Real estate returns at CalSTRS fall short of the mark…(2)

The second largest US pension plan said returns for real estate during fiscal year 2011-2012 fell short of an industry benchmark and were down from a 17.5 percent return the previous year.

The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) said its real estate return stood at 9.2 percent for the fiscal year ending June 30, underperforming its 13.2 percent benchmark – the NCREIF Property Index – by 4.2 percent. The underperformance of the asset class reflected generally flat investment returns at the pension system, which reported a 1.8