Colorado Municipal — assets, returns and funding
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Colorado Municipal (Colorado) reported $6.5bn of assets for fiscal year 2025, a one-year investment return of 14.1%, and was 88.2% funded — around the ~80% mark the industry reads as sound.
| Total assets (FY 2025) | $6.5bn |
| 1-year return | 14.1% |
| 5-year return (annualised) | 7.6% |
| 10-year return (annualised) | 9.5% |
| Funded ratio (GASB) | 88.2% |
How the money is invested (asset allocation)
Colorado Municipal held 55.7% of its assets in public equities and 21.0% in fixed income (bonds) for fiscal year 2025 — the largest of 7 sleeves it reports, with the rest below:
| Public equities | 55.7% |
| Fixed income (bonds) | 21.0% |
| Real estate | 9.0% |
| Private equity | 7.5% |
| Misc. alternatives | 6.0% |
| Cash | 0.8% |
| Hedge funds | 0.0% |
Compare Colorado Municipal with similar plans
The plans most worth reading Colorado Municipal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado School | $39.5bn | 14.1% | 66.1% | Same state — Colorado |
| Colorado State | $21.9bn | 14.1% | 66.3% | Same state — Colorado |
| Denver (CO) Schools | $5.3bn | 14.1% | 89.3% | Same state — Colorado |
| Denver (CO) Employees | $2.9bn | 12.7% | 61.8% | Same state — Colorado |
| Arapahoe County (CO) Retirement Plan | $415m | 9.5% | 63.2% | Same state — Colorado |
| Alaska Teachers | $6.5bn | 10.1% | 77.9% | Similar size |
Questions this page answers
How much does Colorado Municipal have in assets?
Colorado Municipal reported $6.5bn in total assets for fiscal year 2025, as compiled by the Public Plans Database.
What return did Colorado Municipal make on its investments?
Colorado Municipal reported a 14.1% one-year investment return for fiscal year 2025, and 9.5% a year over the past ten years, per the Public Plans Database.
Is Colorado Municipal fully funded?
Colorado Municipal was 88.2% 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 Colorado Municipal's money invested?
Colorado Municipal held 55.7% of its assets in public equities and 21.0% 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.