Arkansas Teachers — assets, returns and funding
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Arkansas Teachers (Arkansas) reported $23.7bn of assets for fiscal year 2025, a one-year investment return of 9.4%, and was 84.4% funded — around the ~80% mark the industry reads as sound.
| Total assets (FY 2025) | $23.7bn |
| 1-year return | 9.4% |
| 5-year return (annualised) | 11.0% |
| 10-year return (annualised) | 8.5% |
| Funded ratio (GASB) | 84.4% |
How the money is invested (asset allocation)
Arkansas Teachers held 45.0% of its assets in public equities and 16.9% in fixed income (bonds) for fiscal year 2025 — the largest of 7 sleeves it reports, with the rest below:
| Public equities | 45.0% |
| Fixed income (bonds) | 16.9% |
| Commodities | 15.4% |
| Private equity | 11.2% |
| Real estate | 6.1% |
| Hedge funds | 4.5% |
| Cash | 0.7% |
Compare Arkansas Teachers with similar plans
The plans most worth reading Arkansas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas PERS | $11.9bn | 11.1% | 82.6% | 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 |
| Orange County (CA) ERS | $24.0bn | 10.0% | 83.8% | Similar size |
| Washington LEOFF Plan 2 | $24.0bn | 9.6% | 101.6% | Similar size |
| Idaho PERS | $24.2bn | 11.1% | 90.6% | Similar size |
Questions this page answers
How much does Arkansas Teachers have in assets?
Arkansas Teachers reported $23.7bn in total assets for fiscal year 2025, as compiled by the Public Plans Database.
What return did Arkansas Teachers make on its investments?
Arkansas Teachers reported a 9.4% one-year investment return for fiscal year 2025, and 8.5% a year over the past ten years, per the Public Plans Database.
Is Arkansas Teachers fully funded?
Arkansas Teachers was 84.4% 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 Teachers's money invested?
Arkansas Teachers held 45.0% of its assets in public equities and 16.9% 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.