Kansas City (MO) ERS — assets, returns and funding
Pensions: all tracked plans · Australian super in numbers · Private market performance · the PE statistics · what plans disclose · where they diverge
Kansas City (MO) ERS (Missouri) reported $1.2bn of assets for fiscal year 2025, a one-year investment return of 8.1%, and was 79.6% funded — below the ~80% mark the industry reads as sound.
| Total assets (FY 2025) | $1.2bn |
| 1-year return | 8.1% |
| 5-year return (annualised) | 7.2% |
| 10-year return (annualised) | 5.5% |
| Funded ratio (GASB) | 79.6% |
Compare Kansas City (MO) ERS with similar plans
The plans most worth reading Kansas City (MO) ERS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Teachers | $55.6bn | 10.9% | 89.1% | Same state — Missouri |
| Missouri Local | $11.3bn | 6.4% | 92.3% | Same state — Missouri |
| Missouri State Employees | $9.4bn | 9.8% | 55.4% | Same state — Missouri |
| Missouri PEERS | $7.6bn | 10.9% | 89.9% | Same state — Missouri |
| Missouri DOT and Highway | $4.1bn | 12.7% | 75.7% | Same state — Missouri |
| Kansas City (MO) Police | $1.0bn | 6.9% | 66.2% | Same state — Missouri |
Questions this page answers
How much does Kansas City (MO) ERS have in assets?
Kansas City (MO) ERS reported $1.2bn in total assets for fiscal year 2025, as compiled by the Public Plans Database.
What return did Kansas City (MO) ERS make on its investments?
Kansas City (MO) ERS reported a 8.1% one-year investment return for fiscal year 2025, and 5.5% a year over the past ten years, per the Public Plans Database.
Is Kansas City (MO) ERS fully funded?
Kansas City (MO) ERS was 79.6% funded for fiscal year 2025 — below 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).
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.