By Charles McGrath · February 1, 2018 2:16 pm Corporate defined benefit plans led MSCI's InvestorForce Plan Universes during the fourth quarter with gross and net returns of 3.7% and 3.6%, respectively. Public defined benefit plans also did well in the quarter, returning 3.6% and 3.5%, respectively. The combined plan universes returned 3.4% gross of fees and a net 3.3%; for the trailing year ended Dec. 31, the total plan universe net return was 14%. The median equity allocation across all plans was about 50%, while the median fixed-income allocation was 58%. The median allocation to alternative investments was about 10%. http://www.pionline.com/article/201...ter-public-plans-35-8211-investorforce-report