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Acito: Institutional allocators rarely had dedicated credit allocations before 2015

Chris Acito · Chris Acito – Credit Where Credit is Due (Capital Allocators, EP.33) · Dec 11, 2017 · at 17:14

Chris Acito, CEO/CIO of Gapstow Capital Partners, discusses the historical emergence of credit as an independent asset class among institutional allocators.

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“Up until the last two years, I would have a very difficult time finding an institutional investor who had a dedicated credit component to their own.”

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Prior to approximately 2015, institutional investors rarely maintained a standalone, dedicated credit allocation distinct from fixed income.

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Assessment

Historical institutional asset allocation surveys and industry data confirm that prior to approximately 2015, standalone, dedicated credit or private debt allocations were rare among major institutional investors. According to Preqin's 2015–2017 reports, only 5% to 15% of institutional investors allocating to private debt had a dedicated bucket, with the vast majority deploying capital through private equity, general alternatives, or broad fixed income. Similarly, major benchmark studies like the NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments did not include private debt as a distinct asset class until 2019, and Carlyle's longitudinal review of public pension strategic asset allocations showed zero dedicated private debt allocations in 2010 SAA benchmarks.

Preqin surveys in 2015 revealed that only 5% of Asian and 15% of European institutional investors investing in private debt held a dedicated private debt allocation, with over 55% investing out of private equity allocations.
Preqin Alternative Assets Outlook (H1 2017) reported that only 11% to 13% of global institutional investors had established a standalone private debt allocation by 2015–2016.
Cliffwater's December 2017 research showed that institutional credit exposure historically remained embedded within broad fixed income benchmarks, with U.S. state pensions allocating only an average of 1% to dedicated credit mandates by 2016.
The NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments did not track private debt/credit as an independent asset class category until 2019.

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[1] preqin.com [2] preqin.com [3] preqin.com [4] preqin.com [5] preqin.com [6] cliffwater.com [7] cliffwater.com [8] altamarcam.com

"NACUBO" "private debt" OR "private credit" allocation historical "Credit as a Separate Asset Class" Cliffwater 2017 "source of allocation" "private debt" "Preqin" 2014 OR 2015 OR 2016 Preqin private debt separate asset class institutional investors history 2015 2014 "separate private debt allocation" preqin 2014 OR 2015 "standalone" credit allocation institutional investors "2015" OR "2014" OR "2013" "separate allocation" "private debt" Preqin 2014 OR 2015 OR 2016 dedicated credit allocation private debt standalone asset class institutional investors surveys 2012 2013 2014 2015

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