| The Alaska Permanent Fund returned 4.6 percent for the first quarter of fiscal year 2014, and increased in value by $2.2 billion from the start of the fiscal year to reach $47.0 billion, according to unaudited figures released by the Corporation. The Fund’s investments were positioned more conservatively (and assumed less risk) than the composite performance benchmark, and as a result lagged the benchmark return of 5.7 percent for the period ending September 30.
The Fund’s stock portfolios, which comprised close to half the Fund’s investments, drove the positive performance for the quarter. The U.S. portfolio returned 8.3 percent, while the Non-U.S and global portfolios gained 8.8 and 8.0 percent respectively...............................................Full Article: Source
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