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THE PEP BOYS—MANNY, MOE & JACK AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Years ended February 2, 2013, January 28, 2012 and January 29, 2011
NOTE 13—BENEFIT PLANS (Continued)
Plan Assets and Investment Policy
Investment policies were established in accordance with the Company’s Benefits Committee (the
‘‘Committee’’) responsibilities to the participants of the Plan and its beneficiaries, and in accordance
with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (‘‘ERISA’’). The objective of
the Plan was to meet current and future benefit payment needs within the constraints of diversification
and prudent risk taking. The Plan was diversified across asset classes to achieve an optimal balance
between risk and return and between income and growth of assets through capital appreciation.
Investment objectives for each asset class were determined based on specific risks and investment
opportunities identified. The Company believes that the diversification of its assets minimizes the risk
due to concentration of the Plan assets.
The Company updated its long-term, strategic asset allocations annually using various analytics to
determine the optimal asset mix and consideration of plan liability characteristics, liquidity
characteristics, funding requirements, expected rates of return and the distribution of returns. Actual
allocations to each asset class vary from target allocations due to periodic investment strategy changes,
market value fluctuations, the length of time it takes to fully implement investment allocation positions
(such as private equity and real estate), and the timing of benefit payments and contributions. Short
term investments and exchange-traded derivatives were used to rebalance the actual asset allocation to
the target asset allocation. The asset allocation was monitored and rebalanced on a monthly basis.
The manager of the investments provided advice and recommendations to help the Committee
discharge its fiduciary responsibilities in furtherance of the Plan’s goals and objectives. The manager
had the discretion to allocate assets among funds within each asset class to conform to strategic targets
and ranges established by the Committee. The target asset allocation was 50% equity securities and
50% fixed income. The investment policy requires that the asset allocation be maintained within certain
ranges. The weighted average asset allocations and asset allocation ranges by asset category were as
follows:
Weighted Average Asset Allocations
January 28, Asset Allocation
2012 Ranges
Total equities ................................. 50% 45 - 55%
Domestic equities ............................ 32% 28 - 38%
Non-US equities ............................. 18% 12 - 22%
Fixed income ................................. 50% 45 - 55%
The tables below provide the fair values of the Company’s pension plan assets at January 28, 2012,
by asset category. The tables also identify the level of inputs used to determine the fair value of assets
in each category (see Note 16, ‘‘Fair Value Measurements’’ for definition of levels). The significant
amount of Level 2 investments in the table relates to investments in pooled funds that contain
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