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Kentucky

Kentucky has two main public pension funds, KRS and KTRS:

  • The KRS board represents all eligible state and local employees covered by the Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS) and the State Police Retirement System (SPRS); the board consists of 9 members: 6 trustees appointed by the governor, and 3 elected by KERS and SPRS members and retired members – 2 to represent KERS and 1 to represent SPRS. All elected trustees must be members of or retired from either KERS or SPRS. Of the 6 appointed trustees, 3 must have investment experience and 3 must have retirement experience, as defined by statute. All appointments by the Governor are subject to Senate confirmation.
  • The KTRS board represents public teachers and consists of 11 members: 2 Ex Officio (the Education Commissioner and the State Treasurer), 2 appointed by the Governor, and 7 elected by TRS members. Kentucky law requires that 4 trustees be active members, 1 trustee be a retired member and 2 trustees be from outside the teaching profession.

By Asset Manager

BlackRock Funds

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

7%

Columbia Funds

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

39%

Franklin Templeton Funds

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

51%

Lazard Funds

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

49%

Lord Abbett Funds

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

13%

Nuveen Funds

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

41%

Prudential Funds

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

38%

Putnam Funds

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

8%

State Street Funds

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

18%

State Street SSGA

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

19%

UBS Funds

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

48%

Baird Funds

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

56%

Blackstone Funds

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

84%

Baillie Gifford Funds

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

29%

LSV Funds

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

37%

Pzena Funds

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

0%

Tortoise Funds

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

44%

Asset Manager Voting

Pro-ESG

28.5%

Anti-ESG

1.6%

Anti-Fossil Fuels

27%

Anti-Pollution/Waste

27%

Animal Rights

12%

DEI

29%

Weapons/Defense

21%

Human Rights

38%

Income Equality

33%

Political Speech/Lobbying Spending

33%

Health Care

16%

Race/Gender targets on Boards

34%

Non-Pecuniary

24%

ESG-Focused Governance

18%

Abortion

18%

Pro-Fossil Fuel

2%

Equality not DEI

1%

Controversial Cause Support

1%

Geopolitical Rivals/China

2%

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