Bismarck (ND) Employees — assets, returns and funding
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Bismarck (ND) Employees (North Dakota) reported $131m of assets for fiscal year 2024, a one-year investment return of 8.6%, and was 86.6% funded — around the ~80% mark the industry reads as sound.
| Total assets (FY 2024) | $131m |
| 1-year return | 8.6% |
| 5-year return (annualised) | 6.5% |
| 10-year return (annualised) | 6.8% |
| Funded ratio (GASB) | 86.6% |
How the money is invested (asset allocation)
Bismarck (ND) Employees held 41.4% of its assets in public equities and 34.7% in fixed income (bonds) for fiscal year 2024 — the largest of 7 sleeves it reports, with the rest below:
| Public equities | 41.4% |
| Fixed income (bonds) | 34.7% |
| Real estate | 10.0% |
| Commodities | 8.1% |
| Private equity | 5.6% |
| Cash | 0.2% |
| Hedge funds | 0.0% |
Compare Bismarck (ND) Employees with similar plans
The plans most worth reading Bismarck (ND) Employees 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota PERS | $4.8bn | 12.0% | 71.9% | Same state — North Dakota |
| North Dakota Teachers | $3.6bn | 11.4% | 73.4% | Same state — North Dakota |
| Bismarck (ND) Police Plan | $56m | 8.8% | 83.4% | Same state — North Dakota |
| Bismarck (ND) Fire Plan | $0k | — | 81.3% | Same state — North Dakota |
| Wyoming Firemen's Plan A | $131m | 10.5% | 92.6% | Similar size |
| Delaware County and Municipal Employees | $124m | 11.3% | 98.6% | Similar size |
Questions this page answers
How much does Bismarck (ND) Employees have in assets?
Bismarck (ND) Employees reported $131m in total assets for fiscal year 2024, as compiled by the Public Plans Database.
What return did Bismarck (ND) Employees make on its investments?
Bismarck (ND) Employees reported a 8.6% one-year investment return for fiscal year 2024, and 6.8% a year over the past ten years, per the Public Plans Database.
Is Bismarck (ND) Employees fully funded?
Bismarck (ND) Employees was 86.6% funded for fiscal year 2024 — 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 Bismarck (ND) Employees's money invested?
Bismarck (ND) Employees held 41.4% of its assets in public equities and 34.7% 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.