Delaware Police and Fire — assets, returns and funding
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Delaware Police and Fire (Delaware) reported $722m of assets for fiscal year 2025, a one-year investment return of 11.3%, and was 93.4% funded — around the ~80% mark the industry reads as sound.
| Total assets (FY 2025) | $722m |
| 1-year return | 11.3% |
| 5-year return (annualised) | 9.0% |
| 10-year return (annualised) | 9.1% |
| Funded ratio (GASB) | 93.4% |
How the money is invested (asset allocation)
Delaware Police and Fire 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 Police and Fire with similar plans
The plans most worth reading Delaware Police and Fire 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 |
| New Castle County (DE) Pension | $574m | 9.9% | 73.2% | Same state — Delaware |
| Delaware County and Municipal Employees | $124m | 11.3% | 98.6% | Same state — Delaware |
| Charlotte (NC) Firefighters' RS | $712m | 11.8% | 68.8% | Similar size |
| Wichita (KS) ERS | $694m | 13.9% | 88.0% | Similar size |
| Montana Municipal Police | $690m | 9.5% | 74.6% | Similar size |
Questions this page answers
How much does Delaware Police and Fire have in assets?
Delaware Police and Fire reported $722m in total assets for fiscal year 2025, as compiled by the Public Plans Database.
What return did Delaware Police and Fire make on its investments?
Delaware Police and Fire reported a 11.3% one-year investment return for fiscal year 2025, and 9.1% a year over the past ten years, per the Public Plans Database.
Is Delaware Police and Fire fully funded?
Delaware Police and Fire was 93.4% 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 Delaware Police and Fire's money invested?
Delaware Police and Fire 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.