Florida State Board of Administration is seeking to redeem $124m (€116m) of capital from an open-ended fund managed by .

The pension fund has filed a redemption request to withdraw 96.5% of its $128m holding in the Prudential Real Estate Separate Account II (PRISA II) fund.

Florida SBA said the change was due to routine rebalancing of its portfolio.

β€œRedemptions were not made/used for any particular investment, and were placed in cash reserves for new investments,” the pension fund said.

Florida SBA still has a $4.4m investment in the value-added fund.

The real estate manager declined to comment.

Florida SBA also made two real estate fund investments: it committed $50m to  Capital Management’s Senior Housing Investors III and $75m to Starwood Global Opportunity Fund XI.

Florida SBA was one of the last investors to invest in the senior housing fund, for which .  also attracted a further $100m of co-investment capital.

Chris Kazantis, portfolio manager for AEW Senior Housing Investors Fund, said: β€œThe growing demand for high-quality senior-living properties continues to present opportunities for our investors.

β€œThrough this new fund, we will continue to focus on assets that offer strong income returns and value appreciation potential.”

Starwood is targeting a $6bn capital raise for its Fund IX, with anticipated returns of 14% to 16%.

It will be making a mixture of debt and equity investments in the US and Europe.