SWIB runs roughly half its assets internally and half externally
Derek Drummond · Will England, Derek Drummond, and Tony Caruso – Disintermediating Pod Shops (EP.501) · May 11, 2026 · at 8:21
Derek Drummond, head of external manager allocations in public markets at the State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB), outlines the institutional setup of the fund.
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“Here at the state of Wisconsin, we run about half of our assets internally and then half of our assets externally.”
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