The Arkansas Teacher Retirement System (TRS) has approved a 2026 real assets commitment pacing plan, according to recent meeting materials.
In 2026, as part of its $550 million real assets pacing plan, Arkansas TRS plans to invest $150 million in infrastructure. In 2025, the fund was recommended infrastructure investments of $350 million and finished the year with $275 in total infrastructure commitments — one of which was the ISQ Global Infrastructure Fund IV, managed by I Squared Capital. Arkansas TRS recently approved a $75 million commitment to the fund, which is targeting $15 billion and will focus on value-add infrastructure opportunities in the upper-middle market.
The Arkansas TRS plans to upsize infrastructure commitments to reach its 4 percent infrastructure target. The pension fund aims to focus on mid-market power infrastructure that is positioned for long-term growth, supported by electrification, surging data center and artificial intelligence demand, a
