Illinois Municipal — assets, returns and funding
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Illinois Municipal (Illinois) reported $62.4bn of assets for fiscal year 2025, a one-year investment return of 14.8%, and was 97.4% funded — around the ~80% mark the industry reads as sound.
| Total assets (FY 2025) | $62.4bn |
| 1-year return | 14.8% |
| 5-year return (annualised) | 7.7% |
| 10-year return (annualised) | 9.1% |
| Funded ratio (GASB) | 97.4% |
How the money is invested (asset allocation)
Illinois Municipal held 51.9% of its assets in public equities and 23.0% in fixed income (bonds) for fiscal year 2025 — the largest of 7 sleeves it reports, with the rest below:
| Public equities | 51.9% |
| Fixed income (bonds) | 23.0% |
| Misc. alternatives | 14.6% |
| Real estate | 8.8% |
| Cash | 1.7% |
| Private equity | 0.0% |
| Hedge funds | 0.0% |
Compare Illinois Municipal with similar plans
The plans most worth reading Illinois 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Teachers | $77.3bn | 9.7% | 47.8% | Same state — Illinois |
| Illinois SERS | $27.6bn | 9.8% | 46.9% | Same state — Illinois |
| Illinois Universities | $25.2bn | 6.4% | 47.1% | Same state — Illinois |
| Cook County (IL) ERS | $13.7bn | 9.6% | 65.9% | Same state — Illinois |
| Chicago (IL) Teachers | $13.7bn | 12.1% | 47.9% | Same state — Illinois |
| Chicago (IL) Municipal | $5.1bn | 9.8% | 25.8% | Same state — Illinois |
Questions this page answers
How much does Illinois Municipal have in assets?
Illinois Municipal reported $62.4bn in total assets for fiscal year 2025, as compiled by the Public Plans Database.
What return did Illinois Municipal make on its investments?
Illinois Municipal reported a 14.8% one-year investment return for fiscal year 2025, and 9.1% a year over the past ten years, per the Public Plans Database.
Is Illinois Municipal fully funded?
Illinois Municipal was 97.4% 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 Illinois Municipal's money invested?
Illinois Municipal held 51.9% of its assets in public equities and 23.0% 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.