Atlanta (GA) ERS — assets, returns and funding
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Atlanta (GA) ERS (Georgia) reported $1.8bn of assets for fiscal year 2024, a one-year investment return of 9.7%, and was 69.2% funded — below the ~80% mark the industry reads as sound.
| Total assets (FY 2024) | $1.8bn |
| 1-year return | 9.7% |
| 5-year return (annualised) | 7.6% |
| 10-year return (annualised) | 7.3% |
| Funded ratio (GASB) | 69.2% |
How the money is invested (asset allocation)
Atlanta (GA) ERS held 73.7% of its assets in public equities and 20.5% in fixed income (bonds) for fiscal year 2024 — the largest of 8 sleeves it reports, with the rest below:
| Public equities | 73.7% |
| Fixed income (bonds) | 20.5% |
| Real estate | 2.8% |
| Commodities | 1.7% |
| Misc. alternatives | 0.7% |
| Cash | 0.6% |
| Private equity | 0.0% |
| Hedge funds | 0.0% |
Compare Atlanta (GA) ERS with similar plans
The plans most worth reading Atlanta (GA) ERS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Teachers | $116.8bn | 12.2% | 77.9% | Same state — Georgia |
| Georgia ERS | $18.6bn | 12.0% | 75.9% | Same state — Georgia |
| Atlanta (GA) Police | $1.5bn | 11.2% | 80.2% | Same state — Georgia |
| Georgia Fire | $1.4bn | 11.7% | 86.7% | Same state — Georgia |
| Georgia Public Schools | $1.3bn | 11.9% | 85.6% | Same state — Georgia |
| Atlanta (GA) Fire | $873m | 11.3% | 68.5% | Same state — Georgia |
Questions this page answers
How much does Atlanta (GA) ERS have in assets?
Atlanta (GA) ERS reported $1.8bn in total assets for fiscal year 2024, as compiled by the Public Plans Database.
What return did Atlanta (GA) ERS make on its investments?
Atlanta (GA) ERS reported a 9.7% one-year investment return for fiscal year 2024, and 7.3% a year over the past ten years, per the Public Plans Database.
Is Atlanta (GA) ERS fully funded?
Atlanta (GA) ERS was 69.2% funded for fiscal year 2024 — 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 Atlanta (GA) ERS's money invested?
Atlanta (GA) ERS held 73.7% of its assets in public equities and 20.5% in fixed income (bonds), its largest sleeves for fiscal year 2024 (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.