Delaware County and Municipal Employees — assets, returns and funding
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Delaware County and Municipal Employees (Delaware) reported $124m of assets for fiscal year 2025, a one-year investment return of 11.3%, and was 98.6% funded — around the ~80% mark the industry reads as sound.
| Total assets (FY 2025) | $124m |
| 1-year return | 11.3% |
| 5-year return (annualised) | 9.1% |
| 10-year return (annualised) | 8.1% |
| Funded ratio (GASB) | 98.6% |
How the money is invested (asset allocation)
Delaware County and Municipal Employees held 56.9% of its assets in public equities and 25.9% in fixed income (bonds) for fiscal year 2025 — the largest of 4 sleeves it reports, with the rest below:
| Public equities | 56.9% |
| Fixed income (bonds) | 25.9% |
| Private equity | 17.2% |
| Hedge funds | 0.0% |
Compare Delaware County and Municipal Employees with similar plans
The plans most worth reading Delaware County and Municipal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware State Employees | $12.7bn | 11.3% | 87.9% | Same state — Delaware |
| Delaware Police and Fire | $722m | 11.3% | 93.4% | Same state — Delaware |
| New Castle County (DE) Pension | $574m | 9.9% | 73.2% | Same state — Delaware |
| Wyoming Firemen's Plan A | $131m | 10.5% | 92.6% | Similar size |
| Bismarck (ND) Employees | $131m | 8.6% | 86.6% | Similar size |
| New Orleans (LA) Firefighters | $105m | 8.5% | 17.6% | Similar size |
Questions this page answers
How much does Delaware County and Municipal Employees have in assets?
Delaware County and Municipal Employees reported $124m in total assets for fiscal year 2025, as compiled by the Public Plans Database.
What return did Delaware County and Municipal Employees make on its investments?
Delaware County and Municipal Employees reported a 11.3% one-year investment return for fiscal year 2025, and 8.1% a year over the past ten years, per the Public Plans Database.
Is Delaware County and Municipal Employees fully funded?
Delaware County and Municipal Employees was 98.6% 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 Delaware County and Municipal Employees's money invested?
Delaware County and Municipal Employees held 56.9% of its assets in public equities and 25.9% 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.