Alabama Teachers — assets, returns and funding
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Alabama Teachers (Alabama) reported $34.6bn of assets for fiscal year 2025, a one-year investment return of 10.2%, and was 68.4% funded — below the ~80% mark the industry reads as sound.
| Total assets (FY 2025) | $34.6bn |
| 1-year return | 10.2% |
| 5-year return (annualised) | 9.9% |
| 10-year return (annualised) | 9.0% |
| Funded ratio (GASB) | 68.4% |
How the money is invested (asset allocation)
Alabama Teachers held 69.2% of its assets in public equities and 22.4% in fixed income (bonds) for fiscal year 2025 — the largest of 5 sleeves it reports, with the rest below:
| Public equities | 69.2% |
| Fixed income (bonds) | 22.4% |
| Real estate | 8.4% |
| Private equity | 0.0% |
| Hedge funds | 0.0% |
Compare Alabama Teachers with similar plans
The plans most worth reading Alabama Teachers against — similar in size, or invested in the same managers — side by side, each with its own page for the detail:
| Plan | Assets | 1-yr return | Funded ratio | Why comparable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama ERS | $17.9bn | 10.4% | 65.9% | Same state — Alabama |
| Birmingham (AL) RRS | $1.1bn | 10.4% | — | Same state — Alabama |
| Birmingham (AL) Police and Fire | $19m | 9.8% | — | Same state — Alabama |
| New Jersey Teachers | $33.9bn | 11.0% | 48.6% | Similar size |
| Mississippi PERS | $35.6bn | 11.7% | 56.7% | Similar size |
| Minnesota GERF | $32.6bn | 10.9% | 87.6% | Similar size |
Questions this page answers
How much does Alabama Teachers have in assets?
Alabama Teachers reported $34.6bn in total assets for fiscal year 2025, as compiled by the Public Plans Database.
What return did Alabama Teachers make on its investments?
Alabama Teachers reported a 10.2% one-year investment return for fiscal year 2025, and 9.0% a year over the past ten years, per the Public Plans Database.
Is Alabama Teachers fully funded?
Alabama Teachers was 68.4% funded for fiscal year 2025 — below the ~80% mark many treat as reasonably sound. US public plans face no federal funding minimum, and actuaries add that the trend matters more than any single line (Public Plans Database).
How is Alabama Teachers's money invested?
Alabama Teachers held 69.2% of its assets in public equities and 22.4% in fixed income (bonds), its largest sleeves for fiscal year 2025 (Public Plans Database).
See also: all tracked plans · how the private-equity funds these plans invest in have actually performed, from the plans' own disclosures: private market performance, and where plans' numbers diverge on the same fund.