Equity held by the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec includes:
- Shares of public corporations, traded on stock markets
- Shares of privately held corporations, traded over-the-counter.
All of this equity increases the return of Caisse’s depositors. As at December 31, 2011, the Equity class consisted of seven specialized portfolios with $72.82 billion in net assets.
| Equity | Depositors' net assets |
| Total | $72.82 billion |
| Canadian Equity | $18.56 billion |
| Global Equity | $10.85 billion |
| Québec International | $4.54 billion |
| U.S. Equity 1 | $8.12 billion |
| EAFE Equity 1 | $9.10 billion |
| Emerging Markets Equity 1 | $5.88 billion |
| Private Equity | $15.74 billion |
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