Houston (TX) Police — assets, returns and funding
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Houston (TX) Police (Texas) reported $8.3bn of assets for fiscal year 2025, a one-year investment return of 9.4%, and was 94.2% funded — around the ~80% mark the industry reads as sound.
| Total assets (FY 2025) | $8.3bn |
| 1-year return | 9.4% |
| 5-year return (annualised) | 11.3% |
| 10-year return (annualised) | 8.6% |
| Funded ratio (GASB) | 94.2% |
How the money is invested (asset allocation)
Houston (TX) Police held 47.1% of its assets in public equities and 18.5% in private equity for fiscal year 2025 — the largest of 6 sleeves it reports, with the rest below:
| Public equities | 47.1% |
| Private equity | 18.5% |
| Fixed income (bonds) | 13.6% |
| Hedge funds | 11.8% |
| Real estate | 8.7% |
| Cash | 0.3% |
Compare Houston (TX) Police with similar plans
The plans most worth reading Houston (TX) Police 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Teachers (TRS of Texas) | $226.3bn | 10.8% | 77.5% | Same state — Texas |
| Texas County & District | $56.5bn | 12.6% | 90.7% | Same state — Texas |
| Texas Municipal | $49.4bn | 13.8% | 90.4% | Same state — Texas |
| Texas ERS | $40.1bn | 8.9% | 74.4% | Same state — Texas |
| Houston (TX) Firefighters | $5.8bn | 11.9% | 93.3% | Same state — Texas |
| Houston (TX) Municipal | $4.7bn | 11.8% | 76.9% | Same state — Texas |
Questions this page answers
How much does Houston (TX) Police have in assets?
Houston (TX) Police reported $8.3bn in total assets for fiscal year 2025, as compiled by the Public Plans Database.
What return did Houston (TX) Police make on its investments?
Houston (TX) Police reported a 9.4% one-year investment return for fiscal year 2025, and 8.6% a year over the past ten years, per the Public Plans Database.
Is Houston (TX) Police fully funded?
Houston (TX) Police was 94.2% 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 Houston (TX) Police's money invested?
Houston (TX) Police held 47.1% of its assets in public equities and 18.5% in private equity, 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.