Last verified 2026-10-01

Arkansas PERS — assets, returns and funding

Q: How much does Arkansas PERS have in assets?

Arkansas PERS reported $11.9bn in total assets for fiscal year 2025, as compiled by the Public Plans Database.

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

Arkansas PERS reported a 11.1% one-year investment return for fiscal year 2025, and 7.8% a year over the past ten years, per the Public Plans Database.

Q: Is Arkansas PERS fully funded?

Arkansas PERS was 82.6% funded for fiscal year 2025 — above 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 Arkansas PERS's money invested?

Arkansas PERS held 64.9% of its assets in public equities and 18.6% 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.

Arkansas PERS (Arkansas) reported $11.9bn of assets for fiscal year 2025, a one-year investment return of 11.1%, and was 82.6% funded — around the ~80% mark the industry reads as sound.

Total assets (FY 2025)	$11.9bn
1-year return	11.1%
5-year return (annualised)	9.4%
10-year return (annualised)	7.8%
Funded ratio (GASB)	82.6%

How the money is invested (asset allocation)

Arkansas PERS held 64.9% of its assets in public equities and 18.6% in fixed income (bonds) for fiscal year 2025 — the largest of 5 sleeves it reports, with the rest below:

Public equities	64.9%
Fixed income (bonds)	18.6%
Commodities	12.5%
Hedge funds	4.0%
Private equity	0.0%

The plans most worth reading Arkansas 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
Arkansas Teachers	$23.7bn	9.4%	84.4%	Same state — Arkansas
Arkansas Police and Fire	$3.7bn	15.1%	75.2%	Same state — Arkansas
Little Rock (AK) Firemen	$0k	—	48.4%	Same state — Arkansas
San Diego (CA) ERS	$12.3bn	9.4%	76.1%	Similar size
Alaska PERS	$12.3bn	10.1%	68.0%	Similar size
Missouri Local	$11.3bn	6.4%	92.3%	Similar size

Questions this page answers

How much does Arkansas PERS have in assets?

Arkansas PERS reported $11.9bn in total assets for fiscal year 2025, as compiled by the Public Plans Database.

What return did Arkansas PERS make on its investments?

Arkansas PERS reported a 11.1% one-year investment return for fiscal year 2025, and 7.8% a year over the past ten years, per the Public Plans Database.

Is Arkansas PERS fully funded?

Arkansas PERS was 82.6% funded for fiscal year 2025 — above 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 Arkansas PERS's money invested?

Arkansas PERS held 64.9% of its assets in public equities and 18.6% 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.