The nation’s 100 largest public pensions saw substantial increases in their investments compared to the second quarter of 2013, gaining 14.3 percent.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s quarterly survey of public pensions, the holdings and investments in the 100 largest public-employee pension systems in the U.S. are at their highest level since the survey began in 1968.

Cash and security holdings amounted to $3.365 trillion vs. $3.218 trillion in the first quarter of 2014. In the second quarter of 2013, the total was $2.945 trillion.

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