedicated to internal management 6/30/2008 Investment Amount ($mm) Investment Professional FTEs* Asset Per Investment Professional ($mm) Cash Management 18, ,543 Domestic Fixed Income 20, ,766 Intl Fixed Income 2, ,324 Subtotal - Fixed Income 41, ,951 Domestic Equity 23, ,995 Intl Equity 14, ,449 Subtotal - Public Equity 38, ,761 Total 80, ,736 * Excludes Director and Deputy Director Figures are unaudited and are subject to change 31

32 Putting the Year in Perspective The Division had minimal or no exposure to Debt 1) Subprime Mortgage Securities 2) Non-agency Mortgage Backed Securities 3) CDOs 4) Asset Back Commercial Paper/SIVs 5) Student Loan Paper Equities 6) Mortgage Brokers 7) Monoline Insurers 8) Student Loan Issuers 9) Thrifts/S&L s 10) Auto Makers (GM/Ford) 11) Freddie Mac/Fannie Mae Commons 12) Rating Agency Stocks (Moody s & McGraw Hill) 13) Bear Stearns 32

33 How do our management fees compare to our peers? Fund Name Fiscal Year Ended Total Net Assets ($ Billions) Total Fees to Alternatives & External Managers ($ Millions) Cost Per Each $100 Under Management Pennsylvania School Employees 2007 $67.5 $307.2 $.46 CalPERS Massachusetts PRIM Oregon New York Common Florida SBA Ohio Public Employees New York State Teachers CalSTRS (1) New Jersey 2007 $97.4 B $76.2 M.08 (1) Excludes fees paid for private equity managers that are not disclosed in CAFR 33

34 US Equities Financials were a major driver of relative returns Millions FINANCIALS Transactions Purchase Net Over/Under weight 250, , , ,000 50, , , , , , ,000 Q2 07 Q3 07 Q4 07 Q1 08 Q

35 Int l Equities Financials were a major driver of relative returns INTL FINANCIALS Transactions Net Purchase/Sale Net Over/Under weight Millions 0-50, , , , , , ,000 Q2 07 Q3 07 Q4 07 Q1 08 Q

36 Domestic Fixed Income Exposure to Agency MBS was the major difference from the benchmark 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% US Treasuries Us Agencies Industrial/Telephone As of June 30, 2008 Utilities Bank/Finance Canadian/Supra's Agency MBS Domestic Bond Portfolio Lehman Long Govt/Credit Benchmark 36

37 How We Have Structured our Private Equity Portfolio Commitments Through Actual Commitments 6/30/07 (mm) FY08 (mm) Total Commitments (mm) Percent Large Buyout 1, , % Domestic MM Buyout , % Domestic Small Mkt Buyout % 73% Int l Buyout % Emerging Managers % Venture % Distressed % Mezzanine % Co-Investments % Secondaries % Total 4,194 2,945 6, % 37

38 Current state of our Hedge Fund Portfolio 6/08 ($mm) Percent of Portfolio Fund of Funds 1, % (Goldman, Rock Creek, Blackstone) Credit (Angelo Gordon, BlackRock, Canyon, Golden Tree) % Distressed (Centerbridge, King Street, Pimco) % Event Driven (Davidson Kempner, Pendragon, York) % Equity Long/Short (Wellington, Omega, Ascend, Glenview) % Multi Strategy t (Angelo Gordon, Black River, Och-Ziff, Farallon) % 38

39 This puts the overall market into perspective 1-Year Performance % of Stocks in S&P500 S&P500 Company 1-Year Performance Down >50% 31% (86%) (84%) (81%) Down 25-50% 50% 42% (79%) Down 0-25% 22% (71%) (70%) (66%) Flat or Up 5% (66%) (59%) 39 Source: FactSet

40 The Perils of Market Timing Value of a Hypothetical $10,000 Investment in the S&P 500 Over 10 Years (12/31/97 12/31/07) $20,000 $15,000 $10,000 $5,000 $0 $15, % 423% average annual price $9,534 Lost 4.7% $6,599 Lost $4,760 $3, % Lost 52.4% Lost 64.1% Invested entire Missed 10 best Missed 20 best Missed 30 best Missed 40 best period days days days days Source: American Funds, Standard & Poor s 500 Composite Index, an unmanaged measure of large-company US stocks. The numbers shown above do not take into account reinvested distributions, nor do they reflect sales charges, commissions or expenses. 40

41 Why We Shouldn t Change Our Long-Term Strategy We ve had business cycles before, and come out of them Governments globally are cooperating to aggressively address the problems Potential returns on investments look attractive Diversification across asset classes ALWAYS makes sense We have confidence in our team of investment professionals WE ARE LONG-TERM INVESTORS, NOT DAY TRADERS 41

42 U.S. stocks are near a 200-year low but look at what has followed 22.5% U.S. Stocks 10 Year Rolling Annualized Total Return ( ) 2008) 20.0% 17.5% 15.0% 12.5% 10.0% 7.5% 5.0% 2.5% 0.0% Source: GS Research 42

43 New Jersey State Investment Council FY 2008 Annual Meeting Investment Environment and Results November 20, 2008 William G. Clark Division of Investment 43

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