Last verified 2026-10-01

Alaska PERS — assets, returns and funding

Q: How much does Alaska PERS have in assets?

Alaska PERS reported $12.3bn in total assets for fiscal year 2025, as compiled by the Public Plans Database.

Q: What return did Alaska PERS make on its investments?

Alaska PERS reported a 10.1% one-year investment return for fiscal year 2025, and 8.0% a year over the past ten years, per the Public Plans Database.

Q: Is Alaska PERS fully funded?

Alaska PERS was 68.0% 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).

Q: How is Alaska PERS's money invested?

Alaska PERS held 42.8% of its assets in public equities and 22.3% in fixed income (bonds), its largest sleeves for fiscal year 2025 (Public Plans Database).

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Newest reported year for this plan: fiscal year 2025 — public plans publish audited figures 6–12 months after year end, and the database compiles them in batches, so this is the current public record, not a stale copy.

Alaska PERS (Alaska) reported $12.3bn of assets for fiscal year 2025, a one-year investment return of 10.1%, and was 68.0% funded — below the ~80% mark the industry reads as sound.

Total assets (FY 2025)	$12.3bn
1-year return	10.1%
5-year return (annualised)	9.5%
10-year return (annualised)	8.0%
Funded ratio (GASB)	68.0%

How the money is invested (asset allocation)

Alaska PERS held 42.8% of its assets in public equities and 22.3% in fixed income (bonds) for fiscal year 2025 — the largest of 5 sleeves it reports, with the rest below:

Public equities	42.8%
Fixed income (bonds)	22.3%
Private equity	15.3%
Commodities	14.0%
Hedge funds	5.7%

The plans most worth reading Alaska PERS 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
Alaska Teachers	$6.5bn	10.1%	77.9%	Same state — Alaska
Anchorage (AK) Police and Fire	$340m	13.4%	73.7%	Same state — Alaska
San Diego (CA) ERS	$12.3bn	9.4%	76.1%	Similar size
Arkansas PERS	$11.9bn	11.1%	82.6%	Similar size
Delaware State Employees	$12.7bn	11.3%	87.9%	Similar size
Oklahoma PERS	$12.8bn	12.5%	107.8%	Similar size

Questions this page answers

How much does Alaska PERS have in assets?

Alaska PERS reported $12.3bn in total assets for fiscal year 2025, as compiled by the Public Plans Database.

What return did Alaska PERS make on its investments?

Alaska PERS reported a 10.1% one-year investment return for fiscal year 2025, and 8.0% a year over the past ten years, per the Public Plans Database.

Is Alaska PERS fully funded?

Alaska PERS was 68.0% 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 Alaska PERS's money invested?

Alaska PERS held 42.8% of its assets in public equities and 22.3% in fixed income (bonds), its largest sleeves for fiscal year 2025 (Public Plans Database).

Figures as reported for fiscal year 2025 · Data: Public Plans Database (Center for Retirement Research at Boston College / MissionSquare Research Institute / NASRA) — used with attribution under its non-commercial terms · Refresh: quarterly pull, annual figures · Limitations: public plans report with a lag — FY figures arrive months after year end; returns are as reported by the plan, net/gross basis varies by plan

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.